Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, joined by his wife, First Lady Joanne Tomblin, and son, Brent Tomblin, walk to their seats. Tomblin was sworn in as the 35th Governor of West Virginia. (Photo/Steven Allen Adams)
By Steven Allen Adams | West Virginia Watchdog
CHARLESTON — It’s no longer “acting governor.”
Earl Ray Tomblin was sworn in today as 35th [...]

Legislators met in joint session Sunday to approved the Oct.4 special elections results. (Photo/Steven Allen Adams)
By Steven Allen Adams | West Virginia Watchdog
CHARLESTON — It’s all over but the swearing-in.
The West Virginia Legislature convened in special session at noon today to certify the results of the Oct. 4 special election for governor.
Secretary of State Natalie [...]

By Steven Allen Adams | West Virginia Watchdog
CHARLESTON —The 2011 special election for governor of West Virginia is now over, and now Earl Ray Tomblin can call himself Governor-elect.
Here are a few thoughts:
Though turnout was low, 25 percent turnout was better than I expected. It should be way more than that of course, but 25 [...]

By Steven Allen Adams | West Virginia Watchdog
CHARLESTON — After a hard-fought campaign, West Virginia’s voters decided to stick with the man who has acted as governor for the last 11 months.
Democrat Earl Ray Tomblin, the Senate President since 1995 and acting governor since November 2010, was election to finish the term of former governor [...]

By Steven Allen Adams | West Virginia Watchdog
CHARLESTON — The poll for West Virginia 2011 special election closed 15 minutes ago. Turnout reports varied across the state, from light to very good. Other than a report earlier today by the Secretary of State’s office of phone calls telling voters the wrong precincts to go to, [...]

By Steven Allen Adams | West Virginia Watchdog
CHARLESTON — With over nine hours left until the polls close, we now patiently wait to see who win the special election for West Virginia’s next governor.
If you haven’t voted yet, the polls close at 7:30 p.m., so you have plenty of time to get there.
As for who [...]

By Steven Allen Adams | West Virginia Watchdog
CHARLESTON — Senate President and Acting Governor Earl Ray Tomblin, the Democratic nominee in the Oct. 4 special election for West Virginia’s next governor, leads Republican businessman Bill Maloney 47 percent to 46 percent, with 7 percent. Both candidates were in Charleston, WV, for Get Out The Vote [...]

By Steven Allen Adams | West Virginia Watchdog
CHARLESTON — More voters are taking advantage of early voting during this year’s special election for West Virginia’s next governor, with Democrats leading the way.
This year’s 11-day early voting period, which ended Saturday, Oct. 1, saw 56,638 registered voters show up at county courthouses across the state; a [...]

By Steven Allen Adams | West Virginia Watchdog
CHARLESTON — The latest polling data released one day before the Oct. 4 special election for West Virginia’s next governor shows a race that is extremely close.
According to Public Policy Polling, a Democratic-leaning polling firm headquarted in North Carolina, Senate President and Acting Governor Earl Ray Tomblin, the [...]

By Steven Allen Adams | West Virginia Watchdog
CHARLESTON — There many TV ads in circulation during the this special election for governor, but one was pulled off the airwaves temporarily and has since been revised.
The Maloney campaign said today that two southern West Virginia TV stations, WVVA and WOAY, are pulling the most recent TV [...]