State executive official elections, 2012

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Twenty-two states held state executive official elections in 2012. In those elections, a total of 37 state executive seats and 57 down ballot seats were up for election. Wisconsin also held two special recall elections for Gov. Scott Walker and Lt. Gov Rebecca Kleefisch on June 5, 2012.

Positions up for election in 2012 included governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, attorney general, treasurer, auditor, superintendent of schools, insurance commissioner, natural resources commissioner, agriculture commissioner, labor commissioner, public services commissioner and railroad commissioner.

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General election

November 6

• Alabama
• Delaware
• Georgia
• Indiana
• Missouri
• Montana
• Nebraska
• North Carolina
• North Dakota
• Oregon
• Pennsylvania
• South Dakota
• Utah
• Vermont
• Washington
• West Virginia

Primaries

2012 State Executive Primary Information

State	Signature Filing Deadline	Primary Date	Notes/Costs for candidates	Days between Deadline and Primary
Alabama	1/13/2012	3/13/2012	Candidates for Public Service Commission must submit signatures equal to at least 3% of the votes for Governor in the last general election in the district.	60
Arizona	5/30/2012	8/28/2012	Signature requirements for candidates for the Corporation Commission vary with party. Democratic candidates must submit at least 5,124 signatures and no more than 102,475 signatures. Republican candidates must submit at least 5,609 signatures and no more than 112,175 signatures. Libertarian candidates must submit at least 124 signatures and no more than 2,467 signatures.	90
Delaware	7/10/2012	9/11/2012	Major Party Fee will be set July 2012.	63
Georgia	5/25/2012	7/31/2012	Candidates for Chairman of Public Service Commission must pay a filing fee of $3,493.57.	67
Indiana	2/10/2012	5/8/2012	Candidates for Governor must submit a Statement of Economic Interest and 4,500 signatures, with at least 500 from each of Indiana's 9 congressional districts. Candidates for Attorney General of Indiana must submit a Statement of Economic Interest.	74
Louisiana	8/17/2012	11/6/2012	Candidates for Public Service Commission must pay a $600 qualifying fee and a $300 state central committee fee. Candidates may submit at least 5,000 signatures, with no less than 500 signatures from each distirct, in lieu of fees.	81
Missouri	3/27/2012	8/7/2012	Candidates for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, and Treasurer must pay a $200 filing fee.	133
Montana	3/12/2012	6/5/2012	Candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor must pay a filing fee of $1,945.29. Candidates for Secretary of State, State Auditor, and Superintendent of Public Instruction must pay a filing fee of $860.18. Candidates for Attorney General must pay a filing fee of $1,040.77.	85
Nebraska	3/1/2012	5/15/2012	Candidates for Nebraska Public Service Commission must pay a $750 filing fee.	75
New Hampshire	6/15/2012	9/11/2012	Candidates for Governor must pay a filing fee of $100 or 200 signatures.	88
New Mexico	3/20/2012	6/5/2012	Candidates for Public Regulation Commission must pay a $50 filing fee. Democratic candidates from District 1 must submit at least 646 signatures. Republican candidates from District 1 must submit at least 941 signatures. Democratic candidates from District 3 must submit at least 1,095 signatures. Republican candidates from District 3 must submit at least 697 signatures.	112
North Carolina	2/29/2012	5/8/2012	Candidates for Governor, Commissioner of Agriculture, Commissioner of Labor, and Commissioner of Insurance must pay a filing fee equal to 1% of the annual salary of the office sought.	69
North Dakota	4/13/2012	6/12/2012	Candidates for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Commissioner of Insurance must submit signatures equal to at least 3% of the total votes cast for the candidates of the same party for the same office in the last general election (No more than 300 signatures required).	60
Oklahoma	4/13/2012	6/26/2012		74
Oregon	3/6/2012	5/15/2012	Major party candidates for Attorney General, Secretary of State, and Commissioner of Labor must pay a $100 Filing Fee. To be included in the Voters Pamphlet major party candidates must pay $3,000 or submit 500 verified signatures.	70
Pennsylvania	2/14/2012	4/24/2012	Candidates for Attorney General, Treasurer, and Auditor General must pay a $200 filing fee. Candidates must also submit 1,000 signatures, with at least 100 signatures from 5 districts.	70
South Dakota	3/27/2012	6/5/2012	Candidates for Public Utilities Commission Chairperson will be nominated at the 2012 state Republican and Democratic conventions of each political party.	70
Utah	3/15/2012	6/26/2012	Candidates for Governor must pay a filing fee of $536. Minor party candidates for Governor must submit at least 1,000 signatures and pay the same filing fee.	102
Vermont	6/14/2012	8/28/2012	Both major and minor party candidates for Governor must submit at least 500 signatures.	75
Washington	5/18/2012	8/7/2012	Candidates for Governor, Commissioner of Insurance, and Commissioner of Public Lands must pay a filing fee equal to 1% of the annual salary of the office.	81
West Virginia	1/28/2012	5/8/2012	Candidates for Governor must pay a filing fee of $1,500. Candidates for Commissioner of Agriculture must pay a filing fee of $950.	101

Alabama

Alabama state executive official elections, 2012

• Public Service Commission

Arizona

Arizona state executive official elections, 2012

• Corporation Commission (3 seats)

Delaware

Delaware state executive official elections, 2012

• Governor
• Lieutenant Governor
• Insurance Commissioner

Georgia

Georgia state executive official elections, 2012

• Public Service Commission (2 seats)

Indiana

Indiana state executive official elections, 2012

• Governor and Lt. Governor (elected on a single ticket)
• Attorney General
• Superintendent of Public Instruction

Louisiana

Louisiana state executive official elections, 2012

• Public Service Commission

Missouri

Missouri state executive official elections, 2012

• Governor
• Lieutenant Governor
• Attorney General
• Secretary of State
• Treasurer

Montana

Montana state executive official elections, 2012

• Governor and Lt. Governor (elected on a single ticket)
• Secretary of State
• Attorney General
• Commissioner of Securities and Insurance, State Auditor
• Superintendent of Public Instruction
• Public Service Commission (3 seats)

Nebraska

Nebraska state executive official elections, 2012

• Public Service Commission

New Hampshire

New Hampshire state executive official elections, 2012

• Governor

New Mexico

New Mexico state executive official elections, 2012

• Public Regulation Commission (2 seats)
• Public Education Commission (5 seats)

North Carolina

North Carolina state executive official elections, 2012

• Governor
• Lieutenant Governor
• Secretary of State
• Attorney General
• Treasurer
• State Auditor
• Superintendent of Public Instruction
• Commissioner of Agriculture
• Commissioner of Labor
• Commissioner of Insurance

North Dakota

North Dakota state executive official elections, 2012

• Governor and Lt. Governor (elected on a single ticket)
• Treasurer
• State Auditor
• Commissioner of Insurance
• Public Service Commission

Oklahoma

Oklahoma state executive official elections, 2012

• Corporation Commission (2 seats)

Oregon

Oregon state executive official elections, 2012

• Attorney General
• Secretary of State
• Treasurer
• Commissioner of Labor

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania state executive official elections, 2012

• Attorney General
• Treasurer
• Auditor General

South Dakota

South Dakota state executive official elections, 2012

• Public Utilities Commission (2 seats)

Texas

Texas state executive official elections, 2012

• Railroad Commission (2 seats)

Utah

Utah state executive official elections, 2012

• Governor and Lt. Governor
• Attorney General
• Treasurer
• State Auditor

Vermont

Vermont state executive official elections, 2012

• Governor
• Lieutenant Governor
• Secretary of State
• Attorney General
• Treasurer
• State Auditor

Washington

Washington state executive official elections, 2012

• Governor
• Lieutenant Governor
• Secretary of State
• Attorney General
• Treasurer
• Auditor
• Superintendent of Public Instruction
• Commissioner of Insurance
• Commissioner of Public Lands

West Virginia

West Virginia state executive official elections, 2012

• Governor
• Secretary of State
• Attorney General
• Treasurer
• Auditor
• Commissioner of Agriculture

2012 State Executive Election Partisan Breakdown
Party	Before 2012 Election	After 2012 Election	Net Change
Democratic	51	50	-1
Republican	38	43	+5
Independent (Non-partisan)	4	1	-3
TOTALS	931 vacant	94

2012 State Executive Election Analysis
Party	Open Seat Winners	Defeated Incumbents	New State Executives
Democratic	13	6	15
Republican	11	1	18
Independent (Non-partisan)	1	0	1
TOTALS	25	7	34

Alabama

Alabama state executive official elections, 2012

Alabama Public Service Commission President General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Twinkle Cavanaugh	54.2%	1,078,108
	Democratic	Lucy Baxley Incumbent	45.8%	909,323
Total Votes				1,987,431
Election Results via Alabama Secretary of State.

Arizona

Arizona state executive official elections, 2012

Arizona Corporation Commission General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Paul Newman Incumbent	15.5%	868,726
	Democratic	Sandra Kennedy Incumbent	15.4%	862,876
	Democratic	Marcia Busching	13.8%	776,472
	Republican	Bob Stump Incumbent	17.5%	979,034
	Republican	Robert Burns	16.8%	943,157
	Republican	Susan Bitter Smith	16.7%	935,575
	Libertarian	Christopher Gohl	2%	112,490
	Green	Daniel Pout	1%	58,607
	Green	Thomas Meadows	1.2%	67,950
	Write-in	Various	0.1%	3,784
Total Votes				5,608,671
Election Results via Arizona Secretary of State.

Delaware

Delaware state executive official elections, 2012

Governor of Delaware General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jack Markell Incumbent	69.3%	275,993
	Republican	Jeff Cragg	28.6%	113,793
	Libertarian	Jesse McVay	0.9%	3,668
	Green	Mark Joseph Perri	1.1%	4,575
Total Votes				398,029
Election Results via Delaware Board of Elections.

Lieutenant Governor of Delaware General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Matthew Denn Incumbent	61.6%	238,959
	Republican	Sher Valenzuela	37.1%	143,978
	Libertarian	Margie Waite-McKeown	1.3%	5,206
Total Votes				388,143
Election Results via Delaware State Board of Elections.

Delaware Insurance Commissioner General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Karen Weldin Stewart Incumbent	61.1%	233,354
	Republican	Benjamin Mobley	36.8%	140,669
	Libertarian	David R. Eisenhour	2.1%	7,838
Total Votes				381,861
Election Results via Delaware State Board of Elections.

Georgia

Georgia state executive official elections, 2012

Georgia Public Service Commission District 3 General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Chuck Eaton Incumbent	52.1%	1,858,663
	Democratic	Stephen Oppenheimer	43.1%	1,537,923
	Libertarian	Brad Ploeger	4.8%	171,138
Total Votes				3,567,724
Election Results via Georgia Secretary of State.

Georgia Public Service Commission District 5 General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Stan Wise Incumbent	65.8%	2,110,146
	Libertarian	David Staples	34.2%	1,095,115
Total Votes				3,205,261
Election Results via Georgia Secretary of State.

Indiana

Indiana state executive official elections, 2012

Governor/Lieutenant Governor of Indiana General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	John Gregg / Vi Simpson	46.6%	1,200,016
	Republican	Mike Pence / Sue Ellspermann	49.5%	1,275,424
	Libertarian	Rupert Boneham / Brad Klopfenstein	4%	101,868
	Independent	Donnie Harold Harris / George Fish	0%	21
Total Votes				2,577,329
Election Results via Indiana Secretary of State.

Attorney General of Indiana General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Greg Zoeller Incumbent	58%	1,453,334
	Democratic	Kay Fleming	42%	1,051,504
Total Votes				2,504,838
Election Results via Indiana Secretary of State.

Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Glenda Ritz	52.8%	1,332,755
	Republican	Tony Bennett Incumbent	47.2%	1,190,716
Total Votes				2,523,471
Election Results via Indiana Secretary of State.

Louisiana

Louisiana state executive official elections, 2012

Louisiana Public Service Commission General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Scott Angele	57.2%	213,485
	Democratic	Forest Wright	20.5%	76,336
	Republican	Erich Ponti	11.6%	43,287
	Republican	Sarah Holliday	7.6%	28,214
	Independent	Greg Gaubert	3.2%	11,758
Total Votes				373,080
Election Results via Louisiana Secretary of State.

Missouri

Missouri state executive official elections, 2012

Governor of Missouri General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jay Nixon Incumbent	54.8%	1,494,056
	Republican	Dave Spence	42.5%	1,160,265
	Libertarian	Jim Higgins	2.7%	73,509
Total Votes				2,727,830
Election Results via Missouri Secretary of State.

Lieutenant Governor of Missouri General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Peter Kinder Incumbent	49.3%	1,319,747
	Democratic	Susan Montee	45.5%	1,219,457
	Libertarian	Matthew Copple	2.8%	75,169
	Constitution	Cynthia Davis	2.4%	63,594
Total Votes				2,677,967
Election Results via Missouri Secretary of State.

Attorney General of Missouri General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Chris Koster Incumbent	55.9%	1,491,139
	Republican	Ed Martin	40.6%	1,084,106
	Libertarian	Dave Browning	3.5%	92,819
Total Votes				2,668,064
Election Results via Missouri Secretary of State.

Missouri Secretary of State General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jason Kander	48.9%	1,298,022
	Republican	Shane Schoeller	47.4%	1,258,937
	Libertarian	Cisse Spragins	2.7%	70,814
	Constitution	Justin Harter	1%	27,710
Total Votes				2,655,483
Election Results via Missouri Secretary of State.

Missouri Treasurer General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Clint Zweifel Incumbent	50.4%	1,332,876
	Republican	Cole McNary	45.4%	1,200,368
	Libertarian	Sean O'Toole	4.1%	109,188
Total Votes				2,642,432
Election Results via Missouri Secretary of State.

Montana

Montana state executive official elections, 2012

Governor/Lieutenant Governor of Montana General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Steve Bullock and John E. Walsh	48.9%	236,450
	Republican	Rick Hill and Jon Sonju	47.3%	228,879
	Libertarian	Ron Vandevender and Marc Mulcahy	3.8%	18,160
Total Votes				483,489
Election Results via Montana Secretary of State.

Montana Secretary of State General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Linda McCulloch Incumbent	51.4%	245,024
	Republican	Brad Johnson	45.1%	214,976
	Libertarian	Roger Roots	3.5%	16,622
Total Votes				476,622
Election Results via Montana Secretary of State.

Attorney General of Montana General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Pam Bucy	46.3%	218,228
	Republican	Tim Fox	53.7%	252,916
Total Votes				471,144
Election Results via Montana Secretary of State.

Montana Commissioner of Securities and Insurance, State Auditor General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Monica Lindeen Incumbent	53.5%	248,447
	Republican	Derek Skees	46.5%	215,743
Total Votes				464,190
Election Results via Montana Secretary of State.

Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Denise Juneau Incumbent	50.2%	235,397
	Republican	Sandy Welch	49.8%	233,166
Total Votes				468,563
Election Results via Montana Secretary of State.

Montana Public Service Commission District 2 General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Chuck Tooley	47.3%	42,587
	Republican	Kirk Bushman	52.7%	47,385
Total Votes				89,972
Election Results via Montana Secretary of State.

Montana Public Service Commission District 3 General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	John Vincent Incumbent	49.1%	50,513
	Republican	Roger Koopman	50.9%	52,330
Total Votes				102,843
Election Results via Montana Secretary of State.

Montana Public Service Commission District 4 General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Gail Gutsche Incumbent	48.6%	46,462
	Republican	Bob Lake	51.4%	49,140
Total Votes				95,602
Election Results via Montana Secretary of State.

Nebraska

Nebraska state executive official elections, 2012

Nebraska Public Service Commission District 1 General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Frank Landis Incumbent	100%	114,019
Total Votes				114,019
Election Results via Nebraska Secretary of State.

Nebraska Public Service Commission District 3 General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Tim Schram Incumbent	100%	127,390
Total Votes				127,390
Election Results via Nebraska Secretary of State.

New Hampshire

New Hampshire state executive official elections, 2012

Governor of New Hampshire General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Maggie Hassan	54.7%	378,934
	Republican	Ovide Lamontagne	42.6%	295,026
	Libertarian	John J. Babiarz	2.8%	19,251
Total Votes				693,211
Election Results via New Hampshire Secretary of State.

New Mexico

New Mexico state executive official elections, 2012

New Mexico Public Regulation Commission District 1 General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Karen Montoya	55%	94,526
	Republican	Christopher Ocksrider	45%	77,256
Total Votes				171,782
Election Results via New Mexico Secretary of State.

New Mexico Public Regulation Commission District 3 General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Valerie Espinoza	100%	127,569
Total Votes				127,569
Election Results via New Mexico Secretary of State.

New Mexico Public Education Commission District 3 General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Carmie Lynn Toulouse	97.6%	60,322
	Democratic	Vanessa Leigh Gutierrez (Write-in)	2.4%	1,469
Total Votes				61,791
Election Results via New Mexico Secretary of State.

New Mexico Public Education Commission District 5 General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	James F. Conyers	100%	42,305
Total Votes				42,305
Election Results via New Mexico Secretary of State.

New Mexico Public Education Commission District 8 General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Vince N. Bergman Incumbent	100%	48,844
Total Votes				48,844
Election Results via New Mexico Secretary of State.

New Mexico Public Education Commission District 9 General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Carolyn Kennedy Shearman Incumbent	100%	35,889
Total Votes				35,889
Election Results via New Mexico Secretary of State.

New Mexico Public Education Commission District 10 General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jeff Carr Incumbent	100%	66,144
Total Votes				66,144
Election Results via New Mexico Secretary of State.

North Carolina

North Carolina state executive official elections, 2012

Governor of North Carolina General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Walter Dalton	43.2%	1,931,580
	Republican	Pat McCrory	54.6%	2,440,707
	Libertarian	Barbara Howe	2.1%	94,652
	Write-in	Various	0%	1,356
Total Votes				4,468,295
Election Results via NC State Board of Elections.

Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Linda Coleman	49.9%	2,180,870
	Republican	Dan Forest	50.1%	2,187,728
Total Votes				4,368,598
Election Results via NC State Board of Elections.

North Carolina Secretary of State General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Elaine Marshall Incumbent	53.8%	2,331,173
	Republican	Ed Goodwin	46.2%	2,003,026
Total Votes				4,334,199
Election Results via NC State Board of Elections.

Attorney General of North Carolina General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Roy Cooper Incumbent	100%	2,828,941
Total Votes				2,828,941
Election Results via NC State Board of Elections.

North Carolina Treasurer General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Janet Cowell Incumbent	53.8%	2,313,877
	Republican	Steve Royal	46.2%	1,984,827
Total Votes				4,298,704
Election Results via NC State Board of Elections.

North Carolina State Auditor General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Beth Wood Incumbent	53.7%	2,299,541
	Republican	Debra Goldman	46.3%	1,981,539
Total Votes				4,281,080
Election Results via NC State Board of Elections.

North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	June Atkinson Incumbent	54.2%	2,336,441
	Republican	John Tedesco	45.8%	1,971,049
Total Votes				4,307,490
Election Results via NC State Board of Elections.

North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Walter Smith	46.8%	2,025,054
	Republican	Steve Troxler Incumbent	53.2%	2,303,586
Total Votes				4,328,640
Election Results via NC State Board of Elections.

North Carolina Commissioner of Labor General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	John C. Brooks	46.7%	2,019,266
	Republican	Cherie Berry Incumbent	53.3%	2,300,500
Total Votes				4,319,766
Election Results via NC State Board of Elections.

North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Wayne Goodwin Incumbent	51.9%	2,226,344
	Republican	Mike Causey	48.1%	2,066,601
Total Votes				4,292,945
Election Results via NC State Board of Elections.

North Dakota

North Dakota state executive official elections, 2012

Governor/Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jack Dalrymple & Drew Wrigley Incumbent	63.1%	200,525
	Democratic	Ryan Taylor & Ellen Chaffee	34.3%	109,048
	Independent	Paul Sorum & Michael Coachman	1.7%	5,356
	Independent	Roland Riemers & Anthony Johns	0.8%	2,618
Total Votes				317,547
Election Results via North Dakota Secretary of State.

North Dakota Treasurer General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Kelly Schmidt Incumbent	65.9%	197,041
	Democratic	Ross Mushik	34.1%	101,795
Total Votes				298,836
Election Results via North Dakota Secretary of State.

North Dakota State Auditor General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Robert Peterson Incumbent	62.6%	188,859
	Democratic	Scot Kelsh	37.4%	112,803
Total Votes				301,662
Election Results via North Dakota Secretary of State.

North Dakota Commissioner of Insurance General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Adam Hamm Incumbent	63.3%	192,031
	Democratic	Tom Potter	36.7%	111,099
Total Votes				303,130
Election Results via North Dakota Secretary of State.

North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Non-partisan	Kirsten Baesler (Republican Party supported)	55.1%	154,177
	Non-partisan	Tracy Potter (Democratic Party supported)	44.6%	124,807
	Non-partisan	Write-in	0.4%	1,069
Total Votes				280,053
Election Results via North Dakota Secretary of State.

North Dakota Public Service Commission General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Randy Christmann	54.6%	164,591
	Democratic	Brad Crabtree	41.1%	123,978
	Libertarian	Joshua Voytek	4.3%	13,098
Total Votes				301,667
Election Results via North Dakota Secretary of State.

Oklahoma

Oklahoma state executive official elections, 2012

Oklahoma Corporation Commission Short-term seat General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Patrice Douglas Incumbent	100%%	0
Total Votes				0
Election Results via Oklahoma State Board of Elections.

Oklahoma Corporation Commission Full-term seat General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Bob Anthony Incumbent	100%%	0
Total Votes				0
Election Results via Oklahoma State Board of Elections.

Oregon

Oregon state executive official elections, 2012

Attorney General of Oregon General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Ellen Rosenblum Incumbent	56.3%	917,627
	Republican	James Buchal	39.2%	639,363
	Libertarian	James Leuenberger	2.8%	45,451
	Progressive	Chris Henry	1.7%	28,187
Total Votes				1,630,628
Election Results via Oregon Secretary of State.

Oregon Secretary of State General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Kate Brown Incumbent	51.4%	863,656
	Republican	Knute Buehler	43.3%	727,607
	Green	Seth Woolley	2.6%	44,235
	Libertarian	Bruce Alexander Knight	1.4%	24,273
	Progressive	Robert Wolfe	1.3%	21,783
Total Votes				1,681,554
Election Results via Oregon Secretary of State.

Oregon Treasurer General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Ted Wheeler Incumbent	57.9%	955,213
	Republican	Tom Cox	37%	609,989
	Progressive	Cameron Whitten	2.4%	38,762
	Libertarian	John Mahler	1.8%	30,002
	Constitution	Michael Paul Marsh	0.9%	15,415
Total Votes				1,649,381
Election Results via Oregon Secretary of State.

Oregon Commissioner of Labor and Industries General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Non-partisan	Brad Avakian* (D) Incumbent	52.5%	681,987
	Non-partisan	Bruce Starr* (R)	46.7%	606,735
	Non-partisan	Write-in	0.7%	9,616
Total Votes				1,298,338
Election Results via Oregon Secretary of State.

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania state executive official elections, 2012

Attorney General of Pennsylvania General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Kathleen Kane	56.1%	3,125,557
	Republican	David Freed	41.6%	2,313,506
	Libertarian	Marakay Rogers	2.3%	128,140
Total Votes				5,567,203
Election Results via Pennsylvania Department of State.

Pennsylvania Treasurer General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Rob McCord Incumbent	52.5%	2,872,344
	Republican	Diana Irey Vaughan	44%	2,405,654
	Libertarian	Patricia Fryman	3.5%	190,406
Total Votes				5,468,404
Election Results via Pennsylvania Department of State.

Pennsylvania Auditor General General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Eugene DePasquale	49.7%	2,729,565
	Republican	John Maher	46.4%	2,548,767
	Libertarian	Betsy Summers	3.8%	210,786
Total Votes				5,489,118
Election Results via Pennsylvania Department of State.

South Dakota

South Dakota state executive official elections, 2012

South Dakota Public Utilities Commission Seat 1 General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Chris Nelson Incumbent	67%	226,508
	Democratic	Nick Nemec	33%	111,405
Total Votes				337,913
Election Results via South Dakota Secretary of State.

South Dakota Public Utilities Commission Seat 2 General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Matt McGovern	40.4%	140,443
	Republican	Kristie Fiegen Incumbent	53.9%	187,383
	Libertarian	Russell Clarke	5.7%	19,696
Total Votes				347,522
Election Results via South Dakota Secretary of State.

Texas

Texas state executive official elections, 2012

Texas Railroad Commissioner 2 General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Christi Craddick	56.2%	4,336,499
	Democratic	Dale Henry	39.6%	3,057,733
	Libertarian	Vivekananda Wall	2.2%	173,001
	Green	Chris Kennedy	2%	153,664
Total Votes				7,720,897
Election Results via Texas Secretary of State.

Texas Railroad Commissioner 3 General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Barry Smitherman Incumbent	73.8%	4,537,625
	Libertarian	Jaime Perez	18.3%	1,127,074
	Green	Josh Wendel	7.9%	486,485
Total Votes				6,151,184
Election Results via Texas Secretary of State.

Utah

Utah state executive official elections, 2012

Governor of Utah General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Peter Cooke and Vince Rampton	27.7%	253,514
	Republican	Gary Herbert and Greg Bell Incumbent	68.4%	624,678
	Libertarian	Ken Larsen and Rob Latham	2.2%	19,956
	Constitution	Kirk Pearson and Tim Alders	1.7%	15,548
Total Votes				913,696
Election Results via Utah Lieutenant Governor. Vote totals above are unofficial and reflect 100% precincts reporting.

Attorney General of Utah General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Dee W. Smith	30.1%	269,893
	Republican	John Swallow	64.6%	579,118
	Libertarian	W. Andrew McCullough	5.3%	47,347
Total Votes				896,358
Election Results via Utah Lieutenant Governor. Vote totals above are unofficial and reflect 100% precincts reporting.

Utah Treasurer General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Christopher Stout	28.1%	247,277
	Republican	Richard Ellis Incumbent	66.9%	589,045
	Libertarian	Vincent Marcus	5%	44,257
Total Votes				880,579
Election Results via Utah Lieutenant Governor. Vote totals above are unofficial and reflect 100% precincts reporting.

Utah State Auditor General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Mark Sage	29.5%	259,576
	Republican	John Dougall	65.4%	575,677
	Constitution	Richard Proctor	5.2%	45,373
Total Votes				880,626
Election Results via Utah Lieutenant Governor. Vote totals above are unofficial and reflect 100% precincts reporting.

Vermont

Vermont state executive official elections, 2012

Governor of Vermont General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Peter Shumlin Incumbent	57.8%	170,749
	Republican	Randy Brock	37.6%	110,940
	Independent	Emily Peyton	2%	5,868
	United States Marijuana	Cris Ericson	1.9%	5,583
	Liberty Union	Dave Eagle	0.4%	1,303
	Independent	Write-in	0.3%	969
Total Votes				295,412
Election Results via Vermont Secretary of State.

Lieutenant Governor of Vermont General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Phillip Scott Incumbent	57.1%	162,787
	Democratic	Cassandra Gekas	40.4%	115,015
	Liberty Union	Ben Mitchell	2.4%	6,975
	Independent	Write-in	0.1%	257
Total Votes				285,034
Election Results via Vermont Secretary of State.

Vermont Secretary of State General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jim Condos Incumbent	86.6%	225,801
	Liberty Union	Mary Alice Herbert	13.1%	34,105
	Independent	Write-in	0.3%	876
Total Votes				260,782
Election Results via Vermont Secretary of State.

Attorney General of Vermont General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Bill Sorrell Incumbent	57.9%	164,441
	Republican	Jack McMullen	33.3%	94,588
	Progressive	Ed Stanak	5.5%	15,629
	Liberty Union	Rosemarie Jackowski	3%	8,533
	Independent	Write-in	0.2%	588
Total Votes				283,779
Election Results via Vermont Secretary of State.

Vermont Treasurer General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Elizabeth Pearce Incumbent	52.3%	147,700
	Republican	Wendy Wilton	40.7%	114,947
	Progressive	Don Schramm	4.4%	12,497
	Liberty Union	Jessica Diamondstone	2.5%	6,939
	Independent	Write-in	0.1%	198
Total Votes				282,281
Election Results via Vermont Secretary of State. Vote totals above are unofficial and reflect 263 of 275 precincts reporting.

Vermont State Auditor General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Doug Hoffer	51.3%	140,805
	Republican	Vince Illuzzi	45.1%	123,806
	Liberty Union	Jerry Levy	3.4%	9,381
	Independent	Write-in	0.1%	276
Total Votes				274,268
Election Results via Vermont Secretary of State.

Washington

Washington state executive official elections, 2012

Governor of Washington General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jay Inslee	51.5%	1,582,802
	Republican	Rob McKenna	48.5%	1,488,245
Total Votes				3,071,047
Election Results via Washington Secretary of State.

Lieutenant Governor of Washington General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Brad Owen Incumbent	53.7%	1,575,133
	Republican	Bill Finkbeiner	46.3%	1,359,212
Total Votes				2,934,345
Election Results via Washington Secretary of State.

Washington Secretary of State General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Kim Wyman	50.4%	1,464,741
	Democratic	Kathleen Drew	49.6%	1,442,868
Total Votes				2,907,609
Election Results via Washington Secretary of State.

Attorney General of Washington General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Bob Ferguson	53.5%	1,564,443
	Republican	Reagan Dunn	46.5%	1,361,010
Total Votes				2,925,453
Election Results via Washington Secretary of State.

Washington Treasurer General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	James McIntire Incumbent	58.7%	1,695,401
	Republican	Sharon Hanek	41.3%	1,192,150
Total Votes				2,887,551
Election Results via Washington Secretary of State.

Washington State Auditor General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Troy Kelley	52.9%	1,512,620
	Republican	James Watkins	47.1%	1,344,137
Total Votes				2,856,757
Election Results via Washington Secretary of State.

Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	N/A	Randy Dorn Incumbent	100%	2,164,163
Total Votes				2,164,163
Election Results via Washington Secretary of State.

Washington Commissioner of Insurance General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Mike Kreidler Incumbent	58.3%	1,662,555
	Republican	John Adams	41.7%	1,188,926
Total Votes				2,851,481
Election Results via Washington Secretary of State.

Washington Commissioner of Public Lands General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Peter Goldmark Incumbent	58.7%	1,692,083
	Republican	Clint Didier	41.3%	1,188,411
Total Votes				2,880,494
Election Results via Washington Secretary of State.

West Virginia

West Virginia state executive official elections, 2012

Governor of West Virginia General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Earl Ray Tomblin Incumbent	50.4%	284,758
	Republican	Bill Maloney	45.7%	258,376
	Mountain	Jesse Johnson	2.6%	14,614
	Libertarian	David Moran	1.4%	7,653
Total Votes				565,401
Election Results via West Virginia Secretary of State Election Results Center.

West Virginia Secretary of State General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Natalie Tennant Incumbent	62.4%	339,235
	Republican	Brian Savilla	37.6%	204,440
Total Votes				543,675
Election Results West Virginia Secretary of State Election Results Center.

Attorney General of West Virginia General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Darrell McGraw Incumbent	48.8%	267,135
	Republican	Patrick Morrisey	51.2%	280,695
Total Votes				547,830
Election Results West Virginia Secretary of State Election Results Center.

West Virginia Treasurer General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	John Perdue Incumbent	55.3%	295,996
	Republican	Mike Hall	44.7%	238,850
Total Votes				534,846
Election Results West Virginia Secretary of State Election Results Center.

West Virginia State Auditor General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Glen Gainer Incumbent	57.5%	303,240
	Republican	Larry Faircloth	42.5%	224,517
Total Votes				527,757
Election Results West Virginia Secretary of State Election Results Center.

West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Walt Helmick	51.5%	268,879
	Republican	Kent Leonhardt	48.5%	252,783
Total Votes				521,662
Election Results West Virginia Secretary of State Election Results Center.

Alabama

There was one state executive seat up for election in Alabama in 2012: the President of the Alabama Public Service Commission.

President of the Public Service Commission

1. Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh (Republican)

Arizona

There were 3 seats on the Arizona Corporation Commission up for election in 2012.

Corporation Commission

1. Bob Stump (Republican)
2. Robert Burns (Republican)
3. Susan Bitter Smith (Republican)

Delaware

There were 3 state executive positions up for election in Delaware in 2012: governor, lieutenant governor and insurance commissioner.

Governor

1. Jack Markell (Democratic)

Lt. Governor

1. Matthew Denn (Democratic)

Insurance Commissioner

1. Karen Weldin Stewart (Democratic)

Georgia

There were 2 seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission up for election in 2012.

Public Service Commission

1. Chuck Eaton (Republican)
2. Stan Wise (Republican)

Indiana

There were four state executive positions up for election in Indiana in 2012: governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and superintendent of public instruction.

Governor

1. Mike Pence (Republican)

Lt. Governor

1. Sue Ellspermann (Republican)

Attorney General

1. Greg Zoeller (Republican)

Superintendent of Public Instruction

1. Glenda Ritz (Democratic)

Louisiana

There was one seat on the Louisiana Public Service Commission up for election in 2012.

Public Service Commission

1. Scott Angelle (Republican)

Missouri

There were five state executive positions up for election in Missouri in 2012: governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state and treasurer.

Governor

1. Jay Nixon (Democratic)

Lt. Governor

1. Peter Kinder (Republican)

Attorney General

1. Chris Koster (Democratic)

Secretary of State

1. Jason Kander (Democratic)

Treasurer

1. Clint Zweifel (Democratic)

Montana

There were nine state executive positions up for election in Montana in 2012: governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, securities and insurance commissioner (state auditor), superintendent of public instruction and three seats on the Montana Public Service Commission.

Governor

1. Steve Bullock (Democratic)

Lt. Governor

1. John Walsh (Montana) (Democratic)

Attorney General

1. Tim Fox (Republican)

Secretary of State

1. Linda McCulloch (Democratic)

Commissioner of Securities and Insurance/State Auditor

1. Monica Lindeen (Democratic)

Superintendent of Public Instruction

1. Denise Juneau (Democratic)

Public Service Commission (3 seats)

1. Bob Lake (Republican)
2. Kirk Bushman (Republican)
3. Roger Koopman (Republican)

Nebraska

There were two seats on the Nebraska Public Service Commission were up for election in 2012.

Public Service Commission

1. Frank E. Landis, Jr. (Republican)
2. Tim Schram (Republican)

New Hampshire

The Governor of New Hampshire is the only state executive official up for election in 2012.

Governor

1. Margaret Hassan (Democratic)

New Mexico

There were seven state executive seats up for election in New Mexico in 2012. Two are on the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission and five are on the New Mexico Public Education Commission.

Public Regulation Commission

1. Karen Montoya (Democratic)
2. Valerie Espinoza (Democratic)

Public Education Commission

1. Carmie Lynn Toulouse (Democratic)
2. Carolyn Shearman (Democratic)
3. James F. Conyers (Democratic)
4. Jeff Carr (Democratic)
5. Vince Bergman (Republican)

North Carolina

There were ten state executive positions up for election in 2012: governor,lieutenant governor, secretary of state, attorney general, treasurer, auditor, superintendent of public instruction, agriculture commissioner, insurance commissioner and labor commissioner.

Governor

1. Pat McCrory (Republican)

Lt. Governor

1. Dan Forest (Republican)

Attorney General

1. Roy Cooper (Democratic)

Secretary of State

1. Elaine Marshall (Democratic)

Treasurer

1. Janet Cowell (Democratic)

Auditor

1. Beth Wood (Democratic)

Superintendent of Public Instruction

1. June Atkinson (Democratic)

Agriculture Commissioner

1. Steve Troxler (Republican)

Insurance Commissioner

1. Wayne Goodwin (Democratic)

Labor Commissioner

1. Cherie K. Berry (Republican)

North Dakota

There were seven state executive positions up for election in 2012: governor, lieutenant governor, treasurer, auditor, insurance commissioner, Superintendent of Public Instruction and one seat on the North Dakota Public Service Commission.

Governor

1. Jack Dalrymple (Republican)

Lt. Governor

Results are not yet available.

Treasurer

1. Kelly Schmidt (Republican)

Auditor

1. Robert Peterson (Republican)

Insurance Commissioner

1. Adam Hamm (Republican)

Superintendent of Schools

1. Kirsten Baesler (Non-partisan)

Public Service Commission

1. Randel Christmann (Republican)

Oklahoma

There were two seats on the Oklahoma Corporation Commission up for election in 2012.

Corporation Commission

1. Bob Anthony (Republican)
2. Patrice Douglas (Republican)

Oregon

There were four state executive positions up for election in 2012: secretary of state, attorney general, treasurer and commissioner of labor and industries.

Attorney General

1. Ellen Rosenblum (Democratic)

Secretary of State

1. Kate Brown (Democratic)

Treasurer

1. Ted Wheeler (Democratic)

Commissioner of Labor and Industries

1. Brad Avakian (Nonpartisan)

Pennsylvania

There were three state executive positions up for election in 2012: attorney general, treasurer and auditor general.

Attorney General

1. Kathleen Kane (Democratic)

Treasurer

1. Rob McCord (Democratic)

Auditor General

Results are not yet available.

South Dakota

There were two seats on the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission up for election in 2012.

1. Chris Nelson (Republican)
2. Kristie Fiegen (Republican)

Texas

There were two seats on the Texas Railroad Commission up for election in 2012.

1. Barry Smitherman (Republican)
2. Christi Craddick (Republican)

Utah

There were five state executive positions up for election in 2012: governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, treasurer and state auditor.

Governor

1. Gary R. Herbert (Republican)

Lt. Governor

1. Gregory Bell (Republican)

Attorney General

1. John Swallow (Republican)

Treasurer

1. Richard Ellis (Republican)

Auditor

1. John Dougall (Republican)

Vermont

There were six state executive positions up for election in 2012: governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, treasurer and state auditor.

Governor

1. Peter Shumlin (Democratic)

Lt. Governor

Results are not yet available.

Attorney General

1. Bill Sorrell (Democratic)

Secretary of State

1. Jim Condos (Democratic)

Treasurer

1. Elizabeth Pearce (Democratic)

Auditor

1. Doug Hoffer (Republican)

Washington

There were nine state executive positions up for election in 2012: governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, treasurer, auditor, superintendent of public instruction, insurance commissioner and public lands commissioner.

Governor

1. Jay Inslee (Democratic)

Lt. Governor

1. Brad Owen (Democratic)

Attorney General

1. Bob Ferguson (Democratic)

Secretary of State

1. Kim Wyman (Republican)

Treasurer

1. James McIntire (Democratic)

Auditor

1. Troy Kelley (Democratic)

Superintendent of Public Instruction

1. Randy Dorn (Non-partisan)

Insurance Commissioner

1. Mike Kreidler (Democratic)

Public Lands Commissioner

1. Peter Goldmark (Democratic)

West Virginia

There were six state executive positions up for election in 2012: governor, attorney general, secretary of state, treasurer, state auditor and agriculture commissioner.

Governor

1. Earl Ray Tomblin (Democratic)

Attorney General

1. Patrick Morrisey (Republican)

Secretary of State

1. Natalie Tennant (Democratic)

Treasurer

1. John Perdue (Democratic)

Auditor

1. Glen Gainer (Democratic)

Agriculture Commissioner

1. Walt Helmick (Democratic)

See also: State executive official elections news, 2012

Gubernatorial

If the GOP had won five gubernatorial races from Democrats on November 6, that would have given the party 34 -- the most for Republicans since 1922. As of December 2012, the number of Democratic governors in the country is at its lowest since 2001. After the November 2012 election, there were 30 Republican governors and 19 Democratic.

• Delaware
• Indiana
• Missouri
• Montana
• New Hampshire
• North Carolina
• North Dakota
• Utah
• Vermont
• Washington
• West Virginia

Lt. Governor

• Delaware
• Indiana
• Missouri
• Montana
• North Carolina
• North Dakota
• Utah
• Vermont
• Washington

Secretary of State

• Missouri
• Montana
• North Carolina
• Oregon
• Vermont
• Washington
• West Virginia

Attorney General

• Indiana
• Missouri
• Montana
• North Carolina
• Oregon
• Pennsylvania
• Utah
• Vermont
• Washington
• West Virginia

State Treasurer

• Missouri
• North Carolina
• North Dakota
• Oregon
• Pennsylvania
• Utah
• Vermont
• Washington
• West Virginia

Auditor

• Montana
• North Carolina
• North Dakota
• Pennsylvania
• Utah
• Vermont
• Washington
• West Virginia

Superintendent of Schools

• Indiana
• Montana
• North Carolina
• Washington

Public Services Commissioner

• Alabama (1 seat)
• Arizona (1 seat)
• Georgia (2 seats)
• Louisiana (1 seat)
• Montana (3 seats)
• Nebraska (1 seat)
• New Mexico down ballot state executive elections (2 seats)
• North Dakota down ballot state executive elections (1 seat)
• Oklahoma down ballot state executive elections (2 seats)
• South Dakota (2 seats)

Railroad Commissioner

• Texas (2 seats)

Commissioner of Insurance

• Delaware
• Montana (also serves as State Auditor)
• North Carolina
• North Dakota
• Washington

Commissioner of Agriculture

• North Carolina
• West Virginia

Natural Resources Commissioner

• Washington

Labor Commissioner

• North Carolina
• Oregon

See also

• State executive offices
• 2012 state executive calendar