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|capital=Charleston
|capital=Charleston
|language=English
|language=English
|governor=Joe Manchin
|governor=Earl Ray Tomblin
|gparty=Democrat
|gparty=Democrat
|senator1=Robert Byrd
|senator2=Joe Manchin
|s2party=Democrat
|s2phone=(202) 224-3954
|s2email=http://manchin.senate.gov/contact_form.cfm Contact
|senator1=Jay Rockefeller
|s1party=Democrat
|s1party=Democrat
|s1phone=(202) 224-3954
|s1phone=(202) 224-6472
|s1email=http://byrd.senate.gov/byrd_email.html Contact
|s1email=http://rockefeller.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm Contact
|population=
|population=
|date=June 20, 1863 (35th)
|date=June 20, 1863 (35th)
Since 1928, West Virginia has usually voted for Democratic presidential candidates when a new president was being elected, but the state did help reelect [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] in 1956 and [[Ronald Reagan]] in 1984. In 2000 and again in 2004, Republican presidential candidate, [[George W. Bush]], won the state's 5 electoral votes. About half the the state's governors have been Republicans in spite of the strong leaning toward the Democratic Party. Much of this allegiance stems from labor disputes in which Demorcratic candidates sided with the coal miners unions more than 75 years ago. West Virginians are generally very conservative in such issues as gun control, abortion, and same-sex marriage, but their professed views are often not reflected in the elections.
Since 1928, West Virginia has usually voted for Democratic presidential candidates when a new president was being elected, but the state did help reelect [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] in 1956 and [[Ronald Reagan]] in 1984. In 2000 and again in 2004, Republican presidential candidate, [[George W. Bush]], won the state's 5 electoral votes. About half the the state's governors have been Republicans in spite of the strong leaning toward the Democratic Party. Much of this allegiance stems from labor disputes in which Demorcratic candidates sided with the coal miners unions more than 75 years ago. West Virginians are generally very conservative in such issues as gun control, abortion, and same-sex marriage, but their professed views are often not reflected in the elections.
==Elected Officials==
===Federal===
*Sen. [[Jay Rockefeller]] (D)
*Sen. [[Joe Manchin]] (D)
*Rep. [[David McKinley]] [R, WV-01]
*Rep. [[Shelley Moore Capito]] [R, WV-02]
*Rep. [[Nick Rahall]] [D, WV-03]
===Statewide===
*Governor Earl Ray Tomblin (D)
==Economy==
==Economy==