This year, the only two candidates on the Georgia ballot for one of the statewide Public Service Commission races are incumbent Stan Wise, a Republican, and David A. Staples, the Libertarian nominee. This is a partisan race.

Georgia Libertarians also had a nominee in a two-way race for the same office in 2008. That Libertarian, John Monds, polled 1,076,760 votes (33.4%), and carried four counties, including Fulton and DeKalb, two very populous counties.

Staples’ campaign web page is www.votestaples.com.