West Virginia state executive offices

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Ballotpedia covers 13 state executive offices in the state of West Virginia. The executive branch is governed by Article VII of the West Virginia Constitution.

State executive organization

Executive officials in West Virginia are part of a three-pronged government structure that includes state legislators and state judges. The following chart details the relationship among different branches of West Virginia's state government. The organizational chart below may contain the names of prior officeholders. Click here for the current list of officeholders.

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Current officeholders

Note: The lieutenant governor's office is not included below in the state's current officeholders list. In West Virginia, the president of the state Senate also serves as the lieutenant governor.

Office	Name	Party	Date assumed office
Attorney General of West Virginia	John B. McCuskey	Republican	January 13, 2025
Governor of West Virginia	Patrick Morrisey	Republican	January 13, 2025
Lieutenant Governor of West Virginia	Randy E. Smith	Republican	January 8, 2025
West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture	Kent Leonhardt	Republican	January 16, 2017
West Virginia Commissioner of Insurance	Allan McVey	Nonpartisan	September 22, 2021
West Virginia Commissioner of Labor	Mitchell Woodrum	Nonpartisan	2017
West Virginia Director of Natural Resources	Brett McMillion	Nonpartisan	March 9, 2022
West Virginia Public Service Commission	Charlotte Lane	Nonpartisan	July 1, 2019
West Virginia Public Service Commission	Renee Larrick	Nonpartisan	July 1, 2017
West Virginia Public Service Commission	Bill Raney	Nonpartisan	August 17, 2021
West Virginia Secretary of Commerce	Matt Herridge	Nonpartisan	January 16, 2025
West Virginia Secretary of State	Kris Warner	Republican	January 13, 2025
West Virginia State Auditor	Mark Hunt	Republican	January 13, 2025
West Virginia Superintendent of Schools	Michele Blatt	Nonpartisan	July 1, 2023
West Virginia Treasurer	Larry Pack	Republican	January 13, 2025

Elections

2025

There are no state executive elections in West Virginia in 2025.

2024

See also: West Virginia state executive official elections, 2024

The following state executive offices were up for election in West Virginia in 2024:

Governor
Attorney General
Secretary of State
Auditor
Treasurer
Agriculture Commission

2023

There were no state executive elections in West Virginia in 2023.

2022

There were no state executive offices up for election in West Virginia in 2022.

2021

There were no state executive elections in West Virginia in 2021.

2020

See also: West Virginia state executive official elections, 2020

The following state executive offices were up for election in West Virginia in 2020:

Governor
Attorney General
Secretary of State
Treasurer
Auditor
Commissioner of Agriculture

2019

There were no state executive offices up for election in West Virginia in 2019.

2018

There were no state executive offices up for election in West Virginia in 2018.

2017

There were no state executive offices up for election in West Virginia in 2017.

2016

See also: West Virginia state executive official elections, 2016

Six executive offices were up for election in 2016:

• Governor
• Attorney General
• Secretary of State
• Treasurer
• Auditor
• Agriculture Commissioner

2015

There were no state executive elections in West Virginia in 2015.

2014

There were no state executive elections in West Virginia in 2014.

2013

There were no state executive elections in West Virginia in 2013.

2012

See also: West Virginia state executive official elections, 2012

The following state executive offices were up for election in West Virginia in 2012:

• Governor of West Virginia
• Attorney General of West Virginia
• West Virginia Secretary of State
• West Virginia Treasurer
• West Virginia State Auditor
• West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture

See also

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