Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Justin Lucas

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · Georgia District 8
Filing address
Summer, GA (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
LUCAS, JUSTIN
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 8

DemocraticU.S. House · Georgia District 8ChallengerLost primary

FEC candidate ID H6GA08146 · Principal campaign committee: THE COMMITTEE TO ELECT JUSTIN M LUCAS FOR CONGRESS

No financial reports filed yet. This candidate has registered with the FEC but has not filed a report with money totals for the 2025–2026 cycle.

The FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

The race

Georgia U.S. House, District 8, 2026 · 8 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
James Austin Scott (R)$1,416,650.98$1,316,055.882026-10-14
Kelly Esti (D)$27,962.90$3,709.272026-09-30
James L Cooper III (D)$142.08$0.002026-06-30

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQSafe RJuly 14, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportSolid RFebruary 6, 2025
  • Inside ElectionsSolid RMarch 7, 2025
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe RJuly 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.

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