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.
- Cost of living — Inflation and cost of living rank as the top concern for Georgia voters.
- Economy and jobs — Polls show Georgians divided over whether the state economy is improving or declining.
- Data center utility costs — Most older voters worry data centers will drive up residential utility bills.
- Healthcare costs — Healthcare and prescription drug costs weigh heavily on Georgia's older voters.
- Voter roll maintenance — A state audit flagged thousands of voter registrations with unverified citizenship status.
Candidates & funding
Chris Harden Democrat Nominee
Where the money comes from
FEC campaign finance data through Jun 30, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.
| John Cowan R | Chris 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
- 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
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- 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
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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.
Chris Harden 33 donors
- 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.
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.