Georgia’s Primaries and Runoffs Are over, but One PSC Race Lingers

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

Republicans Fitz Johnson (left) and Brandon Martin are candidates in a contested PSC race. 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 ce…

Primaries and runoffs are over, but one PSC race lingers

Georgia's 159 counties are conducting a recount of the May 19 Republican primary for the District 3 Public Service Commission, which Fitz Johnson won by 2,947 votes, putting the spread within the 0.5% margin for a recount. The Current is an inclusive nonprofit, non-partisan news organization providing in-depth watchdog journalism for Savannah and Coastal Georgia’s communities.