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The governor of West Virginia is the head of government of West Virginia [2] and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. [3] The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, [2] and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the West Virginia Legislature, [4] to convene the legislature at any time, [5] and, except when prosecution has been carried out by the House of ...
Fifty of them existed at the time of the Wheeling Convention in 1861, during the American Civil War, when those counties seceded from the Commonwealth of Virginia to form the new state of West Virginia. [1] West Virginia was admitted as a separate state of the United States on June 20, 1863. [2]
West Virginia Capitol Building. The Government of West Virginia is modeled after the Government of the United States, with three branches: the executive, consisting of the Governor of West Virginia and the other elected constitutional officers; the legislative, consisting of the West Virginia Legislature which includes the Senate and the House of Delegates; and the judicial, consisting of the ...
Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Pages in category "Governors of West Virginia" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
The 2024 West Virginia gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the governor of West Virginia, concurrently with the 2024 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
The following tables indicate the historic party affiliation of elected officials in the U.S. state of West Virginia, including: Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, State Auditor, [2] State Treasurer, [3] and State Agriculture Commissioner.
Pages in category "Democratic Party governors of West Virginia" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Print/export Download as PDF; ... List of governors of West Virginia; M. ... List of politicians from Ohio County, West Virginia; P.