Georgia Public Service Commission election, 2022

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Georgia Public Service Commission
Election details
	Filing deadline: March 11, 2022
	Primary: May 24, 2022; Primary runoff: June 21, 2022; General: November 8, 2022 (canceled); General runoff: December 6, 2022 (canceled); Pre-election incumbent(s):; Tim Echols (Republican) (District 2); Fitz Johnson (Republican) (District 3)
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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.^[1]^[2]

A primary was held on May 24, 2022, and a primary runoff was scheduled for June 21, 2022, but was not needed. The filing deadline was March 11, 2022.

Candidates and election results

District 2

General election candidates

The general election was canceled.

Democratic primary candidates

Patty Durand ✔
Russell Edwards

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Republican primary candidates

Tim Echols (Incumbent) ✔

District 3

General election candidates

The general election was canceled.

Democratic primary candidates

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Republican primary candidates

Fitz Johnson (Incumbent) ✔

Past elections

2020

See also: Georgia Public Service Commission election, 2020

District 1

General election

General election for Georgia Public Service Commission District 1

Incumbent Jason Shaw defeated Robert Bryant and Elizabeth Melton in the general election for Georgia Public Service Commission District 1 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jason Shaw (R)	50.1	2,445,181
		Robert Bryant (D)	46.2	2,255,325
	Submit photo	Elizabeth Melton (L)	3.7	179,011

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,879,517
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia Public Service Commission District 1

Robert Bryant advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia Public Service Commission District 1 on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Robert Bryant	100.0	926,028

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 926,028
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Georgia Public Service Commission District 1

Incumbent Jason Shaw advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia Public Service Commission District 1 on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jason Shaw	100.0	942,043

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 942,043
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Danny Brown (R)

District 4

General runoff election

General runoff election for Georgia Public Service Commission District 4

Incumbent Lauren McDonald Jr. defeated Daniel Blackman in the general runoff election for Georgia Public Service Commission District 4 on January 5, 2021.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Lauren McDonald Jr. (R)	50.4	2,234,689
	Daniel Blackman (D)	49.6	2,200,962

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,435,651
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General election

General election for Georgia Public Service Commission District 4

Incumbent Lauren McDonald Jr. and Daniel Blackman advanced to a runoff. They defeated Nathan Wilson in the general election for Georgia Public Service Commission District 4 on November 3, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Lauren McDonald Jr. (R)	49.9	2,415,248
✔	Daniel Blackman (D)	47.0	2,272,969
	Nathan Wilson (L)	3.1	151,196

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,839,413
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia Public Service Commission District 4

Daniel Blackman defeated John Noel in the Democratic primary for Georgia Public Service Commission District 4 on June 9, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Daniel Blackman	71.6	762,740
	John Noel	28.4	301,948

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,064,688
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Georgia Public Service Commission District 4

Incumbent Lauren McDonald Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia Public Service Commission District 4 on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lauren McDonald Jr.	100.0	929,919

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 929,919
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2018

See also: Georgia Public Service Commission election, 2018

District 3

General runoff election

General runoff election for Georgia Public Service Commission District 3

Incumbent Chuck Eaton defeated Lindy Miller in the general runoff election for Georgia Public Service Commission District 3 on December 4, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Chuck Eaton (R)	51.7	758,553
	Lindy Miller (D)	48.3	707,267

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,465,820 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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General election

General election for Georgia Public Service Commission District 3

Incumbent Chuck Eaton and Lindy Miller advanced to a runoff. They defeated Ryan Graham in the general election for Georgia Public Service Commission District 3 on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Chuck Eaton (R)	49.7	1,917,656
✔	Lindy Miller (D)	47.6	1,838,020
	Ryan Graham (L)	2.7	102,878

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,858,554
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia Public Service Commission District 3

Lindy Miller defeated John Noel and Johnny White in the Democratic primary for Georgia Public Service Commission District 3 on May 22, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Lindy Miller	65.4	312,467
	John Noel	18.9	90,327
	Johnny White	15.7	74,777

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 477,571
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Georgia Public Service Commission District 3

Incumbent Chuck Eaton advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia Public Service Commission District 3 on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chuck Eaton	100.0	471,261

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 471,261
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District 5

General election

General election for Georgia Public Service Commission District 5

Incumbent Tricia Pridemore defeated Dawn Randolph and John Turpish in the general election for Georgia Public Service Commission District 5 on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Tricia Pridemore (R)	50.3	1,937,599
	Dawn Randolph (D)	47.2	1,820,868
	John Turpish (L)	2.5	97,203

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,855,670
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia Public Service Commission District 5

Dawn Randolph defeated Doug Stoner in the Democratic primary for Georgia Public Service Commission District 5 on May 22, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Dawn Randolph	78.6	366,727
	Doug Stoner	21.4	99,958

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 466,685
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Georgia Public Service Commission District 5

Incumbent Tricia Pridemore defeated John Hitchins III in the Republican primary for Georgia Public Service Commission District 5 on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tricia Pridemore	53.0	280,099
	Submit photo	John Hitchins III	47.0	247,980

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 528,079
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Footnotes

[DistrictCourtDecision-1] The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Federal judge rules PSC election ‘unlawfully dilutes’ Black voting power," August 5, 2022

[2] The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "November PSC elections off after U.S. Supreme Court ruling," August 19, 2022

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Georgia Public Service Commission election, 2022

Candidates and election results

District 2

District 3

Past elections

2020

District 1

General election

General election for Georgia Public Service Commission District 1

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia Public Service Commission District 1

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Georgia Public Service Commission District 1

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

District 4

General runoff election

General runoff election for Georgia Public Service Commission District 4

General election

General election for Georgia Public Service Commission District 4

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia Public Service Commission District 4

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Georgia Public Service Commission District 4

2018

District 3

General runoff election

General runoff election for Georgia Public Service Commission District 3

General election

General election for Georgia Public Service Commission District 3

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia Public Service Commission District 3

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Georgia Public Service Commission District 3

District 5

General election

General election for Georgia Public Service Commission District 5

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia Public Service Commission District 5

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Georgia Public Service Commission District 5

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