The West Virginia Republican Party is the affiliate of the United States Republican Party in West Virginia. Elgine McArdle is the party chair. It is currently the dominant party in the state, controlling both of West Virginia's U.S. House seats, one of the U.S. Senate seats, both houses of the state legislature, and the governorship. The Republican Party arose in 1854. The Democratic Party was an advocate of slavery and the Republican Party opposed it. There was a lot of turmoil in Virginia with the rise of the Republican Party. When the American Civil War reached Western Virginia, there was a rise in violence against those who opposed slavery. In May 1861, people traveled to Richmond, Virginia, to vote on secession of the state. Many Republicans had to leave the city because of the threats. Those who fled and others who lived in Western Virginia went to Wheeling to create their own government and began creating a new state, in which they were successful. More information...
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