2016 West Virginia gubernatorial election
The 2016 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2016, to elect the Governor of West Virginia, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on May 10.
Image: Governor Jim Justice 2017
Image: Bill Cole
Image: Governor Jim Justice 2017
Image: R Booth Goodwin US Attorney
James Conley Justice II is an American businessman and politician who has served as the 36th governor of West Virginia since 2017. Justice was once a billionaire, but his net worth had declined to $513.3 million as of 2021. He inherited a coal mining business from his father and built a business empire with 94 companies, including the Greenbrier, a luxury resort in White Sulphur Springs.
Justice in 2021
Then-candidate Justice (seated fifth from the left) in Fairmont, West Virginia, in September 2016.
Justice at his inauguration in January 2017.
Jim and Cathy Justice meeting Vice President Mike Pence in March 2017.