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Robert C. Byrd holds the record for which one of the following?
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Shelley Moore Capito was the first woman from West Virginia elected to this government body.
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Who is the only licensed medical doctor ever elected governor of West Virginia?
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When Herman Guy Kump became president, which one of the following was NOT occurring?
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Which politician's uncle was killed in the 1968 Farmington Mine Disaster?
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Which governor called out the National Guard to stop the 1877 railroad strike in Martinsburg?
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Who was the first governor to have budget-making authority following passage of the Modern Budget Amendment?
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Who served as the state senate president for more than 15 years before becoming governor?
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In what controversial election year was West Virginia's new governor not determined for 15 months?
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Who was the first governor born within the boundaries that became West Virginia?
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