2026 United States general electionGeorgia

U.S. House: Georgia's 1st district

3 November 2026

The Tuesday next after the 1st Monday in November, in every even numbered year, is established as the day for the election

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

fec.gov Official source

General Election Date 11/03/2026

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

in 26 days

Open seat

The seat

Held by: Earl Leroy Carter (Republican), who is not running again
FEC: Georgia's 1st district 2026 Official source
Georgia's 1st district, 2026 election: candidates who have filed with the Federal Election Commission
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Election: 2026 United States general election - 3 November 2026
Seat: Georgia's 1st district
FEC: Georgia's 1st district 2026 Official source
Georgia's 1st district, 2026 election: candidates who have filed with the Federal Election Commission
Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Candidates

No nominee is confirmed from a source yet. These are the candidates who filed for this seat, most money raised first. Filing is not winning a primary.

James Morris Kingston

Republican

FEC: KINGSTON, JAMES MORRIS Official source

KINGSTON, JAMES MORRIS, Republican Party, House GA district 01: FEC candidate H6GA01109, open seat

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Filed with the FEC

FEC: KINGSTON, JAMES MORRIS Official source

KINGSTON, JAMES MORRIS, Republican Party, House GA district 01: FEC candidate H6GA01109, open seat

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Raised: $1.9M
FEC: KINGSTON, JAMES MORRIS Official source
Receipts $1,944,528, disbursements $1,650,436, cash on hand $294,093 through 2026-06-30
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Spent: $1.7M
On hand: $294K

FEC filings through 30 June 2026.

Patrick K. Farrell

Republican

FEC: FARRELL, PATRICK K. Official source

FARRELL, PATRICK K., Republican Party, House GA district 01: FEC candidate H6GA01083, open seat

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Filed with the FEC

FEC: FARRELL, PATRICK K. Official source

FARRELL, PATRICK K., Republican Party, House GA district 01: FEC candidate H6GA01083, open seat

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Raised: $663K
FEC: FARRELL, PATRICK K. Official source
Receipts $663,243, disbursements $663,243, cash on hand $0 through 2026-06-30
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Spent: $663K
On hand: $0

FEC filings through 30 June 2026.

Brian Allen Montgomery

Republican

FEC: MONTGOMERY, BRIAN ALLEN Official source

MONTGOMERY, BRIAN ALLEN, Republican Party, House GA district 01: FEC candidate H6GA01166, open seat

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Filed with the FEC

FEC: MONTGOMERY, BRIAN ALLEN Official source

MONTGOMERY, BRIAN ALLEN, Republican Party, House GA district 01: FEC candidate H6GA01166, open seat

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Raised: $249K
FEC: MONTGOMERY, BRIAN ALLEN Official source
Receipts $248,746, disbursements $248,746, cash on hand $0 through 2026-06-30
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Spent: $249K
On hand: $0

FEC filings through 30 June 2026.

Michael McCord

Democratic

FEC: MCCORD, MICHAEL Official source

MCCORD, MICHAEL, Democratic Party, House GA district 01: FEC candidate H6GA01133, open seat

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Filed with the FEC

FEC: MCCORD, MICHAEL Official source

MCCORD, MICHAEL, Democratic Party, House GA district 01: FEC candidate H6GA01133, open seat

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Raised: $225K
FEC: MCCORD, MICHAEL Official source
Receipts $224,654, disbursements $58,992, cash on hand $147,167 through 2026-03-31
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Spent: $59K
On hand: $147K

FEC filings through 31 March 2026.

Amanda Hollowell

Democratic

FEC: HOLLOWELL, AMANDA Official source

HOLLOWELL, AMANDA, Democratic Party, House GA district 01: FEC candidate H6GA01158, open seat

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Filed with the FEC

FEC: HOLLOWELL, AMANDA Official source

HOLLOWELL, AMANDA, Democratic Party, House GA district 01: FEC candidate H6GA01158, open seat

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Raised: $162K
FEC: HOLLOWELL, AMANDA Official source
Receipts $162,500, disbursements $155,572, cash on hand $7,389 through 2026-06-30
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Spent: $156K
On hand: $7,389

FEC filings through 30 June 2026.

Eugene Chin Yu

Republican

FEC: YU, EUGENE CHIN MR. Official source

YU, EUGENE CHIN MR., Republican Party, House GA district 01: FEC candidate H4GA12051, open seat

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Filed with the FEC

FEC: YU, EUGENE CHIN MR. Official source

YU, EUGENE CHIN MR., Republican Party, House GA district 01: FEC candidate H4GA12051, open seat

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Raised: $143K
FEC: YU, EUGENE CHIN MR. Official source
Receipts $143,070, disbursements $151,534, cash on hand $34,916 through 2026-04-29
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Spent: $152K
On hand: $35K

FEC filings through 29 April 2026.

7 more filings

Candidate	Party	Status	Raised	Cash on hand
Kandiss Taylor	Republican	Filed with the FEC	$117K	$171
Patrick Wilver	Democratic	Filed with the FEC	$70K	$3,554
Joyce Marie Griggs	Democratic	Filed with the FEC	$39K	$7
Krista Penn	Republican	Filed with the FEC	$21K	$2,862
Monte, Eugene, Gee T Monteleone	Republican	Filed with the FEC	$18K	$1,410
Randy Zurcher	Democratic	Filed with the FEC	$12K	$0
Sharon Stokes-Williamson	Democratic	Filed with the FEC	$6,835	$5

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Sources

Last researched 8 October 2026 (UTC).

FEC: Georgia's 1st district 2026Official source fec.gov
FEC: FARRELL, PATRICK K.Official source fec.gov
FEC: GRIGGS, JOYCE MARIEOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: HOLLOWELL, AMANDAOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: KINGSTON, JAMES MORRISOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: MCCORD, MICHAELOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: MONTELEONE, MONTE, EUGENE, GEE T MR.Official source fec.gov
FEC: MONTGOMERY, BRIAN ALLENOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: PENN, KRISTAOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: STOKES-WILLIAMSON, SHARONOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: TAYLOR, KANDISS DR.Official source fec.gov
FEC: WILVER, PATRICKOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: YU, EUGENE CHIN MR.Official source fec.gov
FEC: ZURCHER, RANDYOfficial source fec.gov
fec.govOfficial source
uscode.house.govOfficial source

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