COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Georgia Democrats are celebrating sweeping victories in the state’s Public Service Commission races, marking their strongest statewide showing in decades.

Both Democratic candidates — Alicia Johnson and Peter Hubbard — won by more than 25 points, a margin not seen by the party in years.

Their decisive victories delivered a message about voter frustration over rising utility costs, according to party leaders.

“This election is for most of what governs our utility bills,” said Royal Anderson, Muscogee County Democratic Party chairperson. “Our messaging was plain — is your electricity bill too high? We mobilized our voters, we made phone calls, we knocked doors.”

Republicans, who hold every statewide constitutional office, are now reflecting on the losses ahead of t

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