| Ed Gaunch | |
| Term Start: | January 9, 2019 |
| Term End: | July 15, 2022 |
| Predecessor: | Woody Thrasher |
| Successor: | James Bailey |
| Party: | Republican |
| Birth Date: | 12 May 1947 |
| Birth Place: | Madison, West Virginia, US |
| Alma Mater: | West Virginia State University |
| Profession: | Insurance agency executive |
| Residence: | Charleston, West Virginia |
| Office1: | Member of the West Virginia Senate from the West Virginia's 8th Senate district |
| Termstart1: | December 1, 2014 |
| Termend1: | December 1, 2018 |
| Predecessor1: | Erik Wells |
| Successor1: | Richard Lindsay |
| Office: | West Virginia Secretary of Commerce |
| Governor: | Jim Justice |
Charles Edward "Ed" Gaunch is a Republican former member of the West Virginia Senate,[1] [2] who represented the 8th district from January 14, 2015 until his defeat by Democrat Richard Lindsay in 2018. From 2019 to 2022 Gaunch served as the West Virginia Secretary of Commerce.