Georgia U.S. House District 8

The count.

Checking the election sources…

Side by side.

Raised excludes transfers between a candidate's own committees. Shares are of that total. Filings appear in order of money raised; this includes primary candidates who are no longer running.

Who spent from outside.

The largest independent spenders in this race, summed from each candidate's five largest spenders on each side.

• MAHA PACHybrid PAC (super PAC account)Spent mainly in primaries$1,748 against James Austin Scott

Each campaign.

• James Austin ScottFEC filing: James Austin Scott · H0GA08099 ↗

  Sitting member of Congress · Austin Scott

  In the U.S. House (GA-8) since 2011 · current term ends Jan 3, 2027

  • Recorded yea or nay on 24 of the 24 key House floor votes captured in Hugin's snapshot
  • 4 committees: Agriculture (Vice Chair), Armed Services, Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Rules · 9 subcommittees
  • 179 committees reported contributions to them this cycle · 1 committee reported outside spending for or against them

  Linked to this filing by its exact FEC candidate ID (H0GA08099) in the congress-legislators roster of Oct 21, 2026. Votes are one key floor vote per bill on bills named in contractor lobbying reports (Oct 29, 2026); committee seats are the roster as of Oct 24, 2026; money counts are FEC reports for 2026 as of Oct 24, 2026. These are what Hugin's snapshots captured, not complete records, and none of them is a score or evidence of motive.

  Raised

  $1.4M

  Spent

  $1.1M

  Cash on hand

  $1.3M

  • Individuals 35% $493K
  • PACs & other committees 62% $883K
  • Other receipts 3% $40K

  Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.

  Outside groups: $0 supporting · $1,748 opposing

  Biggest spenders opposing

  1. MAHA PACHybrid PAC (super PAC account)Spent mainly in primaries $1,748

  Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. SOUTHEAST COTTON COMMITTEE (SECC) SOUTHERN COTTONGROWERS INC/SE COTTON GINNERS ASSNTrade association PAC · Southern Cotton Growers, Inc. $15K
  2. DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; AKA DFA-PACCooperative PAC · Dairy Farmers Of America, Inc. $10K
  3. NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTONTrade association PAC · National Cotton Council Of America $10K

  Where the money went $423K in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $423K of the $1.1M the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 30, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 0.2% $683
  • Consultants & strategy 0.1% $475
  • Fundraising & processing fees 49% $208K
  • Travel, meals & events 9% $36K
  • Office, technology & overhead 3% $13K
  • Legal & compliance 8% $32K
  • Other or unclassified 32% $133K

  Largest payees

  1. AMERICAN EXPRESS $131K
  2. KB STRATEGIC GROUP $128K
  3. CAPITOL STRATEGY GROUP, INC $68K
  4. PROFESSIONAL DATA SERVICES $26K
  5. CAPITOL HILL CLUB $20K

  Paid to individuals: $7,746, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Jan 12, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (200 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗

  Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.

• Kelly EstiFEC filing: Kelly Esti · H6GA08138 ↗

  Raised

  $28K

  Spent

  $29K

  Cash on hand

  $3,709

  • Individuals 75% $21K
  • Candidate's own money & loans 25% $7,000

  Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.

  No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

  Where the money went $24K in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $24K of the $29K the campaign reported spending through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Mar 2, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 70% $17K
  • Polling, research & data 5% $1,170
  • Travel, meals & events 2% $492
  • Other or unclassified 23% $5,320

  Largest payees

  1. BROTAGZ MEDIA LLC $15K
  2. DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF GEORGIA $5,220
  3. PRIMA ATLANTA $825
  4. EXPEDIA $492
  5. LUX CLOTHING $475

  Paid to individuals: $1,270, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Jan 1, 2026 to Mar 2, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (10 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗

  Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.

• James L Cooper IIIFEC filing: James L Cooper III · H8GA08118 ↗

  Raised

  $142

  Spent

  $142

  Cash on hand

  $0

  Debts

  $1,230

  • Individuals 65% $93
  • Candidate's own money & loans 35% $49

  Campaign totals through Jun 30, 2026.

  No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

  No itemized operating expenditures from this candidate's principal campaign committee are in the FEC bulk file yet.

• Vinson WatkinsFEC filing: Vinson Watkins · H4GA08125 ↗

  Raised

  $0

  Spent

  $63

  Cash on hand

  $138

  Debts

  $5,320

  Campaign totals through Jun 30, 2025.

  No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

  No itemized operating expenditures from this candidate's principal campaign committee are in the FEC bulk file yet.

Also registered for this seat, with no campaign summary or outside spending in the bulk file: Justin Laster, Justin Lucas, Justin Lucas, Roman Coley Pfc Davis.