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2026 Georgia District 1 House Election

Buddy Carter (R) — ran for Senate

About this race

No current officeholder is running — the seat will have a new winner. This district usually votes strongly Republican. Nobody in this race has donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group, according to available records.

Key issues in Georgia

Major issues facing Georgia, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.

Candidates & funding

Jim Kingston Republican Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
2026 fundraising (FEC)$1,944,528 raised · $1,650,436 spent · $294,093 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: Faith, family, freedom; next-generation conservative leadership

Amanda Hollowell Democrat Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
2026 fundraising (FEC)$162,500 raised · $155,572 spent · $7,389 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: 10-point affordability agenda: lowering costs for working families

Where the money comes from

FEC campaign finance data through Jun 30, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.

Jim Kingston RAmanda Hollowell D
Raised$1.9M$162K
Individuals$1.7M90%$129K79%
PACs & parties$202K10%$1K1%
Self-funded$0$33K20%
Other$0$10%
AIPAC-linked*——
Outside spending†——

* AIPAC-linked money is already counted in the rows above — it flags the pro-Israel share, not extra money.

† Independent spending on ads for or against a candidate. It never goes to their campaign.

“Individuals” covers both small-dollar (under $200) and large donors.

Who are the biggest donors?

Every donor ranked by how much they gave, from the candidate’s own FEC filings — individuals, PACs, and party committees all in one list. Expand a candidate to see theirs, then tap any name to learn more about the donor.

Why are so many gifts exactly $10,000? That’s the legal maximum a PAC can give one candidate for the whole cycle — $5,000 for the primary plus $5,000 for the general — so many PACs give the max. Individuals can give up to $3,500 per election.

Jim Kingston 695 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$1.9M
Campaign spent$1.7M
Cash on hand$294K
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals90%
PACs / committees10%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
  • Individual$24K
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Showing the 50 biggest of 695 donors. The other 645 gave $1.3M combined.

See Jim Kingston’s full FEC filings →

Amanda Hollowell 132 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$162K
Campaign spent$156K
Cash on hand$7K
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals79%
PACs / committees1%
Self-funding20%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$5K
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Showing the 50 biggest of 132 donors. The other 82 gave $20K combined.

Plus $45K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Amanda Hollowell’s full FEC filings →

These figures come from the candidate’s own itemized FEC reports (2026 cycle, through the coverage date above), with amendments applied and refunds netted. Joint fundraising transfers are left out of the ranking: they’re pass-throughs, and the individual donations behind them are listed above. Bank interest, vendor refunds, and other non-donation receipts are excluded. Donor names are as reported — the same person can appear twice if their name was recorded differently. Independent spending on ads is never included here — see the Outside spending column.

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