Chip Beeker
Chris Beeker (Republican Party) (also known as Chip) was a member of the Alabama Public Service Commission, representing Place 2. He assumed office on January 1, 2015. He left office on September 24, 2024.
Beeker (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Alabama Public Service Commission to represent Place 2. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Beeker ran unopposed in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Beeker was also a district-level delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Alabama. Beeker was one of 36 delegates from Alabama bound by state party rules to support Donald Trump at the convention.[1] As of July 13, 2016, Trump had approximately 1,542 delegates. The winner of the Republican nomination needed the support of 1,237 delegates. Trump formally won the nomination on July 19, 2016.
Biography
Beeker earned a bachelor's degree in commerce and business administration from the University of West Alabama.[2] He is the owner and operator of Beeker Catfish and Cattle Farms. Beeker served as a Greene County Commissioner from 1986 to 2006.[3]
Political career
Alabama Public Service Commission (2015-2024)
Beeker first won election to the commission on November 4, 2014. He succeeded Terry Dunn (R), who he defeated during the June 3, 2014, primary.
Elections
2022
See also: Alabama Public Service Commission election, 2022
General election
General election for Alabama Public Service Commission Place 2
Incumbent Chris Beeker defeated Laura Lane in the general election for Alabama Public Service Commission Place 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Chris Beeker (R) | 83.2 | 931,354 | |
| Laura Lane (L) | 16.1 | 179,883 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 8,624 | ||
| Total votes: 1,119,861 | ||||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Alabama Public Service Commission Place 2
Incumbent Chris Beeker defeated Robert McCollum in the Republican primary runoff for Alabama Public Service Commission Place 2 on June 21, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Chris Beeker | 63.2 | 215,377 | |
| Robert McCollum | 36.8 | 125,178 | ||
| Total votes: 340,555 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Alabama Public Service Commission Place 2
Incumbent Chris Beeker and Robert McCollum advanced to a runoff. They defeated Robin Litaker in the Republican primary for Alabama Public Service Commission Place 2 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Chris Beeker | 43.1 | 208,175 | |
| ✔ | Robert McCollum | 35.9 | 173,004 | |
| Robin Litaker | 21.0 | 101,347 | ||
| Total votes: 482,526 | ||||
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2018
General election
General election for Alabama Public Service Commission Place 2
Incumbent Chris Beeker defeated Kari Powell in the general election for Alabama Public Service Commission Place 2 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Chris Beeker (R) | 60.1 | 1,006,713 | |
| Kari Powell (D) | 39.9 | 668,620 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 1,029 | ||
| Total votes: 1,676,362 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Alabama Public Service Commission Place 2
Kari Powell advanced from the Democratic primary for Alabama Public Service Commission Place 2 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Kari Powell | |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Alabama Public Service Commission Place 2
Incumbent Chris Beeker defeated Robin Litaker in the Republican primary for Alabama Public Service Commission Place 2 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Chris Beeker | 68.7 | 281,753 | |
| Robin Litaker | 31.3 | 128,587 | ||
| Total votes: 410,340 | ||||
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2014
Beeker ran for election to the Alabama Public Service Commission.[4] Chip Beeker won the general election on November 4, 2014, without opposition.
Beeker sought the Republican nomination in the June 3 primary, and defeated Terry Dunn in the runoff election on July 15, 2014. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
Runoff
| Alabama Public Service Commissioner (Place 2), Republican Primary Runoff, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
 Chip Beeker |
59.3% | 119,122 | ||
| Terry Dunn Incumbent | 40.7% | 81,626 | ||
| Total Votes | 200,748 | |||
| Election results via ALGOP.org. | ||||
Primary
| Alabama Public Service Commission, Position 2, Republican Primary, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
| Chip Beeker |
39% | 133,606 | ||
| Terry Dunn Incumbent |
32.5% | 111,404 | ||
| Jonathan Barbee | 15.9% | 54,341 | ||
| Phillip Brown | 12.6% | 43,097 | ||
| Total Votes | 342,448 | |||
| Election results via Alabama Secretary of State. | ||||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Campaign finance summary
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Delegate rules
At-large and congressional district delegates from Alabama to the 2016 Republican National Convention were elected directly by voters in the state primary election. 2016 Alabama GOP bylaws required delegates to vote at the convention for the candidate to whom they pledged an oath on their qualifying form for all ballots—unless that candidate released them to vote for another candidate or two-thirds of the delegates pledged to a particular candidate voted to release themselves.
Alabama primary results
- See also: Presidential election in Alabama, 2016
| Alabama Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
|
Donald Trump |
43.4% | 373,721 | 36 | |
| Ted Cruz | 21.1% | 181,479 | 13 | |
| Marco Rubio | 18.7% | 160,606 | 1 | |
| Ben Carson | 10.2% | 88,094 | 0 | |
| John Kasich | 4.4% | 38,119 | 0 | |
| Jeb Bush | 0.5% | 3,974 | 0 | |
| Chris Christie | 0.1% | 858 | 0 | |
| Carly Fiorina | 0.1% | 544 | 0 | |
| Lindsey Graham | 0% | 253 | 0 | |
| Mike Huckabee | 0.3% | 2,539 | 0 | |
| Rand Paul | 0.2% | 1,895 | 0 | |
| Rick Santorum | 0.1% | 617 | 0 | |
| Other | 0.9% | 7,953 | 0 | |
| Totals | 860,652 | 50 | ||
| Source: AlabamaVotes.gov | ||||
Delegate allocation
Alabama had 50 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 21 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's seven congressional districts). Alabama's district-level delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; a candidate had to win at least 20 percent of the vote in a congressional district in order to have received any of that district's delegates. The highest vote-getter in a district was allocated two of the district's three delegates; the second highest vote-getter received the remaining delegate. If only one candidate met the 20 percent threshold in a district, he or she won all of the district's delegates. If no candidate won at least 20 percent of the vote, then the 20 percent threshold was discarded. If a candidate won more than 50 percent of the vote in a district, he or she received all three of that district's delegates.[5][6]
Of the remaining 29 delegates, 26 served at large. At-large delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; a candidate must have won 20 percent of the statewide vote in order to have received a share of the state's at-large delegates. If a candidate won more than 50 percent of the statewide vote, he or she was allocated all of Alabama's at-large delegates. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention.[5][6]
Personal
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Beeker and his wife, Teresa Inge Beeker, have three children and nine grandchildren. Beeker attends the First Presbyterian Church of Eutaw.[2]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Alabama GOP, "2016 Republican National Convention Delegates," accessed April 11, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chip Beeker for Public Service Commission, "About Chip," accessed August 28, 2014
- ↑ Alabama Public Service Commission, "Commissioner Chris "Chip" Beeker," accessed January 19, 2015
- ↑ The Associated Press, "Terry Dunn draws challenge from Chris "Chip" Beeker in Alabama PSC race," June 10, 2013
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by - |
Alabama Public Service Commission Place 2 2015-2024 |
Succeeded by Chris Beeker, III (R) |
| Preceded by - |
Greene County Commission |
Succeeded by - |
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