2021

See also:State executive official elections, 2021

No state held elections for public service commissioner in 2021.

2020

See also:State executive official elections, 2020

Ten states held elections for public service commissioner in 2020:

2019

See also:State executive official elections, 2019

One state held elections for public service commissioner in 2019:

• Mississippi

2018

See also:State executive official elections, 2018

Ten states held elections for public service commissioner in 2018.

2017

One state held an election for one seat in 2017:

• Louisiana

2016

See also:Public Service Commission elections, 2016

Ten states held elections for a total of18 seats in 2016:

2015

See also:State executive official elections, 2015

One state held regularly scheduled elections for public service commissioner in 2015:Mississippi.

Cecil Brown (D),Brandon Presley (D) andSam Britton (R) won their respective races for the Mississippi Public Service Commission.^[1]

2014

Main article:State executive official elections, 2014

Ten states held regularly scheduled public service commissioner elections in the 2014 electoral cycle:

2013

There were no commissioner elections in 2013.

2012

Main article:State executive official elections, 2012

Ten states held scheduled public service commissioner elections in the 2012 electoral cycle:Alabama,Arizona,Georgia,Louisiana,Montana,Nebraska,New Mexico,North Dakota,Oklahoma andSouth Dakota.

Heading into the November election, Democrats held six of the seats, Republicans held 12 seats and one seat was held by an Independent. Out of 19 incumbents, 14 sought re-election in 2012. The status breakdown of the remaining five was as follows:

• Three retired from office -Louisiana Public Service CommissionerJames Field (R),New Mexico Public Regulation CommissionerDouglas J. Howe (I) andNorth Dakota Public Service CommissionerTony Clark (R).

• Two did not run due to term limits -Montana Public Service CommissionerBrad Molnar (R) andNew Mexico Public Regulation CommissionerJason Marks (D).

Following the election, nine incumbents, all Republicans, won re-election. The remaining five incumbents, all Democratic candidates, were defeated by Republican challengers. The non-incumbent races inLouisiana,Montana, andNorth Dakota were won by Republican candidates, while the two non-incumbent races inNew Mexico were won by Democratic candidates.