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List of candidates running in state executive elections, 2012
This page contains all candidates who are running in the 2012 state executive elections.
There are 94 (27.3%) of the country's 344 elected state executive seats up for re-election in November 2012, in 22 states. The individual state tabs below will be populated with candidates running for state executive seats in 2012.
As of Saturday, May 18, 2013, Ballotpedia staff have created profiles for 407 candidates who are running in the 2012 state executive elections. This includes candidates who lost in a primary election or who failed to receive their party's nomination at a convention. In states in which the filing deadline has not yet passed, the initial counts are based primarily on news reports.
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Delaware
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Louisiana
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New Hampshire
- New Mexico
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- South Dakota
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Washington
- West Virginia
There is 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
There are 3 seats on the Arizona Corporation Commission up for election in 2012.
Corporation Commission
There are 3 state executive positions up for election in Delaware in 2012: governor, lieutenant governor and insurance commissioner.
GovernorLt. Governor |
Insurance Commissioner |
There are 2 seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission up for election in 2012.
Public Service Commission
There are four state executive positions up for election in Indiana in 2012: governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and superintendent of public instruction.
GovernorLt. Governor |
Attorney GeneralSuperintendent of Public Instruction |
There is one seat on the Louisiana Public Service Commission up for election in 2012.
Public Service Commission
There are five state executive positions up for election in Missouri in 2012: governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state and treasurer.
Governor |
Lt. Governor
Attorney General |
Secretary of StateTreasurer |
There are 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
Lt. Governor |
Attorney GeneralSecretary of StateCommissioner of Securities and Insurance/State Auditor |
Superintendent of Public InstructionPublic Service Commission (3 seats) |
There are two seats on the Nebraska Public Service Commission were up for election in 2012.
Public Service Commission
The Governor of New Hampshire is the only state executive official up for election in 2012.
Governor
There are two seats on the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission up for election in 2012.
Public Regulation Commission
There are 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
Lt. Governor |
Attorney GeneralSecretary of StateTreasurerAuditor |
Superintendent of Public InstructionAgriculture CommissionerInsurance CommissionerLabor Commissioner |
There are six state executive positions up for election in 2012: governor, lieutenant governor, treasurer, auditor, insurance commissioner and one seat on the North Dakota Public Service Commission.
GovernorLt. Governor |
TreasurerAuditorInsurance CommissionerSuperintendent of SchoolsPublic Service Commission |
There are two seats on the Oklahoma Corporation Commission up for election in 2012.
Corporation Commission
There are four state executive positions up for election in 2012: secretary of state, attorney general, treasurer and commissioner of labor and industries.
Attorney General
Secretary of State
Treasurer
Commissioner of Labor and Industries
There are three state executive positions up for election in 2012: attorney general, treasurer and auditor general.
Attorney General
Treasurer
Auditor General
There are five state executive positions up for election in 2012: governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, treasurer and state auditor.
Governor
Lt. Governor |
Attorney GeneralTreasurerAuditor |
There are six state executive positions up for election in 2012: governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, treasurer and state auditor.
GovernorLt. GovernorAttorney General |
Secretary of StateTreasurerAuditor |
There are 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
Lt. Governor |
Attorney GeneralSecretary of State
TreasurerAuditor |
Superintendent of Public InstructionInsurance CommissionerPublic Lands Commissioner |
There are six state executive positions up for election in 2012: governor, attorney general, secretary of state, treasurer, state auditor and agriculture commissioner.
Governor
Attorney GeneralSecretary of State |
TreasurerAuditorAgriculture Commissioner |