Georgia’s primaries and runoffs are over, but one PSC race lingers

By: Mary Landers, The Current

Outlets: Georgia Recorder

Published: June 18, 2026

Words: 405

Last Updated: 1 month ago

Georgia’s 159 counties are recounting votes cast in the May 19 Republican primary for the District 3 Public Service Commission.

Fitz Johnson won that race, beating Brandon Martin by just 2,947 votes. That put the vote spread within the 0.5% margin that allows for a recount by Georgia law. Martin requested the recheck on June 5, the same day the race was certified.

The five-member Public Service Commission regulates investor-owned utilities, with …

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