Acting West Virginia Governor Earl Ray Tomblin win's Tuesday's gubernatorial special election. Acting Governor Earl Ray Tomblin held back weeks of Republican attack ads to win the special primary in West Virginia Tuesday to successfully win the governor's race Tuesday, holding off Republican challenger Bill Maloney in a state where President Obama is wildly unpopular. Tomblin, who has been acting governor the past year since former Governor Joe Manchin resigned to become U.S. Senator, finally held off Bill Maloney in a special election to finish up Manchin's term. However, Tomblin will have to run again in 2012 because Manchin's term will be completed next year. Machin was a very popular governor in West Virginia. Tomblin will have to run for governor again next year if he desires to win a full four-year term.
According to Fox News, the race was filled with negative campaign ads from both sides and narrowed within the final weeks. The national parties spent millions of dollars on this campaign. With 96% of the precincts reported, Tomblin had 50% of the vote compared with Maloney's 47%, according to unofficial results. Tomblin campaigned as the rightful heir to Manchin claiming they both helped shaped policies that produced pain-free balanced budgets and revenue surpluses at the time when states across the nation continued to struggle during the recession. Democrats outnumber the GOP in West Virginia by 2:1. However, the Democrats in this blue-collar state are more conservative on issues such as gun rights, cutting taxes, and social issues as well.
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