Tolbert wins Republican nomination for Georgia Public Service Commission seat

From left, Republican Georgia Public Service Commission candidates Bobby Mehan and Josh Tolbert participate in an Atlanta Press Club debate on March 31, 2026. (Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder)

Josh Tolbert defeated Bobby Mehan in the runoff for the Republican nomination for the District 5 seat on the Georgia Public Service Commission.

Tolbert will face Democrat Shelia Edwards and Libertarian Thomas Blooming in November.

Neither Mehan nor Tolbert received 50% of the vote in last month’s primary, forcing the runoff.