Democrats Flip Two Statewide Seats In Red-Leaning Georgia By Landslides
Democrats will hold non-federal statewide office in Georgia for the first time in almost two decades, following the landslide defeat of a pair of incumbent Republicans on the Georgia’s Public Service Commission (PSC)…
Democrats will hold non-federal statewide office in Georgia for the first time in almost two decades, following the landslide defeat of a pair of incumbent Republicans on the Georgia’s Public Service Commission (PSC) Tuesday night.
Democrat Alicia Johnson unseated Republican Commissioner Tim Echols by over 25 percentage points, winning 62.7% to 37.3%, while Democrat Peter Hubbard beat Republican Commissioner Fitz Johnson by a similar margin, 62.9% to 37.1%, Decision Desk HQ reported, with over 95% of the vote in. The five-member PSC is elected statewide and its last Democratic member to date was David Burgess, who lost reelection in 2006.
Decision Desk HQ called both of the PSC special elections for the Democrats at 7:40 p.m. ET. The projection was made before outlets called other races in favor of a host of Democratic candidates across the country, including Virginia Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger, New Jersey Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill, and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.