List of West Virginia Secretaries of State

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Below is a list of West Virginia's Secretaries of State since 1863:

Name Party Term Residence
Jacob Edgar Boyers Republican 1863–1865 Tyler Co.
Granville D. Hall Republican 1865–1867 Ohio Co.
John S. Witcher Republican 1867–1869 Cabell Co.
James M. Pipes Republican 1869–1871 Marshall Co.
John M. Phelps Republican 1871–1873 Mason Co.
Charles Hedrick Democratic 1873–1877 Kanawha Co.
Sobieski Brady Democratic 1877–1881 Ohio Co.
Randolph Stalnaker Democratic 1881–1885 Greenbrier Co.
Henry S. Walker Democratic 1885–1890 Kanawha Co.
William A. Ohley* Democratic 1890–1893 Marion Co.
William E. Chilton Democratic 1893–1897 Kanawha Co.
William M.O. Dawson Republican 1897–1905 Raleigh Co.
Charles Wesley Swisher Republican 1905–1909 Marion Co.
Stuart F. Reed Republican 1909–1917 Harrison Co.
Houston G. Young Republican 1917–1925 Harrison Co.
George W. Sharp Republican 1925–1933 Pocahontas Co.
William S. O'Brien Democratic 1933–1948 Upshur Co.
D. Pitt O'Brien* Democratic 1948–1957 Upshur Co.
Helen F. Holt Republican 1957–1958 Lewis Co.
Joe F. Burdett* Democratic 1958–1965 Mason Co.
Robert D. Bailey Democratic 1965–1969 Wyoming Co.
John D. Rockefeller, IV Democratic 1969–1972 Kanawha Co.
Edgar F. Heiskell, III* Republican 1972–1975 Barbour Co.
James R. McCartney Republican 1975–1977 Monongalia Co.
A. James Manchin Democratic 1977–1985 Marion Co.
Ken Hechler Democratic 1985–2001 Grant Co.
Joe Manchin III Democratic 2001–2005 Marion Co.
Betty Ireland Republican 2005–present Kanawha Co.

*elected to fill unexpired term

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