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. 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. Democrats won both seats in the 2025 election, marking their first statewide constitutional office win since 2006. 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.
Campaign A total of ten candidates filed to run across both districts. Democrats have an opportunity to flip the commission if they win the district 5 seat. 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.
District 3
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. Prior to the primary, Johnson faced a residency challenge claiming he lived in Cobb County, which is outside the third district. Despite not sleeping in a home he owns in Fulton County, a judge ruled his intent to maintain it as his legal residence allowed him to retain eligibility for the ballot.
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Peter Hubbard, incumbent commissioner
Endorsements
Results
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Fitz Johnson, former commissioner (2021–2026)
Eliminated in primary Brandon Martin, financer
Results
General election Post-primary endorsements
Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error PeterHubbard (D) FitzJohnson (R) Other UndecidedQuantus InsightsJuly 29 – August 1, 2026815 (LV)± 3.6%39%38%2%20%
Results
District 5
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Josh Tolbert, engineer and candidate for Georgia's 35th Senate district in 2025 Eliminated in runoff Bobby Mehan, business owner
Eliminated in primary Carolyn Roddy, attorney
Declined Tricia Pridemore, incumbent commissioner (ran for U.S. House)
Results
Runoff Results
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Shelia Edwards, business owner and nominee in the cancelled 2022 election
Eliminated in primary Craig Cupid, intellectual property attorney Angelia Pressley, Clark Atlanta University faculty member
Endorsements
Results
Third-party and independent candidates Thomas Blooming (Libertarian)
General election Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error JoshTolbert (R) SheliaEdwards (D) Other UndecidedQuantus InsightsJuly 29 – August 1, 2026815 (LV)± 3.6%38%40%1%20%
Results
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