McDonald concedes defeat in PSC race

ATLANTA - Public Service Commissioner Lauren ``Bubba&#39;&#39; McDonald Junior is conceding defeat in his re-election bid against Republican Angela Elizabeth Speir. <br> <br> Figures released Monday by the Secretary of State&#39;s office show that the Democrat lost by 12,000 votes. <br> <br> The 35-year-old Speir - an employment recruiter from Duluth - becomes the first woman elected to the PSC. <br> <br> According to official results, Speir received 47.6 percent of the vote. McDonald had 47 percent, and Libertarian James Harris got 5.4 percent. <br> <br> McDonald said he never had much hope a recount would change the outcome and decided not to seek one after seeing the official results.