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The 2011 West Virginia gubernatorial election is a special election, set to occur 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 the late Robert Byrd in the United States Senate in 2010. 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 Tomblin took the oath of office.^[1] The primary election was held on May 14. Tomblin and Maloney won their respective primaries.^[2]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Jeff Kessler, Acting Senate President^[3]
Arne Moltis, South Charleston resident^[4]
John Perdue, state treasurer^[5]
Natalie Tennant, West Virginia Secretary of State^[6]
Rick Thompson, Speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates^[7]
Earl Ray Tomblin, current Acting Governor and President of the West Virginia Senate^[8]

Declined

Brooks McCabe, state senator^[9] ^[10]

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/ Unde- cided
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%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jeff Kessler	Brooks McCabe	John Perdue	Natalie Tennant	Rick Thompson	Earl Ray Tomblin	Other/ Unde- cided
Public Policy Polling	January 20-23, 2011	686	± 3.7%	7%	4%	16%	24%	6%	25%	17%

Results

Democratic primary results^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Earl Ray Tomblin	51,220	40.4
	Democratic	Rick Thompson	30,596	24.1
	Democratic	Natalie Tennant	21,956	17.3
	Democratic	John Perdue	15,914	12.5
	Democratic	Jeff Kessler	6,721	5.3
	Democratic	Arne Moltis	481	0.4
Total votes			126,888

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Clark Barnes, state senator^[12]
Mitch Carmichael, State Delegate^[4]
Ralph W. Clark, Monongalia County resident
Cliff Ellis, Monongalia County resident
Larry Faircloth, former State Delegate^[4]
Betty Ireland, former West Virginia secretary of state^[13]
Bill Maloney, Monongalia County businessman
Mark Sorsaia, Putnam County district attorney^[14]

Declined

Patrick Lane, state delegate^[14]
Shelley Moore Capito, U.S. Representative^[15]
Jon McBride, retired United States naval officer and a former NASA astronaut^[16]
John Raese, businessman and 1984, 2006, and 2010 Republican nominee for U.S. Senate^[17]
Mike Stuart, West Virginia Republican Party chairman^[18]

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/ Unde- cided
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%

Results

Republican primary results^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Maloney	27,575	45.1
	Republican	Betty Ireland	18,898	30.9
	Republican	Clark Barnes	5,857	9.6
	Republican	Mark Sorsaia	2,956	4.8
	Republican	Larry Faircloth	2,378	3.9
	Republican	Mitch Carmichael	2,046	3.4
	Republican	Ralph Clark	1,147	1.9
	Republican	Cliff Ellis	277	0.5
Total votes			61,134

Mountain Party

Mountain party candidates

Bob Henry Baber, writer and former Mayor. Baber was nominated at the Mountain Party's May 2011 convention unanimously.^[20]
Jesse Johnson, former candidate for U.S. President, Governor, and Senator.^[21] Johnson withdrew during the convention to ensure a unanimous vote.^[20]

General election

Candidates

Bob Henry Baber, writer and former Mayor. Baber was nominated at the Mountain Party's May 2011 convention unanimously.^[20]
Bill Maloney, Monongalia County businessman
Earl Ray Tomblin, current Acting Governor and President of the West Virginia Senate^[22]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Earl Ray Tomblin (D)	Bill Maloney (R)	Undecided
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, 2011
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Earl Ray Tomblin
	Republican	Bill Maloney
	Mountain	Bob Henry Baber
Majority
Turnout

References

^ Sobel, Julie (January 18, 2011). "Court Orders West Virginia Special Election This Year". National Journal. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
^ http://www.politico.com/blogs/davidcatanese/0511/Tomblin_Maloney_win_in_West_Virginia.html?showall
^ Forbes, Jim (October 28, 2010). "State Sen. Jeff Kessler Eyes W.Va. Governor's Mansion". WTRF-TV. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
^ ^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.
^ Dickerson, Chris (October 6, 2010). "Perdue names former Dem chair to head campaign". Associated Press. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
^ King, Joselyn (February 10, 2011). "Tennant Jumps Into Race For Governor". The Intelligencer & Wheeling News Register. Retrieved February 10, 2011.
^ Dickerson, Chris (November 3, 2010). "Thompson says he'll be on gubernatorial ballot". West Virginia Record. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
^ Dickerson, Chris (January 7, 2011). "W.Va. governor race begins". The Charleston Gazette. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
^ "Brooks McCabe to Run For Governor". WOWK-TV. August 27, 2010. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
^ http://www.dailymail.com/News/statehouse/201102120651
^ http://apps.sos.wv.gov/elections/results/statesummary.aspx
^ Simmons, Ben (October 5, 2010). "Barnes will seek governor's seat". The Inter-Mountain. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
^ Edwards, Jeremy (December 30, 2010). "Betty Ireland Announces Run for Governor". WSAZ-TV. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Candidate field for governor grows to 7". Associated Press. February 2, 2011. Retrieved February 7, 2011.
^ McVey, John (January 20, 2011). "Capito is pleased with special election decision". The Journal. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
^ Bissett, Jim (January 30, 2011). "Jon McBride says he's not running again". The Dominion Post. Retrieved January 30, 2011.
^ "Raese Not Running". West Virginia MetroNews. February 7, 2011. Retrieved February 7, 2011.
^ Mancini, Jess (February 1, 2011). "Stuart not running for governor". The Parkersburg News and Sentinel. Retrieved February 1, 2011.
^ http://apps.sos.wv.gov/elections/results/statesummary.aspx
^ ^a ^b ^c Jared Hunt (May 3, 2011). "Mountain Party selects gubernatorial candidate". Charleston Daily Mail. Retrieved May 4, 2011.
^ "Candidate field for governor grows to 7". The Charleston Gazette. February 2, 2011.
^ Dickerson, Chris (January 7, 2011). "W.Va. governor race begins". The Charleston Gazette. Retrieved January 20, 2011.

External links

Elections Division at the West Virginia secretary of state

Official campaign websites

[1] Sobel, Julie (January 18, 2011). "Court Orders West Virginia Special Election This Year". National Journal. Retrieved January 20, 2011.

[2] ttp://www.politico.com/blogs/davidcatanese/0511/Tomblin_Maloney_win_in_West_Virginia.html?showall

[3] Forbes, Jim (October 28, 2010). "State Sen. Jeff Kessler Eyes W.Va. Governor's Mansion". WTRF-TV. Retrieved January 20, 2011.

[Porterfield2011-02-13-4] Mannix Porterfield (February 13, 2011). "14 candidates for W.Va. governor ready to fight for the office". The Register-Herald. Beckley, West Virginia.

[5] Dickerson, Chris (October 6, 2010). "Perdue names former Dem chair to head campaign". Associated Press. Retrieved January 20, 2011.

[6] King, Joselyn (February 10, 2011). "Tennant Jumps Into Race For Governor". The Intelligencer & Wheeling News Register. Retrieved February 10, 2011.

[7] Dickerson, Chris (November 3, 2010). "Thompson says he'll be on gubernatorial ballot". West Virginia Record. Retrieved January 20, 2011.

[8] Dickerson, Chris (January 7, 2011). "W.Va. governor race begins". The Charleston Gazette. Retrieved January 20, 2011.

[9] "Brooks McCabe to Run For Governor". WOWK-TV. August 27, 2010. Retrieved January 20, 2011.

[10] ttp://www.dailymail.com/News/statehouse/201102120651

[11] ttp://apps.sos.wv.gov/elections/results/statesummary.aspx

[12] Simmons, Ben (October 5, 2010). "Barnes will seek governor's seat". The Inter-Mountain. Retrieved January 20, 2011.

[13] Edwards, Jeremy (December 30, 2010). "Betty Ireland Announces Run for Governor". WSAZ-TV. Retrieved January 20, 2011.

[ap01-14] "Candidate field for governor grows to 7". Associated Press. February 2, 2011. Retrieved February 7, 2011.

[15] McVey, John (January 20, 2011). "Capito is pleased with special election decision". The Journal. Retrieved January 20, 2011.

[16] Bissett, Jim (January 30, 2011). "Jon McBride says he's not running again". The Dominion Post. Retrieved January 30, 2011.

[17] "Raese Not Running". West Virginia MetroNews. February 7, 2011. Retrieved February 7, 2011.

[18] Mancini, Jess (February 1, 2011). "Stuart not running for governor". The Parkersburg News and Sentinel. Retrieved February 1, 2011.

[19] ttp://apps.sos.wv.gov/elections/results/statesummary.aspx

[Hunt2011-05-03-20] Jared Hunt (May 3, 2011). "Mountain Party selects gubernatorial candidate". Charleston Daily Mail. Retrieved May 4, 2011.

[21] "Candidate field for governor grows to 7". The Charleston Gazette. February 2, 2011.

[22] Dickerson, Chris (January 7, 2011). "W.Va. governor race begins". The Charleston Gazette. Retrieved January 20, 2011.

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2011 West Virginia gubernatorial special election: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 01:32, 5 June 2011

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Declined

Polling

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Declined

Polling

Results

Mountain Party

General election

Candidates

Polling

With Perdue

With Tennant

With Thompson

Results

References

External links