W.Va. Democrats pick Tomblin, Maloney wins GOP nod in special primary races for governor
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Acting West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin and Republican businessman Bill Maloney won their respective party nominations Saturday in advance of an Oct. 4, court-ordered special election for governor. Each prevailed among large fields of candidates by decisive margins amid low turnout. Maloney, in his first bid for public office, defeated former Secretary of State Betty …