Earl Ray Tomblin Democratic Earl Ray Tomblin Democratic The 2012 West Virginia gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 2012, to elect the governor of West Virginia.

Democratic incumbent Earl Ray Tomblin, who was elected governor in a special election in 2011, was elected to a full four-year term.

As of 2025, this was the last gubernatorial election in which a Democratic governor was re-elected in the state.

Tomblin won 2 of 3 congressional districts, including one that elected a Republican.

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