Six state executive positions were up for election in 2012 in the state of West Virginia. The primary election was held on May 8, 2012 and the general election took place November 6, 2012.

Governor of West Virginia - Earl Ray Tomblin (D)
Attorney General of West Virginia - Patrick Morrisey (R)
West Virginia Secretary of State - Natalie Tennant (D)
West Virginia Treasurer - John Perdue (D)
West Virginia State Auditor - Glen Gainer (D)
West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture - Walt Helmick (D)

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Governor

See also: West Virginia gubernatorial election, 2012

Earl Ray Tomblin^[1] (Incumbent)
Bill Maloney
David Moran
Barbara Lynn Spurlock (Write-in)
Frankie Rocchetti (Write-in)
Phil Hudok (Write-in)
Jesse Johnson (Mountain Party)

Governor of West Virginia General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Earl Ray Tomblin Incumbent	50.4%	284,758
	Republican	Bill Maloney	45.7%	258,376
	Mountain	Jesse Johnson	2.6%	14,614
	Libertarian	David Moran	1.4%	7,653
Total Votes				565,401
Election results via West Virginia Secretary of State Election Results Center

Attorney General

See also: West Virginia attorney general election, 2012

Darrell McGraw (Incumbent)
Patrick Morrisey^[1]

Attorney General of West Virginia General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Darrell McGraw Incumbent	48.8%	267,135
	Republican	Patrick Morrisey	51.2%	280,695
Total Votes				547,830
Election results West Virginia Secretary of State Election Results Center

Secretary of State

See also: West Virginia secretary of state election, 2012

Natalie Tennant^[1] (Incumbent)'
Brian Savilla

West Virginia Secretary of State General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Natalie Tennant Incumbent	62.4%	339,235
	Republican	Brian Savilla	37.6%	204,440
Total Votes				543,675
Election results West Virginia Secretary of State Election Results Center

Treasurer

See also: West Virginia down ballot state executive elections, 2012

John Perdue^[1] (Incumbent)
Mike Hall (West Virginia)

West Virginia Treasurer General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	John Perdue Incumbent	55.3%	295,996
	Republican	Mike Hall	44.7%	238,850
Total Votes				534,846
Election results West Virginia Secretary of State Election Results Center

Auditor

See also: West Virginia down ballot state executive elections, 2012

Glen Gainer^[1] (Incumbent)
Larry Faircloth

West Virginia State Auditor General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Glen Gainer Incumbent	57.5%	303,240
	Republican	Larry Faircloth	42.5%	224,517
Total Votes				527,757
Election results West Virginia Secretary of State Election Results Center

Agriculture Commissioner

See also: West Virginia down ballot state executive elections, 2012

Walt Helmick^[1]
Kent Leonhardt

West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Walt Helmick	51.5%	268,879
	Republican	Kent Leonhardt	48.5%	252,783
Total Votes				521,662
Election results West Virginia Secretary of State Election Results Center

Primary

Only three executive races have contested primaries: Governor, Treasurer and Agriculture Commissioner.

Governor

May 8 Democratic primary candidates:

May 8 GOP primary candidates:

Treasurer

May 8 Democratic primary candidates:

John Perdue (Incumbent) a

May 8 GOP primary candidates:

Steve Connolly
Mike Hall (West Virginia) a Hall was the Minority Leader in the West Virginia State Senate

Agriculture Commissioner

May 8 Democratic primary candidates:

Joe Messineo
Sally Shepherd
Steve Miller
Bob Tabb
Walt Helmick a a state Senator who had represented District 15 since being appointed in 1990.

May 8 GOP primary candidates:

Kent Leonhardt a

Key deadlines

Deadline	Event
Jan. 9 - Jan. 28	Candidate filing period
Apr. 18	Voter registration for primary election
May 8	Primary election
Oct. 24	Voter registration for general election
Nov. 6	General election

Endorsements

Governor

Earl Ray Tomblin

Charleston Gazette^[2]
Huntington Herald-Dispatch^[3]
Fairmont Times-West Virginian^[4]
Morgantown Dominion Post
United Mine Workers of America^[5]
WV Coal Association^[6]
West Virginia AFL-CIO^[7]
West Virginia Chamber of Commerce^[8]
National Rifle Association^[9]
West Virginia Education Association
West Virginia Federation of Teachers
West Virginia State Building and Construction Trades Council
Teamsters Local 175
Charleston Regional Chamber of Commerce
HuntPAC (Huntington Chamber of Commerce)
Communications Workers of America
Senior Power PAC
Mid-Atlantic Regional Council of Carpenters Local 476
Mid-Atlantic Regional Council of Carpenters Local 604
Professional Fire Fighters of WV
West Virginia Sheriffs Association
Fraternal Order of Police
Deputy Sheriffs Association
United Steelworkers Local 1190
United Steelworkers Local 1223
United Steelworkers Local 1238
United Steelworkers Local 4195
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 246^[10]

Bill Maloney

West Virginians for Life Political Action Committee (WVL PAC)^[11]

Attorney General

Patrick Morrisey

West Virginia Farm Bureau^[12]
West Virginians for Life PAC (WVL PAC)^[13]

Darrell McGraw

National Association of Social Workers, West Virginia Chapter (NASW WV)
Communications Workers of America
West Virginia Education Association
WV Sheriff's Association
AFT-WV
West Virginia AFL-CIO
Building and Construction Trades^[14]

Secretary of State

Natalie Tennant

Emily's List^[15] (dead link)
AFT West Virginia^[16]

Agriculture Commissioner

Kent Leonhardt

West Virginia Farm Bureau PAC^[17]

Walt Helmick

The Charleston Daily Mail^[18]
Times West Virginian
West Virginia Chamber of Commerce^[19]
West Virginia Hospital Association
West Virginia Manufacturers Association
West Virginians for Life Political Action Committee (WVFL-PAC)^[20]
HuntPAC (Huntington Regional Chamber of Commerce PAC)^[21]

Campaign media and sites

Campaign sites

Governor

Attorney General

Darrell McGraw (dead link)
Patrick Morrisey

Secretary of State

Treasurer

Agriculture Commissioner

Polls

Governor

Tomblin v. Maloney for Governor
Poll	Earl Ray Tomblin	Bill Maloney	Undecided	Margin of error	Sample size

Charleston Daily Mail by R.L. Repass & Partners (August 22-25, 2012)	56%	35%	9%	+/-4.9	401
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

Attorney General

McGraw v. Morrisey for Attorney General
Poll	Darrell McGraw	Patrick Morrisey	Undecided	Margin of error	Sample size

Charleston Daily Mail by R.L. Repass & Partners (August 22-25, 2012)	57%	33%	10%	+/-4.9	401
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

State Treasurer

Perdue v. Hall for State Treasurer
Poll	John Perdue	Mike Hall (West Virginia)	Undecided	Margin of error	Sample size

Charleston Daily Mail by R.L. Repass & Partners (August 22-25, 2012)	53%	34%	13%	+/-4.9	401
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

Campaign finance

Republican and Democratic Governors Association

The Republican Governors Association raised $88 million and the Democratic Governors Association collected $23.6 million, according to October filings with the IRS.^[22] Both groups poured money into the tossup governor's race in West Virginia.

Race ratings

Attorney General

Race tracking

2012 Race Rankings - West Virginia Attorney General
Race Tracker		Race Rating
Governing^[23]		Leans Democratic

Race ratings

In the October 2012 race ratings conducted by Governing, the race for Attorney General of West Virginia shifted from a toss-up to leaning Democratic.^[23] According to the rating, five-term incumbent Darrell McGraw is "a populist and longtime target of business groups, but his familiarity to voters gives him a modest edge against Republican Patrick Morrisey. National Democrats are highly unpopular in the state, but West Virginia Democrats, like McGraw, know how to survive."^[23]

External links

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Footnotes

[general-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 West Virginia Secretary of State Election Results Center West Virginia Secretary of State, "Election Results" accessed November 6, 2012]

[2] Charleston Gazette, "Tomblin: Clear choice" accessed August 17, 2012 (dead link)

[3] Huntington Herald-Dispatch, "Editorial: Tomblin is best choice in governor's race" accessed August 17, 2012

[4] Fairmont Times-West Virginia, " Earl Ray Tomblin has the experience needed to continue to lead West Virginia" accessed Auguat 17, 2012 (dead link)

[5] United Mine Workers of America, "UMWA endorses Tomblin for W. Va. Governor" accessed August 17, 2012

[6] West Virginia Coal Association, " West Virginia Coal Association Endorses Earl Ray Tomblin" accessed August 17, 2012

[7] Charleston Gazette, "Tomblin gets labor, NRA support" accessed August 17, 2012 (dead link)

[8] The West Virginia Record, "W.Va. Chamber PAC endorses Tomblin" accessed August 17, 2012

[9] Charleston Daily Mail, "NRA endorses Tomblin in governor race" accessed August 17, 2012

[10] Earl Ray Tomblin, "Endorsements," accessed August 17, 2012

[11] Maloney for West Virginia, "West Virginians for Life Political Action Committee (WVL PAC) Endorsement" accessed August 17, 2012

[12] Patrick Morrsey, "Patrick Morrisey Endorsed by West Virginia Farm Bureau" accessed August 17, 2012

[13] Patrick Morrsey, "Patrick Morrisey Endorsed by West Virginia Farm Bureau" accessed August 17, 2012

[14] Darrell McGraw Facebook Page, "Info" accessed August 17, 2012

[15] ttp://emilyslist.org/taxonomy/term/645 Emily's List, "EMILY’s List Endorses Natalie Tennant for Governor in West Virginia" accessed August 17, 2012]

[16] ATF West Virginia, "2012 AFT-WV Endorsements for Primary Election" accessed August 17, 2012 (dead link)

[17] Huntington News, "West Virginia Farm Bureau Endorses Kent Leonhardt for Agriculture Commissioner" accessed August 17, 2012

[18] Helmick for West Virginia, "Endorsements," accessed August 10, 2012

[19] PR Newswire, "Walt Helmick Receives Support of State Business Leaders" accessed August 17, 2012

[20] RedOrbit, "Walt Helmick Receives Support of Pro-Life Group" accessed August 17, 2012 (dead link)

[21] Herald Dispatch, "HuntPAC releases endorsement list" accessed August 17, 2012

[npr-22] NPR "Republican Governors Gear Up For Election Gains" accessed October 18, 2012

[govern-23] 23.0 ^23.1 ^23.2 Governing, "Attorney General Races: Democrats' Odds Improving" accessed Octobet 19, 2012

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West Virginia state executive official elections, 2012

General

Governor

Attorney General

Secretary of State

Treasurer

Auditor

Agriculture Commissioner

Primary

Governor

Treasurer

Agriculture Commissioner

Key deadlines

Endorsements

Governor

Earl Ray Tomblin

Bill Maloney

Attorney General

Patrick Morrisey

Darrell McGraw

Secretary of State

Natalie Tennant

Agriculture Commissioner

Kent Leonhardt

Walt Helmick

Campaign media and sites

Campaign sites

Governor

Attorney General

Secretary of State

Treasurer

Agriculture Commissioner

Polls

Governor

Attorney General

State Treasurer

Campaign finance

Campaign finance

Republican and Democratic Governors Association

Race ratings

Attorney General

Race tracking

Race ratings

See also

External links

Footnotes

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