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Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle

Barbara Seidman

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · Georgia District 1
Filing address
Waycross, GA (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
SEIDMAN, BARBARA
Next election
Primary June 9, 2020 · General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Georgia with the 2020 district highlighted

Georgia, District 1

FEC page

DemocraticU.S. House · Georgia District 1ChallengerRunning

FEC candidate ID H0GA01052 · Principal campaign committee: SEIDMAN FOR CONGRESS

Total raised$60,295.91
Total spent$31,496.41
Cash on hand$13,157.41
Debts owed by the campaign$21,000.00
Loans from the candidate$31,400.00

2019–2020 cycle totals through March 31, 2020, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $5,061.97PACs and other committees: $862.00Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $51,085.29Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees: $3,086.65Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $200.00
  • Individual contributions$5,061.978%
  • PACs and other committees$862.001%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$51,085.2985%
  • Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$3,086.655%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$200.000%

Self-funding: $51,085.29 (85% of money raised): $19,685.29 given and $31,400.00 lent by the candidate.

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.

The race

Georgia U.S. House, District 1, 2020 · 5 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Barbara Seidman (D)$60,295.91$13,157.412020-03-31
Earl Leroy Carter (R)$2,347,613.19$1,705,925.342020-12-31
Joyce Marie Griggs (D)$134,843.17$5,042.842020-12-31
Daniel Merritt (R)$104,618.73$89.702020-12-31
Lisa M. Ring (D)$79,075.81$22,521.562020-09-30

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: SEIDMAN FOR CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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