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Georgia Public Service Commission election, 2024
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| Georgia Public Service Commission |
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: March 8, 2024 (canceled) |
| Primary: May 21, 2024 (canceled) Primary runoff: June 18, 2024 (canceled) General: November 5, 2024 (canceled) General runoff: December 3, 2024 (canceled) Pre-election incumbent(s): Fitz Johnson (R) (District 3) Tricia Pridemore (R) (District 5) |
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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]
Candidates for the commission must reside in the specific geographic boundaries of the district they are running in, but voters across the state can vote in each district's race.
On August 5, 2022, U.S. 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]
Candidates and election results
District 3
This election was canceled.
District 5
This election was canceled.
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Georgia
Past elections
The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2018.
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
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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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- Fitz Johnson (Incumbent) ✔
2020
District 1
General election candidates
- Jason Shaw (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Robert Bryant (Democratic Party)
- Elizabeth Melton (Libertarian Party)
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- Jason Shaw (Incumbent) ✔
Did not make the ballot:
District 4
General runoff candidates
- Lauren McDonald Jr. (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Daniel Blackman (Democratic Party)
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General election candidates
- Lauren McDonald Jr. (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Daniel Blackman (Democratic Party) ✔
- Nathan Wilson (Libertarian Party)
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- Lauren McDonald Jr. (Incumbent) ✔
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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| Total votes: 471,261 | |||
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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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