Gee, you mean people would rather vote for a real Republican than a Democrat who seems to be a total Republican?
Apparently not.
And as soon as he finally retires from politics, West Virginia will have 2 republican senators. I don't know if the governorship will turn hard red or not, but the senate races will do so.
The Governorship will probably do like most newly red states, switch every now, but mostly remain in red hands. So I think the Attorney General Patrick Morrisey will probably win the Governorship when Tomblin is limited.