West Virginia gubernatorial special election, 2011

West Virginia gubernatorial special election, 2011
West Virginia gubernatorial election, 2011
West Virginia
2008 ←
 October 4, 2011 (2011-10-04)
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  Earl Ray Tomblin 2.jpg Replace this image male.svg
Nominee Earl Ray Tomblin Bill Maloney
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 148,625 140,631
Percentage 49.6% 47.0%

West Virginia Gubernatorial election results by county, 2011.svg
County results
Governor before election

Earl Ray Tomblin (acting)
Democratic

 Elected Governor

Earl Ray Tomblin
Democratic
Elections in West Virginia
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The 2011 West Virginia gubernatorial election was a special election held on October 4, 2011 to fill the office of the West Virginia Governor. The office became vacant upon the resignation of Governor Joe Manchin, who was elected to fill the seat of Robert Byrd in the United States Senate in 2010 following Byrd's death. State Senate President Earl Ray Tomblin, first in the line of succession, ascended to the governor's position in 2010. On January 18, 2011, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals ruled that a special election for the office of Governor must be held so a new Governor can be in place by November 15, 2011, exactly one year after Manchin resigned and Tomblin took the oath of office.[1] The primary election was held on May 14. Tomblin and Republician Bill Maloney won their respective primaries.[2]

Tomblin was declared the winner of the election by the Associated Press on October 4, 2011 and was inagurated on November 13, 2011.[3][4]


Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Declined

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin of
error		 Jeff
Kessler		 Arne
Moltis		 John
Perdue		 Natalie
Tennant		 Rick
Thompson		 Earl Ray
Tomblin		 Other/
Undecided
Public Policy Polling May 11-12, 2011 742 ± 3.6% 4% 1% 11% 17% 20% 33% 12%
Public Policy Polling April 21–24, 2011 590 ± 4.0% 5% 1% 17% 16% 15% 32% 14%

Primary results

Democratic primary results[13]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Earl Ray Tomblin 51,348 40.4%
Democratic Rick Thompson 30,631 24.1%
Democratic Natalie Tennant 22,106 17.4%
Democratic John Perdue 15,995 12.6%
Democratic Jeff Kessler 6,665 5.2%
Democratic Arne Moltis 481 0.4%
Totals 127,111 100%

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Declined

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin of
error		 Clark
Barnes		 Mitch
Carmichael		 Ralph
Clark		 Cliff
Ellis		 Larry
Faircloth		 Betty
Ireland		 Bill
Maloney		 Mark
Sorsaia		 Other/
Undecided
Public Policy Polling May 11-12, 2011 314 ± 5.5% 8% 4% 1% 0% 6% 31% 32% 4% 14%
Public Policy Polling April 21-24, 2011 274 ± 5.9% 8% 8% 2% 1% 2% 31% 17% 4% 28%

Primary results

Republican primary results[21]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Bill Maloney 27,871 45.0%
Republican Betty Ireland 19,027 30.7%
Republican Clark Barnes 5,891 9.5%
Republican Mark Sorsaia 3177 5.1%
Republican Larry Faircloth 2,400 3.9%
Republican Mitch Carmichael 2,073 3.3%
Republican Ralph Clark 1,164 1.9%
Republican Cliff Ellis 283 0.5%
Totals 61,886 100%

General election

Candidates

  • Bob Henry Baber (Mountain), writer and former Mayor of Richwood[22]
  • Bill Maloney (Republican), Monongalia County businessman
  • Earl Ray Tomblin (Democratic), current Acting Governor and President of the West Virginia Senate[23]
  • Harry Bertram (American Third Position Party)[24]
  • Marla Dee Ingels (Independent)[24]
  • Rick Bartlett (write-in)[25]
  • Phil Hudok (write-in), teacher and registered Constitution Party member[25]
  • Donald Lee Underwood (write-in)[25]

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin of
error		 Earl Ray
Tomblin (D)		 Bill
Maloney (R)		 Undecided
Public Policy Polling September 30-October 2, 2011 932 ± 3.2% 47% 46% 7%
Public Policy Polling September 1-4, 2011 708 ± 3.7% 46% 40% 14%
Public Policy Polling May 11-12, 2011 723 ± 3.6% 45% 30% 25%
Public Policy Polling April 21-24, 2011 850 ± 3.4% 56% 23% 21%

Results

West Virginia gubernatorial special election unofficial results, 2011[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Earl Ray Tomblin 149,202 49.47% -20.4
Republican Bill Maloney 142,156 47.14% +21.5
Mountain Bob Henry Baber 6,083 2.02% -2.5
Independent Marla Ingels 2,875 0.95% n/a
American Third Position Harry Bertram 1,111 0.37% n/a
Write-in Phil Hudok (Constitution Party) 76 0.03% 0
Write-in Donald Lee Underwood 54 0.02% n/a
Write-in John R. "Rick" Bartlett 27 0.01% n/a
Total votes 301,584 100%
Turnout 24.82%

References

  1. ^ Sobel, Julie (January 18, 2011). "Court Orders West Virginia Special Election This Year". National Journal. http://hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com/archives/2011/01/court-orders-we.php. Retrieved January 20, 2011. 
  2. ^ http://www.politico.com/blogs/davidcatanese/0511/Tomblin_Maloney_win_in_West_Virginia.html?showall
  3. ^ http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/elections/2011/by_county/WV_Governor_1004.html?SITE=AP&SECTION=POLITICS
  4. ^ http://www.wowktv.com/story/16027267/earl-ray-tomblin-to-be-inaugurated-as-west-virginias-governor
  5. ^ Forbes, Jim (October 28, 2010). "State Sen. Jeff Kessler Eyes W.Va. Governor's Mansion". WTRF-TV. http://wtrf.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=88576. Retrieved January 20, 2011. 
  6. ^ a b c Mannix Porterfield (February 13, 2011). "14 candidates for W.Va. governor ready to fight for the office". The Register-Herald (Beckley, West Virginia). http://www.register-herald.com/local/x62527874/14-candidates-for-W-Va-governor-ready-to-fight-for-the-office. 
  7. ^ Dickerson, Chris (October 6, 2010). "Perdue names former Dem chair to head campaign". Associated Press. http://www.dailymail.com/News/statenews/201010061202. Retrieved January 20, 2011. 
  8. ^ King, Joselyn (February 10, 2011). "Tennant Jumps Into Race For Governor". The Intelligencer & Wheeling News Register. http://www.theintelligencer.net/page/content.detail/id/551756/Tennant-Jumps-Into-Race-For-Governor.html. Retrieved February 10, 2011. 
  9. ^ Dickerson, Chris (November 3, 2010). "Thompson says he'll be on gubernatorial ballot". West Virginia Record. http://www.wvrecord.com/news/230932-thompson-says-hell-be-on-gubernatorial-ballot. Retrieved January 20, 2011. 
  10. ^ Dickerson, Chris (January 7, 2011). "W.Va. governor race begins". The Charleston Gazette. http://wvgazette.com/News/201101071343. Retrieved January 20, 2011. 
  11. ^ "Brooks McCabe to Run For Governor". WOWK-TV. August 27, 2010. http://wowktv.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=85181&catid=192. Retrieved January 20, 2011. 
  12. ^ http://www.dailymail.com/News/statehouse/201102120651
  13. ^ http://www.sos.wv.gov/elections/Documents/Primary%20-%20Official%20Results.pdf
  14. ^ Simmons, Ben (October 5, 2010). "Barnes will seek governor’s seat". The Inter-Mountain. http://theintermountain.com/page/content.detail/id/537619.html. Retrieved January 20, 2011. 
  15. ^ Edwards, Jeremy (December 30, 2010). "Betty Ireland Announces Run for Governor". WSAZ-TV. http://www.wsaz.com/news/headlines/Betty_Ireland_Announces_Run_for_Governor_112681109.html. Retrieved January 20, 2011. 
  16. ^ a b "Candidate field for governor grows to 7". Associated Press. February 2, 2011. http://wvgazette.com/News/201102021385. Retrieved February 7, 2011. 
  17. ^ McVey, John (January 20, 2011). "Capito is pleased with special election decision". The Journal. http://www.journal-news.net/page/content.detail/id/554719/Capito-is-pleased-with-special-election-decision.html. Retrieved January 20, 2011. 
  18. ^ Bissett, Jim (January 30, 2011). "Jon McBride says he's not running again". The Dominion Post. http://www.dailymail.com/ap/ApTopStories/201101300311. Retrieved January 30, 2011. 
  19. ^ "Raese Not Running". West Virginia MetroNews. February 7, 2011. http://www.wvmetronews.com/index.cfm?func=displayfullstory&storyid=43097. Retrieved February 7, 2011. 
  20. ^ Mancini, Jess (February 1, 2011). "Stuart not running for governor". The Parkersburg News and Sentinel. http://www.newsandsentinel.com/page/content.detail/id/543997/Stuart-not-running-for-governor.html. Retrieved February 1, 2011. 
  21. ^ http://www.sos.wv.gov/elections/Documents/2011%20Republican%20Gub%20Primary%20-%20Official%20Results.pdf
  22. ^ Jared Hunt (May 3, 2011). "Mountain Party selects gubernatorial candidate". Charleston Daily Mail. http://www.dailymail.com/News/201105021338?page=1&build=cache. Retrieved May 4, 2011. 
  23. ^ Dickerson, Chris (January 7, 2011). "W.Va. governor race begins". The Charleston Gazette. http://wvgazette.com/News/201101071343. Retrieved January 20, 2011. 
  24. ^ a b "2011 Candidates for Governor". http://www.sos.wv.gov/elections/Pages/2011CandidatesforGovernor.aspx. 
  25. ^ a b c "2011 Write-in Candidates for Governor". http://www.sos.wv.gov/news/topics/elections-candidates/Pages/TennantCertifiesListOf.aspx. 
  26. ^ http://apps.sos.wv.gov/elections/results/statesummary.aspx

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