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Who did Gaston Caperton defeat to become West Virginia's 31st governor?
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Before becoming governor, this person served as the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.
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This U.S. senator helped expose the Hawks Nest Tunnel Disaster.
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Of the state's many noted Jacksons, who is the only one to serve as governor?
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Which one of the following was NOT part of the "Kanawha Ring" of Democrats?
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Which politician's uncle was killed in the 1968 Farmington Mine Disaster?
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Which member of Congress from Huntington owned a bison farm?
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This politician was the Democrat candidate for governor in 1996 and Mountain Party candidate for governor in 2016.
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Who served as the state senate president for more than 15 years before becoming governor?
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Who was West Virginia's first secretary of state?
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