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Georgia Public Service Commission election, 2026
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: March 6, 2026 |
| Primary: May 19, 2026 Primary runoff: June 16, 2026 General: November 3, 2026 General runoff: June 16, 2026 |
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Georgia is holding an election for two of five seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission on November 3, 2026.
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
The 2026 election follows a 2025 special election for two other commission seats. Heading into the 2025 election, Republicans control all five commission seats. Click here to read more about the 2025 special election.
Ten states choose commissioners by partisan election. Seven are holding elections in 2026. Heading into the 2026 elections, Republicans control all 10 commissions that use partisan elections.
Of the seven commissions holding elections in 2026, Republicans control 26 seats to Democrats’ two.
Candidates and election results
Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia defines official candidates as people who:
- Register with a federal or state campaign finance agency before the candidate filing deadline
- Appear on candidate lists released by government election agencies
District 3
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
District 5
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Georgia
Ballotpedia will publish the dates and deadlines related to this election as they are made available.
Past elections
The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2020.
2024
Georgia was scheduled to hold an election for two of five seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission on November 5, 2024. On March 6, 2024, the office of the Georgia Secretary of State announced that the election for public service commissioners would not be held due to an ongoing lawsuit challenging the structure of elections for public service commissioner.[1]
On August 5, 2022, United States District Court judge Steven Grimberg ruled that the commission's at-large elections violated the Voting Rights Act and that the scheduled 2022 general election should not be held using that system.[2][3] Grimberg's decision was overturned by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals. Subsequently, the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated Grimberg's decision in August 2022.[4] In November 2023, the 11th Circuit ruled again that Georgia can hold at-large elections for seats on the public service commission.[5] At the time of the 2024 filing deadline, the 11th Circuit ruling remained under appeal.[1]
District 3
General election candidates
The general election was canceled.
Democratic primary candidates
The Democratic Party primary was canceled. No candidates filed for this race.
Republican primary candidates
The Republican Party primary was canceled. No candidates filed for this race.
District 5
General election candidates
The general election was canceled.
Democratic primary candidates
The Democratic Party primary was canceled. No candidates filed for this race.
Republican primary candidates
The Republican Party primary was canceled. No candidates filed for this race.
2022
Georgia was scheduled to hold an election for two of five seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission on November 8, 2022. The general election was canceled after United States District Court judge Steven Grimberg ruled on August 5, 2022, that the Georgia Public Service Commission's at-large elections violate the Voting Rights Act and that the scheduled 2022 general election should not be held using that system. The state submitted an appeal to stay the decision until after the general election but withdrew the appeal on August 19, 2022, meaning the two races did not appear on the 2022 ballot.[2][3]
A primary was held on May 24, 2022, before the general election was canceled.
District 2
General election candidates
The general election was canceled.
Democratic primary candidates
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
Republican primary candidates
- Tim Echols (Incumbent) ✔
District 3
General election candidates
The general election was canceled.
Democratic primary candidates
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
Republican primary candidates
- Fitz Johnson (Incumbent) ✔
2020
District 1
General election candidates
- Jason Shaw (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Robert Bryant (Democratic Party)
- Elizabeth Melton (Libertarian Party)
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
Democratic primary candidates
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
Republican primary candidates
- Jason Shaw (Incumbent) ✔
Did not make the ballot:
District 4
General runoff candidates
- Lauren McDonald Jr. (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Daniel Blackman (Democratic Party)
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
General election candidates
- Lauren McDonald Jr. (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Daniel Blackman (Democratic Party) ✔
- Nathan Wilson (Libertarian Party)
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
Democratic primary candidates
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
Republican primary candidates
- Lauren McDonald Jr. (Incumbent) ✔
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Augusta Chronicle, "Lawsuit again postpones elections to the Georgia commission that regulates power bill rates," March 7, 2024
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Federal judge rules PSC election ‘unlawfully dilutes’ Black voting power," August 5, 2022
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "November PSC elections off after U.S. Supreme Court ruling," August 19, 2022
- ↑ WABE, "Court decision expected soon on Georgia Public Service Commission election," November 3, 2023
- ↑ Democracy Docket, "11th Circuit Keeps At-Large Elections in Place for Georgia Public Service Commission," November 27, 2023
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