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Democrats Flip Two Georgia Public Service Commission Seats, Breaking GOP’s Statewide Lock

The wins reflect voter frustration over rising power costs.

Republican Fitz Johnson speaks about his election bid for the Georgia Public Service Commission on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025 in Cumming, Ga. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy)
Democrat Alicia Johnson poses after qualifying to run for Georgia Public Service Commission, April 1, 2025 at the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy)
Republican Tim Echols talks to supporters about his 2025 Public Service Commission reelection bid at a rally on Oct. 7, 2025 in Cumming, Ga. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy)
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks in support of fellow Republicans running for the Georgia Public Service Commission on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025 in Cumming, Ga. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy)

Overview

  • Alicia Johnson and Peter Hubbard defeated Republican incumbents Tim Echols and Fitz Johnson, with Decision Desk HQ and other outlets projecting victories that remain unofficial until certification.
  • Complete but unofficial tallies show each Democrat at about 63% of the vote, marking the party’s first statewide, nonfederal wins in nearly two decades in Georgia.
  • Republicans will retain a 3-2 majority on the five-member PSC, which regulates electricity and natural gas rates affecting roughly 2.3 million Georgia Power customers.
  • Rising bills were central: the commission approved six increases in recent years that added about $43 a month to an average bill, with a typical residential customer now paying more than $175 monthly.
  • A years-long voting-rights lawsuit delayed the contests to 2025, outside groups such as Georgia Conservation Voters Action Fund spent millions backing the Democrats, and Johnson will be the first Black woman elected to a partisan statewide office in Georgia.