Writing:Elections (state executive officials)
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Elections
This section is added to profiles about current officeholders and candidates for state executive offices. This includes articles like Earl Ray Tomblin or Jay Dardenne.
The elections section is meant to give the reader information about elections the subject has participated in. It includes an individual table showing election results for each race the candidate was listed on the ballot for, including all federal, state and local offices for which results can be found. It also includes a short write-up describing the information in the table - who ran, who won, what percentage of the vote each received, and any other significant details.
New election boxes
In Fall 2011, new boxes were created for future use in election sections. The votes results should be added to a page only after the official election results have been published by the appropriate state office.
The usage is as follows:
There is one box template meant for primary elections and one for general elections.
Primary elections
For the explanation of the usage for primary election boxes, see: {{SEO primary election box/doc}} Copy the following code when making a primary election history box:
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General elections
For the explanation of the usage for general election boxes, see: {{SEO election box/doc}} Copy the following code when making a general election history box:
{{SEO election box
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Issue positions
When a candidate's positions on political issues are available, they can be added to the issue positions section, which is a subset of elections.
Example
Below is an example of how this section would appear in an article. See also: Earl Ray Tomblin.
Elections
2011
West Virginia was not scheduled to hold a gubernatorial election until 2012. However, elected Democrat Joe Manchin gave up the seat to join the U.S. Senate in the 2010 midterms. Senate President Earl Ray Tomblin, also a Democrat, took over the office as West Virginia does not have a lieutenant governor.
General
The West Virginia special gubernatorial election was held on October 4, 2011.
| Governor of West Virginia, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Earl Ray Tomblin |
49.1% | 102,234 | |
| Republican | Bill Maloney | 47.5% | 99,013 | |
| Mountain Party | Bob Henry Baber | 2% | 4,193 | |
| Independent | Marla Ingels | 0.9% | 1,967 | |
| American Third Position | Harry Bertram | 0.4% | 795 | |
| Total Votes | 208,324 | |||
| Election Results Via: West Virginia Secretary of State | ||||
Primary
Acting Governor of West Virginia Tomblin won the Democratic seat for the November 2011 special election following a 40.37% win in the May 17 primary. Tomblin faced six Democrats in the primary.
| Governor of West Virginia Democratic Primary, 2011 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Earl Ray Tomblin Incumbent |
40.4% | 51,348 |
| Rick Thompson | 24.1% | 30,631 |
| Natalie Tennant | 17.4% | 22,106 |
| John Perdue | 12.6% | 15,995 |
| Jeffrey Kessler | 5.2% | 6,550 |
| Arnie Moltis | 0.4% | 481 |
| Total Votes | 127,111 | |
| Election Results Via: West Virginia Secretary of State] | ||
Issue positions
On his campaign website, Tomblin lists his four major issue positions:
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