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 MEMBERS AND GOVERNOR
Gov.Bob Wise (D)
Sen.Robert C. Byrd (D)
Sen.John D. Rockefeller IV (D)
Rep.Alan B. Mollohan (D-01)
Rep.Shelley Moore Capito (R-02)
Rep.Nick J. Rahall II (D-03)

 AT A GLANCE

State Legislature | Urban Statistics | Registered Voters | U.S. Congress | Term Limits | Elections | Population | Miscellaneous

State Legislature
General Assembly:
Meets January-March
House of Representatives: 100 members, 2-year terms
1999 breakdown: 25R, 75D; 83 men, 17 women
Salary: $15,000/year; $100/day in session; $85/day expenses
Phone: (304) 340-3200
Senate: 34 members, 4-year terms
1999 breakdown: 5R, 29D; 30 men, 4 women
Salary: $15,000/year; $100/day in session; $85/day expenses
Phone: (304) 357-3200

Urban Statistics
Charleston: Mayor G. Kemp Melton (D), Population 56,098
Huntington: Mayor Jean Kipp Dean (R), Population 53,941
Wheeling: Mayor John W. Lipphardt, N-P, Population 33,311
Parkersburg: Mayor James Colombo, Population 32,766
Morgantown: Mayor Frank Scafella, Population 26,919

Registered Voters
Democrat: 63%
Republican: 29%
Other: 8%

U.S. Congress
Senate: 2 D
House: 3 D

Term Limits
For state offices: No

Elections
1996 Presidential Vote:
Bill Clinton 52%, Bob Dole 37%, Ross Perot 11%
1992 Presidential Vote:
Bill Clinton 48%, George Bush 35%, Ross Perot 16%
1988 Presidential Vote:
Michael S. Dukakis 52%, George Bush 47%

Population
1998 population (est.): 1,825,754
1990 population: 1,793,477
1980 population: 1,949,644
Percent change 1980-90: -8%
Rank among states (1998): 34
White: 96%
Black: 3%
Asian or Pacific islander: 1%
Hispanic origin: 1%
Urban: 36%
Rural: 64%
Born in state: 77%
Foreign-born: 1%
Under age 18: 411,746 (23%)
Ages 18-64: 1,129,708 (60%)
65 and older: 274,333 (15%)
Median age: 38.1

Miscellaneous
Web: www.state.wv.us
Capital: Charleston
Median household income: $26,657 (1997)
   Rank among states: 50
Total area: 24,231 sq. miles
   Rank among states: 41


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