2012 West Virginia gubernatorial election

2012 West Virginia gubernatorial election

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Nominee Earl Ray Tomblin Bill Maloney
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 335,468 303,291
Percentage 50.49% 45.65%

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

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.

As of 2024, this was the last gubernatorial election in which a Democratic governor was re-elected in the state.