1992 West Virginia Attorney General election


An election was held on November 3, 1992, to elect the Attorney General of West Virginia. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Mario Palumbo chose not to seek re-election to a full term, instead choosing to run for governor.
Democratic nominee Darrell McGraw beat Republican nominee and lawyer Robert Gould.

Democratic primary

Four days before the Democratic primary on May 12, two women, whose faces and voices were electronically altered, appeared on WCHS-TV accusing Ed ReBrook of sexual misconduct. The station subsequently aired similar charges by four other women whose identities were made public. One of the accusers claimed that ReBrook asked for oral sex in return for legal work. Later it was discovered that Mary Healey, a person who once shared an office space with ReBrook, admitted she was one of the two original women who anonymously accused him on WCHS-TV, saying that he had made sexual advances towards her. ReBrook denied the allegations and sued WCHS-TV for $20 million.

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Ed ReBrook, Charleston lawyer.

Declined

Mario Palumbo, incumbent Attorney General. ''(ran for governor)''

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Heading in to the general election, there were questions about whether Gould met the qualifications for the five-year requirement to live in West Virginia to run for public office.