2012_West_Virginia_gubernatorial_election

2012 West Virginia gubernatorial election
	Tomblin: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; Maloney: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
Governor before election; Earl Ray Tomblin; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Earl Ray Tomblin; Democratic

2012 West Virginia gubernatorial election

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The 2012 West Virginia gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 2012, to elect the governor of West Virginia. Democratic incumbent Earl Ray Tomblin, who was elected governor in a special election in 2011, was elected to a full four-year term. The election was a rematch of the 2011 special election.

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Earl Ray Tomblin (incumbent)	170,481	84.4%
	Democratic	Arne Moltis	31,587	15.6%
Total votes			202,068	100.0%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Maloney	86,925	83.5%
	Republican	Ralph William Clark	17,165	16.5%
Total votes			104,090	100.0%

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[9]	Lean D	November 1, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[10]	Lean D	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg Political Report^[11]	Lean D	November 2, 2012
Real Clear Politics^[12]	Likely D	November 5, 2012

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Earl Ray Tomblin (D)	Bill Maloney (R)	Undecided
R.L. Repass	August 22–25, 2012	401	± 4.9%	56%	35%	9%
R.L. Repass	April 25–28, 2012	410	± 4.8%	60%	32%	8%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Earl Ray Tomblin (incumbent)	335,468	50.49%	+0.94%
	Republican	Bill Maloney	303,291	45.65%	-1.40%
	Mountain	Jesse Johnson	16,787	2.53%	+0.51%
	Libertarian	David Moran	8,909	1.34%	N/A
Total votes			664,455	100.00%	N/A
	Democratic hold

2012_West_Virginia_gubernatorial_election

2012 West Virginia gubernatorial election

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Republican primary

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General election

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Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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District	Tomblin	Maloney	Representative
1st	47.99%	48.21%	David McKinley
2nd	49.4%	46.19%	Shelley Moore Capito
3rd	54.43%	42.25%	Nick Rahall