2026 Georgia Public Service Commission election
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The 2026 Georgia Public Service Commission election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect two members of the Georgia Public Service Commission. Primary elections were held on May 19, and primary runoff elections will be held on June 16 in races where no candidate received a majority of the vote. Commissioners are elected statewide, but must live in the district they represent.
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November 3, 2026
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2 of 5 seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission | |||||||||||||
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Background
Prior to the 2025 special election, elections to the Public Service Commission (PSC) had not taken place since 2020 due to a lawsuit. After the lawsuit was dismissed, the General Assembly passed a bill that would resume regularly scheduled PSC elections. District 3 was on the ballot in the 2025 election, for a one-year term.[1] Democrats won both seats in the 2025 election, marking their first statewide constitutional office win since 2006.[2] As the minority, the two newly elected Democrats have been unable to pass pro-environmental motions, such as one to reconsider a grid expansion request to fuel data centers.[3]
Campaign
A total of ten candidates filed to run across both districts.[4] Democrats have an opportunity to flip the commission if they win the district 5 seat.[5] Data center regulation is a key issue of the campaign, with Democrats in opposition to the recently passed data center-based expansion for Georgia Power.[6]
District 3
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November 3, 2026
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Incumbent commissioner Peter Hubbard is running for re-election. Former commissioner Fitz Johnson, whom Hubbard defeated in 2025, won the Republican nomination, setting up a rematch.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Peter Hubbard, incumbent commissioner[7]
Endorsements
- Organizations
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Peter Hubbard (incumbent) | 944,150 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 944,150 | 100.00 | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Fitz Johnson, former commissioner (2021–2026)[11]
Eliminated in primary
- Brandon Martin, financer[12]
Results
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Fitz Johnson | 389,704 | 50.19 | |
| Republican | Brandon Martin | 386,759 | 49.81 | |
| Total votes | 776,463 | 100.00 | ||
General election
Post-primary endorsements
- Organizations
District 5
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November 3, 2026
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Republican primary
Candidates
Advanced to runoff
- Bobby Mehan, business owner[7]
- Josh Tolbert, engineer and candidate for Georgia's 35th Senate district in 2025[7]
Eliminated in primary
- Carolyn Roddy, attorney[12]
Declined
- Tricia Pridemore, incumbent commissioner (ran for U.S. House)[14]
Results
- 30–40%
- 40–50%
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 30–40%
- 40–50%
- 50–60%
- 30–40%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Josh Tolbert | 366,762 | 47.16 | |
| Republican | Bobby Mehan | 241,544 | 31.06 | |
| Republican | Carolyn Roddy | 169,399 | 21.78 | |
| Total votes | 777,705 | 100.00 | ||
Runoff
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Bobby Mehan | |||
| Republican | Josh Tolbert | |||
| Total votes | 100.00 | |||
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Shelia Edwards, business owner and nominee in the cancelled 2022 election[12]
Eliminated in primary
- Craig Cupid, intellectual property attorney[15]
- Angelia Pressley, Clark Atlanta University faculty member[16]
Endorsements
- Statewide officials
- Roy Barnes, former governor of Georgia (1999–2003)[17]
Results
- 40–50%
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Shelia Edwards | 557,229 | 55.69 | |
| Democratic | Angelia Pressley | 259,505 | 25.93 | |
| Democratic | Craig Cupid | 183,940 | 18.38 | |
| Total votes | 1,000,674 | 100.00 | ||
Third-party and independent candidates
- Thomas Blooming (Libertarian)[5]