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Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Joe Nathan Lester

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · Georgia District 13
Filing address
Conyers, GA (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
LESTER, JOE NATHAN
Next election
Primary May 19, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Georgia with the 2026 district highlighted

Georgia, District 13

FEC page

DemocraticU.S. House · Georgia District 13ChallengerLost primary

FEC candidate ID H2GA03120 · Principal campaign committee: JOE N. LESTER FOR CONGRESS

Total raised$54,548.87
Total spent$54,548.87
Cash on hand$0.00
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through May 27, 2026, 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: $33,638.00Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $20,889.88Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $20.99
  • Individual contributions$33,638.0062%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$20,889.8838%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$20.990%

Self-funding: $20,889.88 (38% of money raised): $20,889.88 given and $0.00 lent by the candidate.

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$8,770.0028%
  • Contributions over $200$22,200.0072%
  • Itemized from inside Georgia$21,400.0082%
  • Itemized from other states$4,730.0018%

Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: Massachusetts $3,730.00. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.

FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.

Raised and spent over time

$21K$0 APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $13,830.00APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $21,372.67PRE-PRIMARY: raised $5,202.06PRE-PRIMARY: spent $5,406.95TERMINATION REPORT: raised $8,936.89TERMINATION REPORT: spent $10,721.742026-032026-042026-05

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

The race

Georgia U.S. House, District 13, 2026 · 18 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Joe Nathan Lester (D)$54,548.87$0.002026-05-27
Jasmine Clark (D)$2,386,955.40$343,732.062026-10-14
Heavenly Kimes (D)$940,172.55$1,216.392026-10-13
David Albert Scott (D)$521,804.36$1,747.122026-09-30
Emanuel Jones (D)$436,257.23$161,536.712026-04-29
Carlos Moore (D)$113,340.94−$22,835.622026-06-30
Pierre Whatley (D)$65,888.10$3,359.682025-12-31
Marcye Scott (D)$63,254.87$1,238.772026-09-30
Ronald McKenzie (D)$47,355.26$53.352026-02-27
Jeffree Fauntleroy (D)$24,830.43$1,312.052026-07-01

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQSafe DJuly 14, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportSolid DFebruary 6, 2025
  • Inside ElectionsSolid DMarch 7, 2025
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DJuly 15, 2025

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia (retrieved October 22, 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: JOE N. LESTER FOR CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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