2012Final results
2012 election for West Virginia Governor
Governor · West Virginia
Earl Ray Tomblin (D) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating Bill Maloney (R) by 5.0 points.
Earl Ray TomblinDemocrat · winner
52.5%335,468
Bill MaloneyRepublican
47.5%303,291
638,759 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2012
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET