Georgia state executive official elections, 2012

Two state executive positions were up for election in 2012 in the state of Georgia.

• Georgia Public Service Commission (2 officers)

The primary took place on July 31, 2012 with the general election on November 6, 2012.

District 3 incumbent Chuck Eaton and district 5 incumbent Stan Wise both won re-election in the general election on November 6, 2012.

The commission is composed of five popularly elected members who serve staggered, six-year terms. They are responsible for regulating Georgia's public utilities -- that is, electric, gas, telecommunications and transportation firms.

• District 3
• District 5
• Key deadlines

General

November 6 General election candidates:

Stephen Oppenheimer

Chuck Eaton (Incumbent)

Brad Ploeger

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.

Primary

July 31 Democratic primary candidates:

• Stephen Oppenheimera

July 31 Republican primary candidates:

• Chuck Eaton (Incumbent)a
• Matt Reid

Georgia Public Service Commission, District 3, Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Chuck Eaton Incumbent	59.9%	498,273
Matt Reid	40.1%	333,725
Total Votes		831,998
Election Results Via: Georgia Secretary of State

General

November 6 General election candidates:

Stan Wise (Incumbent)

David Staples

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.

Primary

July 31 Democratic primary candidates:

• No candidates filed

July 31 Republican primary candidates:

• Stan Wise (Incumbent)a
• Pam Davidson

Georgia Public Service Commission, District 5, Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Stan Wise Incumbent	56.5%	463,615
Pam Davidson	43.5%	356,778
Total Votes		820,393
Election Results Via: Georgia Secretary of State

Libertarian candidates:

• David Staples

Deadline	Event
May 25	Signature filing deadline for party candidates
June 1	Last day to file as a non-partisan write-in candidate
July 2	Last day to register to vote for the primary
July 31	Primary election
Aug 6	Deadline for an Independent or Political Body Candidate to file nomination petitions
Aug 21	Primary election runoff (if necessary)
Oct 9	Deadline to register to vote in the general election
Nov 6	General election
Dec 4	General election runoff (if necessary)

Additional reading

• Florida Times Union, "Georgia PSC's longest serving member skipping televised debate," October 3, 2012

See also

• Statewide elections, 2012
• State executive official elections, 2012

External links

Suggest a link

• Georgia Secretary of State - Elections