West Va. Democrat Holds Governorship
Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at 9:39AMThe West Virginia democrat tapped to serve as interim governor after Joe Manchin won his Senate seat will continue to serve in the position after narrowly defeating his Republican challenger Tuesday night in the state’s special election.
Earl Ray Tomblin, a former state Senator, beat businessman Bill Maloney by 50 to 47 percent, according to data released by the Associated Press.
Like the recent race in New York’s 9th Congressional district, the West Virginia campaign took on national significance in the closing days after Republicans attempted to bring President Obama into the equation. One television advertisement released by the Republican Governor’s Association takes Tomblin to task for not resisting the implementation of health care reform.
“Obamacare will jack up taxes on businesses. Destroy jobs,” the ad states. “Stop Obama. Stop Tomblin from implementing Obamacare.”
Tomblin will fill the office until 2012, when former Governor Joe Manchin’s term would have expired. He said Tuesday night that he hopes to run for a full four-year term in the future.
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