2026 elections · Georgia

Georgia U.S. House, district 8

General election Nov. 3, 2026. 2 candidates listed, alphabetically by last name.

Ballot list from the state's own certified list of candidates for the November 3, 2026 general election; not yet checked against the state’s own list.

The field

Democrat

Kelly Esti

Raised
$27,963
From individuals
$20,963
From PACs and other committees
$0
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$7,000
Cash on hand
$3,709
Debts
$0

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

No contributions from PACs or other committees in FEC committee filings.

Republican Incumbent

Austin Scott

Raised
$1,408,556
From individuals
$491,591
From PACs and other committees
$876,750
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$0
Cash on hand
$1,416,353
Debts
$0

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $75,281 to support and $1,748 to oppose.

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 8, 2026.

PAC and committee money

179 committees reported giving $760,494 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Tracked networks
  • Tech, AI and cryptoPAC checks $5K · spent to help $75K
  • Defense contractorsPAC checks $14K
  • Companies controlled from outside the U.S.PAC checks $14K

Which committees belong to each network is Network groupings matched to FEC committee IDs. Amounts are from FEC files. Bundled (earmarked) money is not counted here.

Money in this race (FEC)
Kelly EstiDemocrat$27,963$3,709$0$0
Austin ScottRepublican$1,408,556$1,416,353$75,281$1,748

Raised and cash on hand are the campaign’s own totals; outside spending is by groups the campaign does not control. They are separate measures and are not added together.

Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2026 cycle: candidate summaries (weball26), committee-to-candidate contributions (pas226) and independent expenditures, downloaded Oct. 16, 2026.

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