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ZEBULON - There will be only one polling location for the Democratic Special Primary Runoff taking place on July 15, 2025. Voters wishing to take part in the Democratic Special Primary Runoff must cast their votes at the Zebulon Polling Place located at the PCHS Auditorium.

Please remember that Early Voting for the Democratic Special Primary Runoff will be held at the Board of Elections and Registration Office. Early Voting will be available July 7 – 11; 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM daily.

The Elections Office wishes to get the word out to voters so they can be informed of this change.

If you voted in the Republican Special Primary, you will not be eligible for this Democratic Primary Runoff. You must vote in the same party runoff as the one you voted in at the original primary, and there is no Republican Party Runoff.

If there are any questions regarding the July 15, 2025 Special Primary Runoff, please contact the Board of Elections and Registration Office.

Since no candidate received 50% plus one vote, there will be a Democratic runoff between Waites and Hubbard. Results are below this section.

The winner of the Republican and Democratic races will face off in November for these two seats on the Public Service Commission (PSC).

The five members of the Public Service Commission make decisions about how much people pay for public services such as electricity (think Georgia Power), landline telephones, and natural gas. This commission and their staff hear consumer complaints and work to resolve complaints between citizens and public utilities. Even if we have an EMC that is not regulated by the PSC, ensuring that our neighbors are treated fairly is a good reason to go vote!

Click here to see your sample ballot if you live in Pike County:
govotepikecoga.wixsite.com/mysite/sample-ballots

Click here to see your sample ballot if you live in other counties in Georgia:
https://mvp.sos.ga.gov/s/

What does the PSC do? Click here for more info:
psc.ga.gov/about-the-psc/

Who are the candidates? This article talks about the candidates:
thecurrentga.org/2025/06/10/meet-the-psc-candidates/.

And this article has more in depth information about candidates:
ballotpedia.org/Georgia_Public_Service_Commission_election,_2025.

Results from the Public Service Election from the Secretary of State's Office are as follows:
results.sos.ga.gov/results/public/Georgia/elections/2025PSCPrimary

PSC - District 2 - Republican

Tim Echols (Incument) received 75.78% of the vote with 47,938 votes.
Challenger Lee Muns received 24.22% of the vote with 15,318 votes.

PSC - District 2 - Democrat

Alicia M. Johnson received 100.00% of the vote with 125,570 votes.

PSC - District 3 - Republican

Fitz Johnson (Incumbent) received 100.00% of the vote with 54,582 votes.

PSC - District 3 - Democrat

Peter Hubbard received 33.29% of the vote with 41,879 votes.

Robert Jones received 20.66% of the vote with 25,996 votes.

Keisha Sean Waites received 46.05% of the vote with 57,926 votes.