West Virginia state executive offices
Ballotpedia covers 13 state executive offices in the state of West Virginia.[1] The executive branch is governed by Article VII of the West Virginia Constitution.[2]
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.
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 |
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| Attorney General of West Virginia | John B. McCuskey | Republican | January 13, 2025 |
| Consitution Party of West Virginia Chair | Amy Stull | ||
| Consitution Party of West Virginia Vice Chair | Barbara Litten | ||
| Democratic Party of West Virginia Chair | Mike Pushkin | ||
| Democratic Party of West Virginia Vice Chair | Teresa Toriseva | ||
| Governor of West Virginia | Patrick Morrisey | Republican | January 13, 2025 |
| Libertarian Party of West Virginia Chair | Taylor Richmond | ||
| Libertarian Party of West Virginia Vice Chair | Travis Bost | ||
| Lieutenant Governor of West Virginia | Randy E. Smith | Republican | January 8, 2025 |
| Mountain Party of West Virginia Chair | Dylan Parsons | ||
| Mountain Party of West Virginia Vice Chair | Vacant | ||
| Republican Party of West Virginia Chair | Vacant | ||
| Republican Party of West Virginia Vice Chair | Vacant | ||
| West Virginia Adjutant General | Jim Seward | ||
| West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture | Kent Leonhardt | Republican | January 16, 2017 |
| West Virginia Commissioner of Human Services | Vacant | ||
| West Virginia Commissioner of Insurance | Allan McVey | Nonpartisan | September 22, 2021 |
| West Virginia Commissioner of Labor | Mitchell Woodrum | Nonpartisan | 2017 |
| West Virginia Commissioner of Senior Services | Dianna Graves | ||
| West Virginia Deputy Chief of Staff and Chair of Energy, Infrastructure, and Competitiveness Council | Todd Johnston | ||
| West Virginia Deputy Secretary of Transportation | Michael DeMers | ||
| West Virginia Director of Budget | Mike McKown | ||
| West Virginia Director of Intergovernmental and Political Affairs | Tyler Henry | Nonpartisan | 2025 |
| West Virginia Director of Natural Resources | Brett McMillion | Nonpartisan | March 9, 2022 |
| West Virginia Director of Operations | Vacant | ||
| West Virginia Director of Policy | Curtis Capehart | ||
| West Virginia General Counsel | Sean M. Whelan | ||
| West Virginia Governor Administrative Assistant | Vacant | ||
| West Virginia Governor Administrative Assistant | Vacant | ||
| West Virginia Governor Chief of Staff | Tom McCaffery | ||
| West Virginia Governor Press Secretary | Drew Galang | Nonpartisan | 2025 |
| 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 Scheduler to the Governor | Amanda Fellure | ||
| West Virginia Secretary Department of Administration | Eric Householder | ||
| West Virginia Secretary Department of Environmental Protection | Harold Ward | ||
| West Virginia Secretary Department of Human Services | Alex Mayer | 2025 | |
| West Virginia Secretary Department of Revenue | Eric Nelson | ||
| West Virginia Secretary of Commerce | Matt Herridge | Nonpartisan | January 16, 2025 |
| West Virginia Secretary of Health | Arvin Singh | ||
| West Virginia Secretary of State | Kris Warner | Republican | January 13, 2025 |
| West Virginia Secretary of Tourism | Chelsea Ruby | ||
| West Virginia Secretary of Transportation and Commissioner of Highways | Stephen Rumbaugh | ||
| West Virginia Secretary of Veteran's Assistance | Ryan Kennedy | ||
| West Virginia Senior Advisor to the Governor | Douglas Buffington | ||
| West Virginia Special Assistant to the Governor | Chris Stavrulakis | ||
| West Virginia State Auditor | Mark Hunt | Republican | January 13, 2025 |
| West Virginia Superintendent of Schools | Michele Blatt | Nonpartisan | July 1, 2023 |
| West Virginia Superintendent of State Police | James Mitchell | ||
| West Virginia Treasurer | Larry Pack | Republican | January 13, 2025 |
Elections
2025
There were no state executive elections in West Virginia in 2025.
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
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
Six executive offices were up for election in 2016:
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
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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- ↑ The lieutenant governor's office is included in this total. The office is not included in the list below of the state's current officeholders. In West Virginia, the president of the state Senate also serves as the lieutenant governor.
- ↑ The state executive seats covered by Ballotpedia include both appointed and elected positions.
