2025 Georgia Public Service Commission special election

2025 Georgia Public Service Commission District 3 special election
	November 4, 2025
Incumbent Commissioner; Fitz Johnson; Republican	; ;

2025 Georgia Public Service Commission District 2 special election
	November 4, 2025
Incumbent Commissioner; Tim Echols; Republican	; ;

2025 Georgia Public Service Commission special election
	November 4, 2025
2 seats of the Georgia Public Service Commission

The 2025 Georgia Public Service Commission special election will be held 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 will be held on July 15, 2025.^[1] 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.^[2]

Background

Two elections to the Public Service Commission were scheduled as part of the 2024 Georgia state elections, but they were postponed amidst an ongoing lawsuit by Fulton County residents.^[3] The election was scheduled following the dismissal of the lawsuit in early 2025, by justice William M. Ray II.^[4] A law passed by the General Assembly, HB 1312, scheduled the special elections for Districts 2 and 3 to return to the prior schedule of six-year terms, while scheduling elections for District 5 in 2026 and Districts 1 and 4 in 2028.^[2] Commissioners are elected statewide, but must live in the district they are running to represent.^[5]

The election was called by Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on February 26, 2025.^[1]

District 2

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Tim Echols, incumbent commissioner^[6]

Eliminated in primary

Lee Muns, former Columbia County school board member^[7]

Results

Republican primary^[8]
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

Candidates

Nominee

Alicia Johnson, managing principal^[9]

Results

Democratic primary^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alicia Johnson	125,727	100.00
Total votes			125,727	100.00

District 3

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Fitz Johnson, incumbent commissioner^[10]

Results

Republican primary^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fitz Johnson (incumbent)	54,640	100.00
Total votes			54,640	100.00

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Peter Hubbard, nonprofit founder^[7]
Keisha Waites, former at-large Atlanta city councilor, former state representative, and perennial candidate^[11]^[7]

Eliminated in primary

Robert Jones, technology advisor^[7]

Disqualified

Daniel Blackman, former regional administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency and nominee for Public Service Commission in 2014 and 2020^[12]

Endorsements

Peter Hubbard

State executive officials

Roy Barnes, former Governor of Georgia (1999–2003)^[13]

State legislators

Jasmine Clark, state representative from the 108th district^[14]
Terry Cummings, state representative from the 39th district^[13]
Saira Draper, state representative from the 90th district^[15]
Nan Orrock, state senator from the 36th district^[13]
Elena Parent, state senator from the 44th district^[13]

Organizations

Georgia Conservation Voters^[14]

Keisha Waites

State legislators

Gail Davenport, state senator from the 17th district^[13]
Winfred Dukes, former state representative from the 154th district^[13]
Craig Gordon, former state representative from the 163rd district^[13]
Dexter Sharper, former state representative from the 177th district^[13]

Results

Democratic primary^[8]
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%

Runoff

Results

Democratic primary runoff
Party		Candidate	%
	Democratic	Keisha Waites
	Democratic	Peter Hubbard
Total votes			100.00

References

^ ^a ^b "Secretary Raffensperger Issues Call for Special Election, Public Service Commission Districts 2 and 3". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
^ ^a ^b Amy, Jeff (March 22, 2024). "Georgia bill would give utility regulators extra years in office without facing voters". Associated Press. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
^ Williams, Dave (March 7, 2024). "Lawsuit again postpones elections to the Georgia commission that regulates power bill rates". The Augusta Chronicle. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
^ Nolin, Jill (February 26, 2025). "Georgia voters finally get a chance to decide two state PSC board seats after years of delays". Georgia Recorder. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
^ Jones, Emily (February 26, 2025). "Two of three delayed Georgia Public Service Commission elections scheduled for November". WABE-TV. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
^ "Public Service Commissioner Tim Echols Qualifies For Re-Election". The Savannah Tribune. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Dunlap, Stacey (April 4, 2025). "Delayed PSC races heat up as candidates take aim at Georgia Power rate hikes, data center growth". Georgia Recorder. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Special Primary Public Service Commissioner (PSC) / Special Election". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
^ "Dr. Alicia M. Johnson Announces Candidacy for Georgia Public Service Commission District 2". The Savannah Tribune. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
^ Dunlap, Stanley (February 4, 2025). "Eight candidates running in long-delayed Georgia PSC elections". The Current. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
^ Huttman, Chris (June 12, 2025). "The AJC should start endorsing candidates again". Huttman GA Updates. Retrieved June 21, 2025. Various legal shenanigans have delayed PSC races for the last few election cycles but we are finally back to having them again...One Democratic primary election is unopposed but the other features a race between three (now two) qualified candidates and one perennial candidate (and office holder) who mostly coasts through life on name ID...Most recently, Keisha Waites abandoned a brief tenure on the Atlanta City Council
^ Amy, Jeff (June 11, 2025). "Judge disqualifies Democrat Daniel Blackman from Georgia Public Service Commission primary". AP News. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Hunter, Kala (July 9, 2025). "Who's in the Georgia PSC primary runoff? 'Our Energy future is on the ballot'". Ledger-Enquirer. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
^ ^a ^b "Georgia Conservation Voters ENDORSES PETER HUBBARD FOR PSC DISTRICT 3". Georgia Conservation Voters. July 7, 2025. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
^ Walker, Margaret (June 17, 2025). "Election Day for Georgia's Public Service Commission: Who's on ballot for primary". Ledger-Enquirer. Columbus, Georgia. Retrieved June 19, 2025.

[Announcement2-1] "Secretary Raffensperger Issues Call for Special Election, Public Service Commission Districts 2 and 3". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved April 7, 2025.

[:0-2] Amy, Jeff (March 22, 2024). "Georgia bill would give utility regulators extra years in office without facing voters". Associated Press. Retrieved July 12, 2024.

[3] Williams, Dave (March 7, 2024). "Lawsuit again postpones elections to the Georgia commission that regulates power bill rates". The Augusta Chronicle. Retrieved April 7, 2025.

[4] Nolin, Jill (February 26, 2025). "Georgia voters finally get a chance to decide two state PSC board seats after years of delays". Georgia Recorder. Retrieved April 7, 2025.

[5] Jones, Emily (February 26, 2025). "Two of three delayed Georgia Public Service Commission elections scheduled for November". WABE-TV. Retrieved April 7, 2025.

[6] "Public Service Commissioner Tim Echols Qualifies For Re-Election". The Savannah Tribune. Retrieved May 3, 2025.

[hikes-7] Dunlap, Stacey (April 4, 2025). "Delayed PSC races heat up as candidates take aim at Georgia Power rate hikes, data center growth". Georgia Recorder. Retrieved April 7, 2025.

[Results-8] "Special Primary Public Service Commissioner (PSC) / Special Election". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved June 18, 2025.

[9] "Dr. Alicia M. Johnson Announces Candidacy for Georgia Public Service Commission District 2". The Savannah Tribune. Retrieved May 3, 2025.

[10] Dunlap, Stanley (February 4, 2025). "Eight candidates running in long-delayed Georgia PSC elections". The Current. Retrieved April 7, 2025.

[11] Huttman, Chris (June 12, 2025). "The AJC should start endorsing candidates again". Huttman GA Updates. Retrieved June 21, 2025. Various legal shenanigans have delayed PSC races for the last few election cycles but we are finally back to having them again...One Democratic primary election is unopposed but the other features a race between three (now two) qualified candidates and one perennial candidate (and office holder) who mostly coasts through life on name ID...Most recently, Keisha Waites abandoned a brief tenure on the Atlanta City Council

[12] Amy, Jeff (June 11, 2025). "Judge disqualifies Democrat Daniel Blackman from Georgia Public Service Commission primary". AP News. Retrieved June 10, 2025.

[divides-13] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Hunter, Kala (July 9, 2025). "Who's in the Georgia PSC primary runoff? 'Our Energy future is on the ballot'". Ledger-Enquirer. Retrieved July 9, 2025.

[GCVEndorse-14] "Georgia Conservation Voters ENDORSES PETER HUBBARD FOR PSC DISTRICT 3". Georgia Conservation Voters. July 7, 2025. Retrieved July 9, 2025.

[15] Walker, Margaret (June 17, 2025). "Election Day for Georgia's Public Service Commission: Who's on ballot for primary". Ledger-Enquirer. Columbus, Georgia. Retrieved June 19, 2025.

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