List of candidates running in state executive elections, 2012

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

There were 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 are populated with candidates that ran for state executive seats in 2012.

Ballotpedia staff created profiles for 396 candidates who ran 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.

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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

• Lucy Baxley
• Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh
• Chip Brown
• Kathy Peterson

Arizona

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

Corporation Commission

• Susan Bitter Smith
• Bob Stump
• Sandra Kennedy
• Robert Burns (Arizona)
• Daniel Pout
• Thomas Meadows
• Marcia Busching
• Christopher Gohl

Delaware

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

Governor

• Jeff Cragg
• Jack Markell
• David Graham (Delaware)
• Mark Joseph Perri

Lt. Governor

• Sher Valenzuela
• Matthew Denn
• Margie Waite-McKeown

Insurance Commissioner

• Mitch Crane
• Benjamin Mobley
• Karen Weldin Stewart
• Paul Gallagher
• Dennis Spivack
• David R. Eisenhour

Georgia

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

Public Service Commission

• Chuck Eaton
• Stan Wise
• Pam Davidson
• Stephen Oppenheimer
• Matt Reid
• David Staples
• Brad Ploeger

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

• John Gregg (Indiana)
• Rupert Boneham
• Mike Pence
• Jim Wallace (Indiana)
• Donnie Harold Harris

Lt. Governor

• George Fish
• Brad Klopfenstein
• Sue Ellspermann, 2012
• Vi Simpson, 2012
• Vi Simpson
• Sue Ellspermann

Attorney General

• Greg Zoeller
• Kay Fleming

Superintendent of Public Instruction

• Tony Bennett (Florida Commissioner of Education)
• Glenda Ritz

Louisiana

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

Public Service Commission

• Scott Angelle
• Erich Ponti
• Forest Wright
• Greg Gaubert
• Sarah Holliday

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

• Dave Spence
• Bill Randles
• Leonard Steinman II (Missouri)
• John Weiler
• Jim Higgins
• Fred Sauer
• Clay Thunderhawk
• William Campbell (Missouri)
• Jay Nixon

Lt. Governor

• Mike Carter (Missouri)
• Judy Baker
• Chris McKee
• Fred Kratky
• Dennis Weisenburger
• Charles Kullmann
• Matthew Copple
• Sara Lampe
• Cynthia Davis (Missouri)
• Jackie Townes McGee
• Peter Kinder
• Susan Montee
• Becky Plattner
• Bill Haas
• Brad Lager
• Paul McKee

Attorney General

• Chris Koster
• Ed Martin
• Adam Warren (Missouri)
• Dave Browning

Secretary of State

• Scott Rupp
• Jason Kander
• Bill Stouffer
• MD Rabbi Alam
• Cisse Spragins
• Justin Harter (Missouri)
• Shane Schoeller

Treasurer

• Clint Zweifel
• Cole McNary
• Sean O'Toole

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

• Jim O'Hara
• Corey Stapleton
• Bob Fanning
• Rick Hill (Montana)
• Steve Bullock
• Heather Margolis
• Bill Coate
• Neil Livingstone
• Ken Miller (Montana)
• Jim Lynch
• Ron Vandevender

Lt. Governor

• John Walsh (Montana)
• Scott Swingley
• Steve Nelsen
• Joni Oja
• Bob Keenan
• Joel Boniek
• Marc Mulcahy
• Jon Sonju
• Ryan Zinke
• Bill Gallagher
• Albert Olszewski

Attorney General

• Pam Bucy
• Tim Fox (Montana)
• Jesse Laslovich
• Jim Shockley

Secretary of State

• Drew Turiano
• Brad Johnson (Montana)
• Scott Aspenlieder
• Linda McCulloch
• Patty Lovaas
• Roger Roots

Commissioner of Securities and Insurance/State Auditor

• Monica Lindeen
• Derek Skees

Superintendent of Public Instruction

• Denise Juneau
• Sandy Welch

Public Service Commission (3 seats)

• Michael More
• Gail Gutsche
• Al Garver
• Chuck Tooley
• John Vincent (Montana)
• Roger Koopman
• Chris Greil
• Bob Lake
• Edward McCrone
• Jim Pearson
• Kirk Bushman
• James Brown (Montana)

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

• Ovide Lamontagne
• Kevin Smith (New Hampshire)
• Bill Kennedy (New Hampshire)
• Robert Tarr
• Jacalyn Cilley
• John J. Babiarz
• Maggie Hassan

New Mexico

There were two seats on the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission up for election in 2012.

Public Regulation Commission

• Al Park
• Virginia Vigil
• Danny Maki
• Christopher Ocksrider
• Karen Montoya
• Brad Gallegos
• Valerie Espinoza
• Carmie Lynn Toulouse
• James F. Conyers
• Vince Bergman
• Jeff Carr

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

• Walter H. Dalton
• Bob Etheridge
• Bill Faison
• Pat McCrory
• Gary M. Dunn
• Jim Harney
• Charles Moss (North Carolina)
• Bruce Blackmon
• Scott Jones (North Carolina)
• James Mahan (North Carolina)
• Barbara Howe (North Carolina)

Lt. Governor

• Dan Forest
• Linda Coleman (North Carolina)
• Tony Gurley
• Grey Mills Jr.
• Eric Mansfield

Attorney General

• Roy Cooper

Secretary of State

• AJ Daoud
• Mike Beitler
• Elaine Marshall
• Kenn Gardner
• Ed Goodwin

Treasurer

• Janet Cowell
• Steve Royal
• Ron Elmer

Auditor

• Beth Wood (North Carolina)
• Joseph Hank DeBragga
• Greg Dority
• Debra Goldman
• Fern Shubert
• Rudy Wright

Superintendent of Public Instruction

• June Atkinson
• Richard Alexander
• Ray Martin (North Carolina)
• David Scholl (North Carolina)
• John Tedesco
• Mark Crawford (North Carolina)

Agriculture Commissioner

• Steve Troxler
• Scott Bryant
• Bill McManus

Insurance Commissioner

• Wayne Goodwin
• Mike Causey
• James McCall
• Richard Morgan

Labor Commissioner

• Cherie K. Berry
• Marlowe Foster
• Tyrone Richardson
• John C. Brooks (North Carolina)

North Dakota

There were 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.

Governor

• Ryan Taylor (North Dakota)
• Jack Dalrymple
• Roland Riemers
• Paul Sorum

Lt. Governor

• Ellen Chaffee
• Drew Wrigley
• Anthony Johns
• Michael Coachman

Treasurer

• Kelly Schmidt
• Ross Mushik

Auditor

• Robert Peterson
• Scot Kelsh

Insurance Commissioner

• Adam Hamm
• Tom Potter (North Dakota)

Superintendent of Schools

• Max Laird
• Kirsten Baesler
• Tracy Potter

Public Service Commission

• Randel Christmann
• Brad Crabtree

Oklahoma

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

Corporation Commission

• Brooks Mitchell
• Bob Anthony
• Patrice Douglas (Oklahoma)

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

• Dwight Holton
• Ellen Rosenblum
• James Buchal
• Chris Henry (Oregon)
• James Leuenberger

Secretary of State

• Paul Damian Wells
• Knute Buehler
• Robert Wolfe
• Seth Woolley
• Bruce Alexander Knight
• Kate Brown

Treasurer

• Ted Wheeler
• Tom Cox (Oregon)
• Cameron Whitten
• John Mahler
• Michael P. Marsh (Oregon)

Commissioner of Labor and Industries

• Brad Avakian
• Bruce Starr

Pennsylvania

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

Attorney General

• Kathleen Kane
• David Freed
• Patrick J. Murphy (Pennsylvania)
• Don Bailey (Pennsylvania)
• Marakay Rogers

Treasurer

• Diana Irey Vaughan
• Patricia Fryman
• Rob McCord

Auditor General

• Frank Pinto
• Eugene DePasquale, 2012
• John Maher, 2012
• Betsy Summers
• John Maher, Auditor (2012)

South Dakota

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

• Chris Nelson
• Matt McGovern
• Nick Nemec
• Russell Clarke
• Kristie Fiegen

Texas

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

• Greg Parker
• Warren Chisum
• Beryl Burgess
• Barry Smitherman
• Al Lee
• Vivekananda Wall
• Becky Berger
• Jaime Perez
• Roland Sledge
• Dale Henry
• Chris Kennedy (Texas)
• Joe Cotten
• Elizabeth Murphy-Kolb
• Josh Wendel
• Thomas Nance III
• Christi Craddick

Utah

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

Governor

• Kenneth Sumsion
• David Kirkham
• Morgan Philpot
• Peter Cooke
• Lane Ronnow
• William Skokos
• Brandon Nay
• Ken Larsen
• Gary R. Herbert
• Kirk Pearson (Utah)
• Brian Kamerath

Lt. Governor

• Gregory Bell
• Vince Rampton
• Tim Alders

Attorney General

• Andrew McCullough
• Dee W. Smith
• Sean D. Reyes
• John Swallow

Treasurer

• Vincent Marcus
• Christopher Stout
• Richard Ellis

Auditor

• John Dougall
• Mark Sage
• Auston Johnson
• Richard Proctor (Utah)

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

• Martha Abbott
• Peter Shumlin
• Dave Eagle
• Emily Peyton
• Cris Ericson (2012 candidate)
• Randy Brock (Vermont)

Lt. Governor

• Marjorie Powers
• Cassandra Gekas
• Ben Mitchell
• Phil Scott (Vermont)

Attorney General

• Bill Sorrell
• T.J. Donovan
• Jack McMullen
• Ed Stanak
• Rosemarie Jackowski

Secretary of State

• Jim Condos
• Mary Alice Herbert

Treasurer

• Elizabeth Pearce
• Wendy Wilton
• Don Schramm
• Jessica Diamondstone

Auditor

• Vincent Illuzzi
• Jerry Levy

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

• Rob McKenna (Washington)
• Shahram Hadian
• Jay Inslee
• Mary Martin (Washington)
• Dale Sorgen
• Rob Hill
• Javier Lopez (Washington)
• Max Sampson
• James White (Washington)
• Christian Joubert

Lt. Governor

• Bill Finkbeiner
• Brad Owen
• Glenn Anderson, Washington Representative
• Dave T. Sumner IV
• James Robert Deal
• Mark Greene (Washington)

Attorney General

• Bob Ferguson
• Stephen Pidgeon

Secretary of State

• Kim Wyman
• Kathleen Drew
• Jim Kastama
• Greg Nickels
• David J. Anderson (Washington Secretary of State candidate)
• Sam Wright (Washington)
• Karen Murray

Treasurer

• James McIntire
• Sharon Hanek

Auditor

• Mark Miloscia
• Craig Pridemore
• James Watkins
• Troy Kelley

Superintendent of Public Instruction

• Randy Dorn
• John Patterson Blair
• James Bauckman
• Don Hansler
• Ronald Higgins (Washington)

Insurance Commissioner

• Mike Kreidler
• John Adams (Washington)
• Scott Reilly
• Brian C. Berend

Public Lands Commissioner

• Peter Goldmark
• Stephen Sharon
• Clint Didier

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

• Ralph William Clark
• Bill Maloney (West Virginia)
• Phil Hudok
• Earl Ray Tomblin
• Arnie Moltis
• Frankie Rocchetti
• Jesse Johnson (West Virginia)
• David Moran (West Virginia)
• Barbara Lynn Spurlock

Attorney General

• Patrick Morrisey
• Darrell V. McGraw, Jr.

Secretary of State

• Brian Savilla
• Natalie Tennant

Treasurer

• John Perdue
• Steve Connolly
• Mike Hall (West Virginia)

Auditor

• Glen Gainer
• Larry V. Faircloth
• John Klayton Miller

Agriculture Commissioner

• Joe Messineo
• Steve Miller (West Virginia)
• Robert Tabb
• Sally Shepherd
• Kent Leonhardt
• Carl Waggoner
• Betty Quintana
• Walt Helmick

See also

• State executive official elections, 2012