The governor of the state gets to appoint a replacement.
Senator Byrd is 92
The Governor
Joe Manchin III
Harry Bardner was a United States senator from West Virginia.
Byrd. From West Virginia
Jobs in the coal industry are plentiful in West Virginia. it is also a good state for working in the agricultural industry. It is a big tobacco growing state.
United States Senator Jennings Randolph of West Virginia
He was 92. Born on November 20, 1917 and died June 28, 2010.
Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia.
In February, 1950 a little-known senator from Wisconsin made a speech in WHEELING, WEST Virginia. The senator, Joseph R. McCarthy, charged that the State Department was infested with communist agents.
They get another governor.
Joe Manchin (D) was elected to finish the late Robert C. Byrd's term.