Elections
2022 Fulton County Superior Court Campaign
Due to having been appointed to the Fulton Superior Court,Judge Eaton was required to run in the next election. Therefore,he was on the ballot for the May,2022 election and won by a margin of over 14 points,with 57.21% of the vote. [6] Chuck Eaton was elected to a four-year term.
2018 Public Service Commission Campaign
In 2018,Eaton was re-elected to a third term on the Georgia Public Service Commission. As stated in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution,he won in a runoff election,with "52 percent of the vote to Lindy Miller's roughly 48 percent of the roughly 1.4 million votes cast". [7] [8] In 2017,Commissioner Eaton was part of a unanimous vote to continue the controversial,Plant Vogtle nuclear construction. [9] The project was a central focus of the 2018 television debates. [10] In an Atlanta Magazine interview,he restated his support of Vogtle because,"Vogtle is part of our state's long-range fuel mix strategy and as a 60-year asset will provide reliable,affordable,zero-carbon energy for Georgia consumers into the foreseeable future. Diversity in generation is essential in ensuring our electric rates continue to remain competitive." [11] In the Wall Street Journal he stated,“I still believe that nuclear still needs to be part of a diversified mix." [12] [13]
2012 Public Service Commission Campaign
According to the Atlanta Business Chronicle,"Republican Chuck Eaton captured 52.2 percent of the vote in a three-way race to win a second term on the Georgia Public Service Commission." [14]
2006 Public Service Commission Campaign
Chuck Eaton was first elected to the PSC on December 5,2006. He was elected in a statewide runoff,defeating incumbent David Burgess,with 52% of the vote. [15]
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