2012 United States gubernatorial elections
Mike Pence, a six-term Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives, announced his candidacy for his party's nomination.Pence, whose announcement was anticipated by his resignation of a leading position in the GOP caucus in the House, was regarded as the favorite for election.[8] Indianapolis businessman and former Hamilton County Councilman Jim Wallace had announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination prior to Pence's entrance but failed to collect enough signatures to become an official candidate by the deadline in February 2012.[9][10][11] Former state House Speaker John R. Gregg was unopposed for the Democratic Party's nomination.[16] Dave Spence, a businessman from St. Louis, won the Republican nomination over attorney Bill Randles in the August 7, 2012 primary.[20] The declared Republican primary candidates included Chouteau County commissioner Jim O'Hara,[21] former state Senators Corey Stapleton and Ken Miller, terrorism and national security analyst Neil Livingstone,[22] former Congressman Rick Hill,[23] and Truck driver Keith Winkler.Former Chairman of the New Hampshire Board of Education Ovide Lamontagne, who narrowly lost the Republican primary for Senate in 2010, defeated conservative activist and former state representative Kevin Smith and Bill Tarr to win the Republican nomination.Earl Ray Tomblin Democratic Earl Ray Tomblin Democratic The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia ruled on January 18, 2011, that the state must hold a special gubernatorial election in 2011[48] to fill the vacancy resulting from Joe Manchin's election to the United States Senate.[52][53] Walker defeated Barrett by seven percentage points,[54] becoming the first governor in U.S. history to survive a recall election.Togiola Tulafono Nonpartisan Lolo Letalu Matalasi Moliga Nonpartisan Governor Togiola Tulafono, who had served as Governor since 2003, was ineligible to run for re-election due to term limits.Six candidates vied to succeed outgoing Governor Tulafono – former President of American Samoa Community College, Salu Hunkin-Finau; businessman Timothy Jones; former Attorney General Afoa Moega Lutu; former President of the Development Bank of American Samoa, Lolo Letalu Matalasi Moliga; Lieutenant Governor Faoa Aitofele Sunia; and former High Court of American Samoa justice Save Liuato Tuitele.
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