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2025 Georgia Public Service Commission special election

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2025 Georgia Public Service Commission special election

The 2025 Georgia Public Service Commission special election was held in the U.S. state of Georgia on November 4, 2025, to elect two members to the Georgia Public Service Commission. Primary elections were held on June 17, 2025, and primary runoffs were held on July 15, 2025. The special election for District 2 will be for a term ending in 2030, while the special election for District 3 will be for a term ending in 2026. It is the first special election for a statewide office since the 2020–21 U.S. Senate special and runoff and for a statewide non-federal office since the PSC special election in 1998, as well as the first odd-year statewide non-federal election since the 1883 gubernatorial special election. It was held concurrently with multiple municipal elections across the state. Democrats Alicia Johnson, who ran for District 2, and Peter Hubbard, who ran for District 3, flipped both seats, defeating Republican incumbents Tim Echols and Fitz Johnson in a landslide, respectively. It was the first time that Democrats won any seats on the PSC since the 2000 elections or any statewide non-federal offices since the 2006 elections. Johnson also became the first African American woman on the PSC, as well as the first African American woman ever elected to statewide office in Georgia.

Infobox

Party
Republican
Seats before
5
Seats after
3
Seat change
2

Tables

Republican primary[16] · District 2 › Republican primary › Results
Total votes
Total votes
Party
Total votes
Party
63,340
Candidate
100.00
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Tim Echols (incumbent)
47,986
75.76
Republican
Lee Muns
15,354
24.24
Total votes
63,340
100.00
Democratic primary[16] · District 2 › Democratic primary › Results
Total votes
Total votes
Party
Total votes
Party
125,727
Candidate
100.00
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Alicia Johnson
125,727
100.00
Total votes
125,727
100.00
2025 Georgia Public Service Commission special election, district 2[25] · District 2 › General election › Results
Total votes
Total votes
Party
Total votes
Party
1,562,873
Candidate
100.00
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Alicia Johnson
980,471
62.74%
Republican
Tim Echols (incumbent)
582,402
37.26%
Total votes
1,562,873
100.00
Democratic gain from Republican
· District 2 › General election › By congressional district
1st
1st
District
1st
Echols
46.2%
Johnson
53.8%
Representative
Buddy Carter
2nd
2nd
District
2nd
Echols
32.8%
Johnson
67.2%
Representative
Sanford Bishop
3rd
3rd
District
3rd
Echols
54.9%
Johnson
45.1%
Representative
Brian Jack
4th
4th
District
4th
Echols
13.3%
Johnson
86.7%
Representative
Hank Johnson
5th
5th
District
5th
Echols
6.8%
Johnson
93.2%
Representative
Nikema Williams
6th
6th
District
6th
Echols
15.9%
Johnson
84.1%
Representative
Lucy McBath
7th
7th
District
7th
Echols
51.4%
Johnson
48.6%
Representative
Rich McCormick
8th
8th
District
8th
Echols
51.2%
Johnson
48.8%
Representative
Austin Scott
9th
9th
District
9th
Echols
56.6%
Johnson
43.4%
Representative
Andrew Clyde
10th
10th
District
10th
Echols
45.9%
Johnson
54.1%
Representative
Mike Collins
11th
11th
District
11th
Echols
50.7%
Johnson
49.3%
Representative
Barry Loudermilk
12th
12th
District
12th
Echols
44.6%
Johnson
55.4%
Representative
Rick Allen
13th
13th
District
13th
Echols
17.4%
Johnson
82.6%
Representative
David Scott
14th
14th
District
14th
Echols
56.8%
Johnson
43.2%
Representative
Marjorie Taylor Greene
District
Echols
Johnson
Representative
1st
46.2%
53.8%
Buddy Carter
2nd
32.8%
67.2%
Sanford Bishop
3rd
54.9%
45.1%
Brian Jack
4th
13.3%
86.7%
Hank Johnson
5th
6.8%
93.2%
Nikema Williams
6th
15.9%
84.1%
Lucy McBath
7th
51.4%
48.6%
Rich McCormick
8th
51.2%
48.8%
Austin Scott
9th
56.6%
43.4%
Andrew Clyde
10th
45.9%
54.1%
Mike Collins
11th
50.7%
49.3%
Barry Loudermilk
12th
44.6%
55.4%
Rick Allen
13th
17.4%
82.6%
David Scott
14th
56.8%
43.2%
Marjorie Taylor Greene
Republican primary[16] · District 3 › Republican primary › Results
Total votes
Total votes
Party
Total votes
Party
54,640
Candidate
100.00
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Fitz Johnson (incumbent)
54,640
100.00
Total votes
54,640
100.00
Democratic primary[16] · District 3 › Democratic primary › Results
Total votes
Total votes
Party
Total votes
Party
125,970
Candidate
100.00
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Keisha Waites
58,022
46.06
Democratic
Peter Hubbard
41,912
33.27
Democratic
Robert Jones
26,036
20.67
Total votes
125,970
100.00
Democratic primary runoff[32] · District 3 › Democratic primary › Runoff results
Total votes
Total votes
Party
Total votes
Party
113,692
Candidate
100.00
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Peter Hubbard
66,141
58.18
Democratic
Keisha Waites
47,551
41.82
Total votes
113,692
100.00
2025 Georgia Public Service Commission District 3 debates · District 3 › General election › Debates
Key: P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Key: P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
No.
Key: P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Johnson
Johnson
No.
Johnson
Date
Hubbard
1
1
No.
1
Date
October 9, 2025
Host
Atlanta Press Club
Moderator
Donna Lowry
Link
YouTube
Republican
A
Democratic
P
No.
Date
Host
Moderator
Link
Republican
Democratic
Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn
Johnson
Hubbard
1
October 9, 2025
Atlanta Press Club
Donna Lowry
YouTube
A
P
2025 Georgia Public Service Commission special election, district 3[38] · District 3 › General election › Results
Total votes
Total votes
Party
Total votes
Party
1,560,633
Candidate
100.00
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Peter Hubbard
982,157
62.93%
Republican
Fitz Johnson (incumbent)
578,476
37.07%
Total votes
1,560,633
100.00
Democratic gain from Republican
· District 3 › General election › By congressional district
1st
1st
District
1st
Johnson
46.0%
Hubbard
54.0%
Representative
Buddy Carter
2nd
2nd
District
2nd
Johnson
33.0%
Hubbard
67.0%
Representative
Sanford Bishop
3rd
3rd
District
3rd
Johnson
54.6%
Hubbard
45.4%
Representative
Brian Jack
4th
4th
District
4th
Johnson
13.0%
Hubbard
87.0%
Representative
Hank Johnson
5th
5th
District
5th
Johnson
6.5%
Hubbard
93.5%
Representative
Nikema Williams
6th
6th
District
6th
Johnson
15.7%
Hubbard
84.3%
Representative
Lucy McBath
7th
7th
District
7th
Johnson
50.7%
Hubbard
49.3%
Representative
Rich McCormick
8th
8th
District
8th
Johnson
51.4%
Hubbard
48.6%
Representative
Austin Scott
9th
9th
District
9th
Johnson
56.1%
Hubbard
43.9%
Representative
Andrew Clyde
10th
10th
District
10th
Johnson
45.6%
Hubbard
54.4%
Representative
Mike Collins
11th
11th
District
11th
Johnson
50.2%
Hubbard
49.8%
Representative
Barry Loudermilk
12th
12th
District
12th
Johnson
45.2%
Hubbard
54.8%
Representative
Rick Allen
13th
13th
District
13th
Johnson
17.4%
Hubbard
82.6%
Representative
David Scott
14th
14th
District
14th
Johnson
56.6%
Hubbard
43.4%
Representative
Marjorie Taylor Greene
District
Johnson
Hubbard
Representative
1st
46.0%
54.0%
Buddy Carter
2nd
33.0%
67.0%
Sanford Bishop
3rd
54.6%
45.4%
Brian Jack
4th
13.0%
87.0%
Hank Johnson
5th
6.5%
93.5%
Nikema Williams
6th
15.7%
84.3%
Lucy McBath
7th
50.7%
49.3%
Rich McCormick
8th
51.4%
48.6%
Austin Scott
9th
56.1%
43.9%
Andrew Clyde
10th
45.6%
54.4%
Mike Collins
11th
50.2%
49.8%
Barry Loudermilk
12th
45.2%
54.8%
Rick Allen
13th
17.4%
82.6%
David Scott
14th
56.6%
43.4%
Marjorie Taylor Greene

References

  1. Ran for Atlanta City Council in 2001, 2005, and 2009, candidate for Georgia Senate in 2002, candidate for Fulton County
  2. Georgia Secretary of State
    https://sos.ga.gov/news/secretary-raffensperger-issues-call-special-election-public-service-commission-districts-2-and
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    https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2025/11/05/georgia-democrats-oust-two-gop-incumbents-public-service-commission-special-election/
  5. Georgia Recorder
    https://georgiarecorder.com/2025/11/04/democrat-alicia-johnson-appears-to-defeat-longtime-georgia-utility-regulator/
  6. The Augusta Chronicle
    https://www.augustachronicle.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/03/07/elections-postponed-again-for-georgia-commission-that-regulates-power-bills/72872246007/
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  10. I Need 1% of Georgia to Watch This Video
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