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2026 Georgia District 11 House Election

Barry Loudermilk (R) — retiring

About this race

The current officeholder is retiring, so 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

John Cowan Republican Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
2026 fundraising (FEC)$2,347,796 raised · $2,330,167 spent · $17,630 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: Neurosurgeon, small business owner, conservative outsider bringing common sense to Washington

Chris Harden Democrat Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
2026 fundraising (FEC)$74,664 raised · $72,427 spent · $2,237 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: Affordable healthcare, middle-class tax cut, lower costs, education, veterans; government for working people

Where the money comes from

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

John Cowan RChris Harden D
Raised$2.3M$75K
Individuals$465K20%$73K97%
PACs & parties$120K5%$2K3%
Self-funded$1.8M75%$870%
Other$13K1%$0
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.

John Cowan 341 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$2.3M
Campaign spent$2.3M
Cash on hand$18K
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals20%
PACs / committees5%
Self-funding75%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
  • Trade association PAC$15K
  • Membership PAC$12K
  • Individual$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • Membership PAC$10K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$6K
  • Individual$5K
  • Individual$5K
  • Individual$5K
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  • Individual$5K
  • Individual$5K
  • Leadership PAC$5K
  • Trade association PAC$5K
  • Trade association PAC$5K
  • PAC$5K
  • PAC$5K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
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Showing the 50 biggest of 341 donors. The other 291 gave $282K combined.

Plus $21K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See John Cowan’s full FEC filings →

Chris Harden 33 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$75K
Campaign spent$72K
Cash on hand$2K
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals97%
PACs / committees3%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
  • Individual$10K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$3K
  • Individual$3K
  • Individual$3K
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$2K
  • Labor PAC$2K
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$846
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$350
  • Individual$275
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$200
  • Individual$100

Plus $13K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Chris Harden’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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