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Elections in West Virginia |
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The 1990 West Virginia Attorney General special election took place on November 6, 1990, to elect the Attorney General of West Virginia. The election was held to complete the unexpired term of Charlie Brown, who resigned in August 1989 to end a grand jury investigation against him. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Roger W. Tompkins, who was appointed by governor Gaston Caperton, chose not to seek election to a full term.
Former State Senator Democratic Mario Palumbo won unopposed, as the Republicans did not field a candidate.
Roger W. Tompkins, incumbent Attorney General and former West Virginia House of Delegates majority leader.
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Mario Palumbo | Brenda Ellis | Richard Facemire | Undecided |
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West Virginia Poll [3] | Feb. 5 - 8, 1990 | 214 (V) | ± 4.5% | 33% | 15% | 6% | 46% |
West Virginia Poll [4] | Feb. 26 - 28, 1990 | 390 (V) | ± 5% | 30.5% | 19% | 17.9% | 32.6% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mario Palumbo | 128,492 | 59.07% | |
Democratic | Brenda Craig Ellis | 53,845 | 24.76% | |
Democratic | Richard Facemire | 35,185 | 16.17% | |
Total votes | 217,522 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mario Palumbo | 271,685 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 271,685 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic hold |