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Who did Gaston Caperton defeat to become West Virginia's 31st governor?
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Anna Johnson Gates was the first West Virginia woman to serve in this government body.
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Who is the only licensed medical doctor ever elected governor of West Virginia?
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Which one of the following is TRUE about Vernon Johnson
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Who was the first governor to serve two consecutive terms in office after the 1870s?
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Matthew Reese helped organize this candidate's presidential campaign in West Virginia.
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Which governor also served as president of West Virginia Wesleyan College?
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What state agency did Hulett Smith lead before becoming governor?
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What U.S. Postmaster General started the nation's first rural free delivery of mail in West Virginia?
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How many of the state's secretaries of state have resided in the Eastern Panhandle?
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