Race

U.S. House, Georgia 1st District (2026)

Everyone who filed with the Federal Election Commission for this seat, with what they raised and what outside groups spent.

FEC filings don't record primary results, so this list includes candidates who lost a primary or dropped out. Money is from each campaign's latest FEC report, shown on its page.18

CandidateRaisedSpentCash on handOutside helpOutside opposition
Earl L. "Buddy" Carter1RepublicanIncumbent$7.3M$10.3M$60K$0$0
James Morris Kingston2RepublicanOpen seat$1.9M$1.7M$294K$1.9M$0
Patrick K. Farrell3RepublicanOpen seat$663K$663K$0$0$0
Brian Allen Montgomery4RepublicanOpen seat$249K$249K$0$0$0
Michael McCord5DemocratOpen seat$225K$59K$147K$0$0
Amanda Hollowell6DemocratOpen seat$162K$156K$7,389$0$0
Eugene Chin Yu7RepublicanOpen seat$143K$152K$35K$0$0
Kandiss Taylor8RepublicanOpen seat$130K$130K$0$0$0
Patrick Wilver9DemocratOpen seat$70K$70K$0$0$0
Joyce Marie Griggs10DemocratOpen seat$39K$39K$7$0$0
Krista Penn11RepublicanOpen seat$21K$19K$2,862$0$0
Monte Eugene Gee T Monteleone12RepublicanOpen seat$18K$5,478$1,410$0$0
Randy Zurcher13DemocratOpen seat$12K$12K$0$0$0
Sharon Stokes-Williamson14DemocratOpen seat$6,835$6,835$5$0$0
Joseph Palimeno15DemocratOpen seat$0$0$0$0$0
Defonsio Daniels16DemocratOpen seat$0$0$0$0$0
Dylan Castillo17SLPOpen seat$0$0$0$0$0

Sources

Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.

  1. 1
    FEC candidate record: Earl Leroy Carterhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H4GA01039/
    H4GA01039
  2. 2
    FEC candidate record: James Morris Kingstonhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6GA01109/
    H6GA01109
  3. 3
    FEC candidate record: Patrick K. Farrellhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6GA01083/
    H6GA01083
  4. 4
    FEC candidate record: Brian Allen Montgomeryhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6GA01166/
    H6GA01166
  5. 5
    FEC candidate record: Michael McCordhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6GA01133/
    H6GA01133
  6. 6
    FEC candidate record: Amanda Hollowellhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6GA01158/
    H6GA01158
  7. 7
    FEC candidate record: Eugene Chin Yuhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H4GA12051/
    H4GA12051
  8. 8
    FEC candidate record: Kandiss Taylorhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6GA01075/
    H6GA01075
  9. 9
    FEC candidate record: Patrick Wilverhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6GA01224/
    H6GA01224
  10. 10
    FEC candidate record: Joyce Marie Griggshttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H0GA01029/
    H0GA01029
  11. 11
    FEC candidate record: Krista Pennhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6GA01091/
    H6GA01091
  12. 12
    FEC candidate record: Monte Eugene Gee T Monteleonehttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6GA01216/
    H6GA01216
  13. 13
    FEC candidate record: Randy Zurcherhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6GA01174/
    H6GA01174
  14. 14
    FEC candidate record: Sharon Stokes-Williamsonhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6GA01208/
    H6GA01208
  15. 15
    FEC candidate record: Joseph Palimenohttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H2GA01256/
    H2GA01256
  16. 16
    FEC candidate record: Defonsio Danielshttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6GA01125/
    H6GA01125
  17. 17
    FEC candidate record: Dylan Castillohttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6GA01190/
    H6GA01190
  18. 18
    Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data
    Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record