ジョージア州の有権者は今週、州公益事業委員会（PSC）の2議席をめぐる予備選挙の投票を行った。民主党が指名を獲得したことで、5人の委員で構成される同委員会の勢力図が変わる可能性のある11月の本選挙に向けた準備が整った。
ジョージア州は、公益事業の規制当局者を公選で選ぶ全米10州のうちのひとつである。公益事業委員会は、約300万人の顧客に対する電気料金を決定し、州内の発電方法を形作る役割を担っている。5月19日に行われた今回の予備選挙は、現職の共和党委員2人が落選し、20年ぶりに民主党員が委員会に加わった前回の選挙サイクルに続くものである。
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Voters in Wisconsin and Georgia delivered wins for Democrats on Tuesday, continuing a trend of overperformance since the 2024 presidential election. Liberal Chris Taylor won a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, expanding the court's liberal majority to 5-2. In Georgia's 14th Congressional District, Republican Clay Fuller defeated Democrat Sean Harris in a special election runoff.
Ten candidates are vying for two seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission in a primary election scheduled for May 19. The commission regulates utilities and sets energy rates that directly impact customer bills. Early voting is already underway across the state.
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Voters in Georgia go to the polls Tuesday for primary elections that include high-profile Republican contests for U.S. Senate and governor. Democrats are pushing to flip two state Supreme Court seats in the same vote.
Geoff Duncan, former Republican lieutenant governor of Georgia, has switched to the Democratic Party and is running for governor. He aims to become the state's first Democratic governor in 30 years. Duncan changed parties last year after facing criticism from Donald Trump for acknowledging Joe Biden's 2020 win in Georgia.
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South Korea's National Election Commission said Saturday that 513 candidates were elected without a vote ahead of the June 3 local elections.
Voters in Indiana’s May 5, 2026, Republican primaries ousted a majority of state Senate incumbents who had opposed President Donald Trump’s push for a rare mid-decade congressional redistricting plan, according to early results reported by The Associated Press. Trump had endorsed challengers in most of those races after the plan failed in the legislature late last year.
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South Carolina Republican lawmakers failed Tuesday to secure the votes needed to extend the legislative session and redraw congressional maps, stalling efforts pushed by President Donald Trump to eliminate the state's only Democratic-held House district.