GOP voters reject one Alabama PSC commissioner, send another to a runoff

By: Ralph Chapoco

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: May 21, 2026

Words: 691

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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Republican voters Tuesday rejected one incumbent Public Service Commission member and sent another to a runoff Tuesday amid public frustration with Alabama’s region-leading residential electricity prices.

Cullman County Sheriff Matt Gentry defeated PSC Commissioner Jeremy Oden, who had served on the commission since 2012, with 311,845 votes (75%) to Oden’s 104,541 votes (25%) in the GOP primary.

In the other primary for PSC, former State Auditor Jim Zeigler got 189,724 votes (45%) to incumbent commissioner …

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