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Randy Smith

President of the West Virginia Senate Lieutenant Governor of West Virginia
Incumbent
Assumed office January 8, 2025
Governor	Jim Justice Patrick Morrisey
Preceded by	Craig Blair
Member of the West Virginia Senate from the 14th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 11, 2017 Serving with Jay Taylor
Preceded by	Bob Williams
Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from the 53rd district
In office January 12, 2013 – January 11, 2017
Preceded by	Jonathan Miller
Succeeded by	Tony J. Lewis

Personal details
Born	Randy Edward Smith (1960-03-03) March 3, 1960 (age 64) Oakland, Maryland, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Patty Smith
Website	Campaign website

Randy Edward Smith^[1] (born March 3, 1960) is an American politician, the president of the West Virginia Senate, and the lieutenant governor of West Virginia since January 8, 2025. He is a Republican member of the West Virginia Senate representing District 14 since January 11, 2017. ^[2]

Elections

West Virginia Senate District 14 (Position B) election, 2016^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Randy Smith	23,201	53.26%
	Democratic	Bob Williams	18,264	41.93%
	Libertarian	Matthew Persinger	2,098	4.82%
Total votes			43,563	100.0%

2012 Smith was unopposed for the May 8, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 1,485 votes,^[4] and won the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 4,059 votes (57.6%) against Democratic incumbent Stan Shaver.^[5]

References

^ "Randy Smith's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
^ "Randy E. Smith". Charleston, West Virginia: West Virginia Legislature. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
^ "Statewide Results: General Election - November 8, 2016". West Virginia Secretary of State. Archived from the original on December 25, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
^ "Statewide Results Primary Election May 8, 2012 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
^ "Statewide Results General Election November 6, 2012 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved March 20, 2014.

External links

Official page at the West Virginia Legislature
Campaign site
Profile at Vote Smart
Randy Smith at Ballotpedia
Randy Smith at OpenSecrets

Political offices
Preceded by Craig Blair	President of the West Virginia Senate 2025–present	Incumbent

v t e Statewide elected officials and legislative leaders of West Virginia
U.S. senators	Shelley Moore Capito Jim Justice
State government	Patrick Morrisey, Governor Randy Smith, Lieutenant Governor Kris Warner, Secretary of State JB McCuskey, Attorney General Larry Pack, Treasurer Mark Hunt, Auditor Kent Leonhardt, Agriculture Commissioner
Senate	Randy Smith, President Donna Boley, President pro tempore Patrick S. Martin, Majority Leader Mike Woelfel, Minority Leader
House	Roger Hanshaw, Speaker Matthew Rohrbach, Speaker pro tempore Pat McGeehan, Majority Leader Sean Hornbuckle, Minority Leader
Supreme Court	William R. Wooton, Chief Justice Beth Walker Tim Armstead C. Haley Bunn Charles S. Trump, Justices

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An asterisk indicates an Acting Lt. Governor Italics indicate next-in-line of succession for states and territories without a directly elected lieutenant governor or whose lieutenant governor office is vacant: 1. Secretary of State 2. President of the Senate 3. Council Chair Political party affiliation ▌Republican: 28 (27 states, 1 territory) ▌Democratic: 26 (23 states, 2 territories, 1 district) ▌New Progressive: 1 (1 territory) ▌Independent: 1 (1 territory)

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Italics indicate presidents pro tempore *Unicameral body

v t e Presidents of the West Virginia Senate
Phelps Stevenson D. Farnsworth Baker Sperry Johnson Arnett Summers T. Farnsworth Price Carr McCreery Wiley Worley Whitaker Marshall Smith May Northcott McDermott Forman Kidd Hatfield Woods England Goodykoontz Sinsel Arnold Shaffer Coffman White Mathews Hodges LaFon Randolph Paull Vickers Johnston Bean Carson Jackson McCourt Brotherton McGraw Tonkovich Tucker Burdette Tomblin Kessler Cole Carmichael Blair Smith

v t e Members of the West Virginia Senate
87th West Virginia Legislature (2025–2026) President of the Senate Randy Smith (R) President pro tempore Donna Boley (R) Majority Leader Patrick Martin (R) Minority Leader Mike Woelfel (D)
1. ▌Laura Chapman (R) ⎣ ▌Ryan Weld (R) 2. ▌Charles Clements (R) ⎣ ▌Chris Rose (R) 3. ▌Mike Azinger (R) ⎣ ▌Donna Boley (R) 4. ▌Eric Tarr (R) ⎣ ▌Amy Grady (R) 5. ▌Mike Woelfel (D) ⎣ ▌Scott Fuller (D) 6. ▌Mark R. Maynard (R) ⎣ ▌Craig A. Hart (R) 7. ▌Mike Stuart (R) ⎣ ▌Rupie Phillips (R) 8. ▌Vacant ⎣ ▌Glenn Jeffries (R) 9. ▌Rollan Roberts (R) ⎣ ▌Brian Helton (R) 10. ▌Vince Deeds (R) ⎣ ▌Jack Woodrum (R) 11. ▌Bill Hamilton (R) ⎣ ▌Robbie Morris (R) 12. ▌Ben Queen (R) ⎣ ▌Patrick S. Martin (R) 13. ▌Mike Oliverio (R) ⎣ ▌Joey Garcia (D) 14. ▌Jay Taylor (R) ⎣ ▌Randy Smith (R) 15. ▌Darren Thorne (R) ⎣ ▌[[Tom Willis (politician}\|Tom Willis]] (R) 16. ▌Jason Barrett (R) ⎣ ▌Patricia Rucker (R) 17. ▌Tom Takubo (R) ⎣ ▌Vacant
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Randy Smith (politician)

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