CenterPoint Energy
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What shareholders voted on
From CenterPoint Energy’s own filings with the SEC. Support is the share of votes cast for and against, so abstentions and broker non-votes are not counted in it.
2026
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The advisory resolution on executive compensation | Say on pay | 96.9% | Passed | |
| Michael A. "Casey" Herman | Company proposal | 99.8% | Passed | |
| CenterPoint Energy's Amended and Restated Certificate of Formation providing for limited officer exculpation and certain other immaterial updates | Company proposal | 60.7% | Passed | |
| The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for CenterPoint Energy for 2026 | Auditor | 95.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Manuel B. Miranda | Director | 99.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Laurie L. Fitch | Director | 99.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Raquelle W. Lewis | Director | 98.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Barbara J. Duganier | Director | 97.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Jason P. Wells | Director | 97.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Dean L. Seavers | Director | 86.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Thaddeus J. Malik | Director | 86.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Christopher H. Franklin | Director | 85.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Theodore F. Pound | Director | 84.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Wendy Montoya Cloonan | Director | 74.9% | Passed |
2025
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The advisory resolution on executive compensation | Say on pay | 96.1% | Passed | |
| Stock Plan for Outside Directors, as amended and restated, to increase the number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the plan by | Company proposal | 98.5% | Passed | |
| The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for CenterPoint Energy for 2025 | Auditor | 95.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Jason P. Wells | Director | 99.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Manuel B. Miranda | Director | 99.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Raquelle W. Lewis | Director | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Phillip R. Smith | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Thaddeus J. Malik | Director | 99.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Christopher H. Franklin | Director | 99.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Wendy Montoya Cloonan | Director | 99.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Barbara J. Duganier | Director | 97.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Theodore F. Pound | Director | 97.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Laurie L. Fitch | Director | 96.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Dean L. Seavers | Director | 95.2% | Passed |
2024
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The shareholder proposal relating to CenterPoint Energy's setting of additional interim and long-term Scope 3 emissions goals | Shareholder proposal | As You Sow | 12.6% | Failed |
| The advisory resolution on executive compensation | Say on pay | 93.4% | Passed | |
| The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for CenterPoint Energy for 2024 | Auditor | 95.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Jason P. Wells | Director | 99.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Barbara J. Duganier | Director | 99.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Earl M. Cummings | Director | 98.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Ricky A. Raven | Director | 98.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Thaddeus J. Malik | Director | 98.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Barry T. Smitherman | Director | 97.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Christopher H. Franklin | Director | 95.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Theodore F. Pound | Director | 95.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Raquelle W. Lewis | Director | 95.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Phillip R. Smith | Director | 95.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Wendy Montoya Cloonan | Director | 84.7% | Passed |
2023
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The shareholder proposal relating to CenterPoint Energy's disclosure of Scope 3 emissions and setting Scope 3 emissions targets | Shareholder proposal | As You Sow | 18.3% | Failed |
| The advisory resolution on executive compensation | Say on pay | 82.6% | Passed | |
| The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for CenterPoint Energy for 2023 | Auditor | 95.1% | Passed | |
| Election of David J. Lesar | Director | 99.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Martin H. Nesbitt | Director | 98.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Barry T. Smitherman | Director | 98.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Christopher H. Franklin | Director | 96.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Phillip R. Smith | Director | 96.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Raquelle W. Lewis | Director | 96.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Wendy Montoya Cloonan | Director | 95.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Theodore F. Pound | Director | 89% | Passed | |
| Election of Earl M. Cummings | Director | 83.9% | Passed |
2022
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation (Item 3) | Say on pay | 22.2% | Failed | |
| Long Term Incentive Plan (Item 4) | Company proposal | 92.1% | Passed | |
| Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (Item 2) | Auditor | 95.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Christopher H. Franklin | Director | 99.6% | Passed | |
| Election of David J. Lesar | Director | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Raquelle W. Lewis | Director | 99.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Martin H. Nesbitt | Director | 98.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Phillip R. Smith | Director | 98.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Barry T. Smitherman | Director | 97.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Wendy Montoya Cloonan | Director | 86.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Earl M. Cummings | Director | 83.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Theodore F. Pound | Director | 77.5% | Passed |
2021
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The advisory resolution on executive compensation | Say on pay | 79.9% | Passed | |
| The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for CenterPoint Energy for 2021 | Auditor | 95.1% | Passed | |
| Election of David J. Lesar | Director | 99% | Passed | |
| Election of Leslie D. Biddle | Director | 99% | Passed | |
| Election of Barry T. Smitherman | Director | 98.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Phillip R. Smith | Director | 98.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Earl M. Cummings | Director | 98.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Wendy Montoya Cloonan | Director | 98.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Theodore F. Pound | Director | 93.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Martin H. Nesbitt | Director | 89.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Milton Carroll | Director | 88.2% | Passed |
2020
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The advisory resolution on executive compensation | Say on pay | 57% | Passed | |
| Stock Plan for Outside Directors, as amended and restated, to increase the number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the plan by | Company proposal | 94% | Passed | |
| The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for CenterPoint Energy for 2020 | Auditor | 95.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Leslie D. Biddle | Director | 97.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Scott J. McLean | Director | 97.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Susan O. Rheney | Director | 96.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Phillip R. Smith | Director | 96.8% | Passed | |
| Election of John W. Somerhalder II | Director | 95.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Martin H. Nesbitt | Director | 93.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Theodore F. Pound | Director | 91.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Milton Carroll | Director | 87.5% | Passed |
2019
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The advisory resolution on executive compensation | Say on pay | 93.5% | Passed | |
| The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for CenterPoint Energy for 2019 | Auditor | 92.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Scott M. Prochazka | Director | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Leslie D. Biddle | Director | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Susan O. Rheney | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Scott J. McLean | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of John W. Somerhalder II | Director | 98.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Phillip R. Smith | Director | 98.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Theodore F. Pound | Director | 98.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Martin H. Nesbitt | Director | 97.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Peter S. Wareing | Director | 97.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Milton Carroll | Director | 95.4% | Passed |
2018
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The advisory resolution on executive compensation | Say on pay | 91% | Passed | |
| The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent registered public accountants for CenterPoint Energy for 2018 | Company proposal | 95.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Scott J. McLean | Director | 99.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Scott M. Prochazka | Director | 99.1% | Passed | |
| Election of John W. Somerhalder II | Director | 99% | Passed | |
| Election of Susan O. Rheney | Director | 98.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Leslie D. Biddle | Director | 98.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Phillip R. Smith | Director | 98.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Theodore F. Pound | Director | 98.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Martin H. Nesbitt | Director | 98.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Milton Carroll | Director | 96.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Peter S. Wareing | Director | 96.4% | Passed |
Proxy statements and vote results
Straight from CenterPoint Energy’s own SEC filings. The proxy statement lists what shareholders were asked to vote on; the 8-K certifies how the vote went.
| Year | Filing | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vote results | 2026-04-17 |
| 2026 | Proxy statement | 2026-03-04 |
| 2025 | Vote results | 2025-04-16 |
| 2025 | Proxy statement | 2025-03-05 |
| 2024 | Vote results | 2024-04-29 |
| 2024 | Proxy statement | 2024-03-15 |
| 2023 | Vote results | 2023-04-24 |
| 2023 | Proxy statement | 2023-03-10 |
| 2022 | Vote results | 2022-04-25 |
| 2022 | Proxy statement | 2022-03-11 |
| 2021 | Vote results | 2021-04-26 |
| 2021 | Proxy statement | 2021-03-12 |
| 2020 | Vote results | 2020-04-27 |
| 2020 | Proxy statement | 2020-03-13 |
| 2019 | Vote results | 2019-04-26 |
| 2019 | Proxy statement | 2019-03-14 |
| 2018 | Vote results | 2018-04-30 |
| 2018 | Proxy statement | 2018-03-15 |
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