GA Public Service Commission race: latest updated results in 2026 primary election

As of 10:30 p.m., with 154 out of 159 counties tabulated, three of the 10 people who vied for a position to regulate Georgia Power are narrowing in as winners, per the Georgia Secretary of State website.

Josh Tolbert is the Republican winner primary winner for the District 5 Georgia Public Service Commission. He will face the Democratic District 5 primary winner, who also won handily, Shelia Edwards. Edwards has received 407,091 votes 56.09%. Her fellow Democratic opponents Craig Cupid received 18.09%, and Angelia Pressley received 25.81%.

This is Edwards’ second win in the Public Service Commission Democratic primary. She won in 2022, but later that year a U.S. Supreme Court ruling cancelled the general election. “I’m back to finish the work that I started in 2022,” Edwards said last Tuesday during a news conference outside the Public Service Commission. “I’m not new to this process. I’ve been advocating for you and everyone around the state for a number of years.”

Tolbert, an engineer said he stood out from the other two

“I think people are ready to see someone who knows what they are talking about: technical competency, understands energy policy.,” he said. “Last year, Peter Hubbard did really well because he actually knew about energy.”

“Our message the entire time has been lets put an energy expert on the commission,” he told the Ledger-Enquirer from his watch party in Smyrna.

On Tuesday night, for Distict 2, Hubbard received 682,916 votes, despite no opponent, running as an incumbent. Hubbard won handedly last November against Republican Fitz Johnson.

Johnson and Brandon Martin are in a tight race for the District 2 seat, with Martin narrowly leading over Johnson by about 5,000 votes.

• 50.37% Brandon Martin 323,154 votes
• 49.63% Fitz Johnson 323,154 votes

On the District 5 Republican ballot, Josh Tolbert is leading the votes over his two opponents.

• Josh Tolbert 47.15% 303,114
• Bobby Mehan 31.19% 200,525 votes
• Carolyn Tatum Roddy 21.65% 139,187 Votes

The District 5 Democratic results:

• Shelia Edwards 56.09%, 407,091
• Angelia Pressley 25.81% 187,334
• Craig Cupid 18.09% 131,317 votes

This story was originally published May 19, 2026 at 8:35 PM.

Kala Hunter

Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

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Kala Hunter is a reporter covering climate change and environmental news in Columbus and throughout the state of Georgia. She has her master’s of science in journalism from Northwestern, Medill School of Journalism. She has her bachelor’s in environmental studies from Fort Lewis College in Colorado. She’s worked in green infrastructure in California and Nevada. Her work appears in the Bulletin of Atomic Science, Chicago Health Magazine, and Illinois Latino News Network.