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What Clarksburg native served as secretary of state under President Jimmy Carter?
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This was West Virginia's last two-term governor before the 1970s.
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When Herman Guy Kump became president, which one of the following was NOT occurring?
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Which one of the following was NOT part of the "Kanawha Ring" of Democrats?
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Which politician moved to West Virginia and ran successfully for Congress in 2014 after being denied the right to run that year in Maryland?
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Who was governor during the Battle of Blair Mountain?
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Which politician defeated long-time attorney general Darrell McGraw in 2012?
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Matthew Reese helped organize this candidate's presidential campaign in West Virginia.
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This politician served as West Virginia governor from 1977 to 1985 and then as a U.S. senator from 1977 to 2015.
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Who is the only member of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals to be convicted of and served prison time for ethics crimes?
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