West Virginia Gubernatorial Special Election, 2011

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The West Virginia Gubernatorial Special Election will be held October 4, 2011, to fill the office of the West Virginia Governor. The office became vacant upon the resignation of Governor Joe Manchin, who was elected to fill the seat of the late Robert Byrd in the United States Senate in 2010.

State Senate President Earl Ray Tomblin, first in the line of succession, ascended to the governor's position in 2010. The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals ruled that a special election should be for the Governor's office, so that the new Governor can be in place by November 15, 2011. The primary election was held on May 14. Earl Ray Tomblin and Bill Maloney won their respective primaries.

Candidates for General Election

• Bob Henry Baber - writer and former Mayor. Baber was nominated at the Mountain Party's May 2011 convention unanimously.
• Bill Maloney - Monongalia County businessman
• Earl Ray Tomblin - current Acting Governor and President of the West Virginia Senate
• Harry Bertram - white nationalist and American Third Position Party member.
• Marla Ingels - independent candidate.

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