Race

U.S. House, Georgia 8th 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.9

CandidateRaisedSpentCash on handOutside helpOutside opposition
Austin Scott1RepublicanIncumbent$1.1M$756K$1.3M$75K$1,748
Kelly Esti2DemocratChallenger$19K$24K$1,688$0$0
James L Cooper III3DemocratChallenger$142$142$0$0$0
Justin Laster4DemocratChallenger$0$0$0$0$0
Vinson Watkins5RepublicanChallenger$0$63$138$0$0
Justin Lucas6DemocratChallenger$0$0$0$0$0
Justin Lucas7DemocratChallenger$0$0$0$0$0
Roman Coley Pfc Davis8Write-inChallenger$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: James Austin Scotthttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H0GA08099/
    H0GA08099
  2. 2
    FEC candidate record: Kelly Estihttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6GA08138/
    H6GA08138
  3. 3
    FEC candidate record: James L Cooper IIIhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H8GA08118/
    H8GA08118
  4. 4
    FEC candidate record: Justin Lasterhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H4GA08117/
    H4GA08117
  5. 5
    FEC candidate record: Vinson Watkinshttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H4GA08125/
    H4GA08125
  6. 6
    FEC candidate record: Justin Lucashttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6GA08146/
    H6GA08146
  7. 7
    FEC candidate record: Justin Lucashttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6GA08153/
    H6GA08153
  8. 8
    FEC candidate record: Roman Coley Pfc Davishttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6GA08161/
    H6GA08161
  9. 9
    Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data
    Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record