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The West Virginia Senate is the upper house of the West Virginia Legislature. There are 17 senatorial districts. Each district has two senators who serve staggered four year terms.

As of the 77th Legislature, Earl Ray Tomblin is Senate President. The Senate elects its own president from its membership.. Signage in the Senate as well as pages on the official website of the West Virginia Legislature style the Senate President as Lieutenant Governor, though this may be somewhat of a misnomer. There is no mention of an office with this title in the West Virginia Constitution. Instead that Constitution simply states: "In case of the death, conviction or impeachment, failure to qualify, resignation, or other disability of the governor, the president of the Senate shall act as governor until the vacancy is filled, or the disability removed." As the Senate President is not subordinate to the Governor, the style of Lieutenant Governor may be somewhat inappropriate.

The body is generally considered more conservative than the West Virginia House of Delegates. Democrats and Republicans are more evenly matched in the Senate.

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