2026 general election
Georgia 8th District
The candidate who raised the most money won. · Incumbent re-elected.
$1.6M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2026 Georgia 8th District race: $1.4M raised by the campaigns, $883K of it from PACs, plus $151K from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Austin Scott (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
Receipts + outside spending
$1.6M
Raised by campaigns
$1.4M
PAC checks
$883K
Outside money
$151K
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Austin ScottRepublican, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $1.4M
- Spent
- $1.1M
- From individuals
- $493K
- From PACs
- $883K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $151K
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 62% of Scott's money came from PACs
Corporate $323K (41%)Trade group $274K (35%)Leadership PAC $19K (2%)Membership $93K (12%)Union $1K (0%)Super PAC $6K (1%)Other $69K (9%)
- Southern Cotton Growers, Inc. Trade group$15K
- Arkansas Rural Water Association Federal Political Action Committee Trade group$10K
- National Cattlemen's Beef Association Trade group$10K
- American Peanut Shellers Association Corporate$10K
- Deere & Company Corporate$10K
- National Peanut Buying Points Association Membership$10K
- USA Rice Federation Trade group$10K
- United Egg Association Eggpac Other$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- Defend American Jobs · $151K supporting
Kelly EstiDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $28K
- Spent
- $29K
- From individuals
- $21K
- From PACs
- $0
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $7K
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Questions people ask
- How much money is tied to the 2026 Georgia 8th District race?
- $1.6M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2026 Georgia 8th District race: $1.4M raised by the campaigns, $883K of it from PACs, plus $151K from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Austin Scott (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2026 Georgia 8th District race?
- Austin Scott (Republican) raised $1.4M and had $151K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2026 Georgia 8th District race?
- Defend American Jobs ($151K).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 Georgia 8th District race?
- Southeast Cotton Committee (Secc) Southern Cottongrowers Inc/Se Cotton Ginners Assn gave $15K to Austin Scott; Waterpac - National Rural Water Association Political Committee gave $10K to Austin Scott; National Cattlemen's Beef Association Political Action Committee (Ncba-PAC) gave $10K to Austin Scott.