This page contains all general election candidates who ran in the 2012 state executive elections.

There were 94 (28.14%) of the country's 334 elected state executive seats up for re-election in November 2012, in 22 states. The individual state tabs below were populated with candidates who secured a spot on the general election ballot in November.

Ballotpedia staff counted 8 candidates who appeared on the general election ballot in the 2012 state executive elections. Of those 8 candidates, there were:

• 0 Democratic candidates
• 8 Republican candidates
• 0 nonpartisan or third party candidates

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

Results are not yet available.

Arizona

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

Corporation Commission

Results are not yet available.

Delaware

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

Georgia

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

Public Service Commission

• Chuck Eaton
• Stan Wise

Indiana

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

Louisiana

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

Public Service Commission

Results are not yet available.

Missouri

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

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.

Nebraska

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

Public Service Commission

• Tim Schram
• Frank E. Landis, Jr.

New Hampshire

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

Governor

Results are not yet available.

New Mexico

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

Public Regulation Commission

Results are not yet available.

Public Education Commission

Results are not yet available.

North Carolina

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

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.

Oklahoma

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

Corporation Commission

• Bob Anthony

Oregon

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

Attorney General

Results are not yet available.

Secretary of State

Results are not yet available.

Treasurer

Results are not yet available.

Commissioner of Labor and Industries

Results are not yet available.

Pennsylvania

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

Attorney General

Results are not yet available.

Treasurer

Results are not yet available.

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.

• Kristie Fiegen

Texas

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

• Christi Craddick

Utah

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

Vermont

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

Washington

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

West Virginia

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

See also

• State executive official elections, 2012

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