Race · November 3, 2026

U.S. House · Georgia's 1st District

2 candidates on the ballot — an open seat, with no incumbent running.1,2,3,4,5

How this race is decided: If no candidate wins a majority (more than half of the votes), the top two finishers meet in a runoff on December 1, 2026.5

§1Candidates

Why this matters: Every candidate the state lists for this race on the November ballot, in the state's own order.

James "Jim" Kingston
Republican · Open seat
Amanda Hollowell
Democrat · Open seat

§2Side by side

Why this matters: The same facts for every candidate, in the same order. Where we found nothing for a candidate, the cell says so — that means we didn't find it in public sources, not that it doesn't exist.

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James "Jim" KingstonAmanda Hollowell
Party on the ballotRepublican1,2,3Democrat1,2,3,4
StatusOpen seatOpen seat
Raised$2,357,233 through October 14, 20266$264,753 through October 14, 20267
Cash on hand$269,9556$50,1377
Outside spending$1,922,708 for · $0 against8$5,000 for · $0 against9
Abortion lawHis campaign website says he is pro-life and that this includes banning late-term abortions, ending taxpayer funding for abortion providers, and promoting adoption and support for expectant mothers.10Her campaign website says she will fight for reproductive freedom.11

Issues only one candidate has addressed

By candidate, in ballot order. We found nothing public from the other candidates in this race on these issues.

James "Jim" Kingston — 18 issues
  • Government funding and abortion
    Bar public funds for abortions and for groups that provide them, including for their other services
    His campaign website says he supports ending taxpayer funding for abortion providers.10
  • Foreign ownership of farmland
    His campaign website says confronting threats like Iran, Russia and China includes stopping the buying up of U.S. farmland.10
  • Police funding
    His campaign website says he supports giving law enforcement agencies the resources they need to keep communities safe.10
  • Trade agreements
    His campaign website says he will fight for trade deals that put American workers, farmers and manufacturers first rather than what it calls lopsided agreements, and supports fair, reciprocal trade.10
  • Classroom teaching on race, gender and sexuality
    His campaign website says parents should know what their children are taught and have the final say, and that he would stop what it calls woke indoctrination and radical gender ideology in schools.10
  • Transgender students in school sports
    His campaign website says he supports the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act and state and local laws that prevent schools from being punished for protecting female athletes, which it describes as a matter of biological reality.10
  • Voter ID
    His campaign website says he supports voter ID requirements and banning ballot harvesting, and wants only legal votes to count.10
  • Oil and gas drilling on federal land and offshore
    His campaign website says he supports more domestic drilling, done responsibly, as part of an all-of-the-above energy strategy.10
  • Permitting for energy projects
    His campaign website says he supports streamlined permitting for energy projects.10
  • Economic ties with China
    His campaign website says his foreign policy would confront threats like Iran, Russia and China, including by cutting dependence on Chinese manufacturing for critical goods and stopping the theft of intellectual property.10
  • Military spending
    His campaign website says he supports rebuilding the military for readiness and technological superiority, including investing in troops and strengthening Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base, Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield.10
  • Medicaid work requirements
    Require work or community activity for adults who are able to work
    His campaign website says he supports work requirements for able-bodied adults on Medicaid.10
  • Federal benefits and services for noncitizens
    His campaign website says he supports no Medicaid benefits for immigrants who are in the country illegally.10
  • State and local role in immigration enforcement
    Require full cooperation, with penalties for places that limit it
    His campaign website says he supports ending sanctuary cities.10
  • Federal income tax rates
    His campaign website says he will fight to lower taxes across the board so families keep more of what they earn and small businesses can thrive, and supports a simpler and fairer tax code.10
  • Federal spending levels
    His campaign website says he supports efforts to restore fiscal discipline, including regular order in appropriations, a return to balanced budgets and holding government agencies accountable for every taxpayer dollar.10
  • Fraud and improper payments in federal programs
    His campaign website says the reforms he supports to keep Medicare solvent include rooting out waste, fraud and abuse.10
  • High-speed internet access
    His campaign website says he will fight for policies that bring broadband to every home in rural Southeast Georgia.10
Amanda Hollowell — 19 issues
  • Discrimination protections for sexual orientation and gender identity
    Her campaign website says every Georgian should live free from discrimination no matter who they are or who they love, and that she will defend LGBTQ+ rights.11
  • Voting Rights Act protections
    Restore and widen protections by law, such as federal approval of voting changes in places with a history of discrimination (for example, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act)
    Her 10 Point Affordability Agenda calls for restoring and strengthening the Voting Rights Act.12
  • Union organizing rules
    Her campaign website says she supports protecting the right to organize, and her 10 Point Affordability Agenda calls for protecting union rights and collective bargaining.11,12
  • State K-12 school funding
    Her campaign website lists among her results at the Georgia Budget & Policy Institute helping drive the effort to secure full funding of Quality Basic Education for a second consecutive year.13
  • Student loan forgiveness
    Her 10 Point Affordability Agenda lists reducing student loan debt and extending opportunity.12
  • US Department of Education
    Keep the department and its programs, or expand it
    Her 10 Point Affordability Agenda calls for reversing cuts to the Department of Education and restoring Title I funding.12
  • Drawing district lines (redistricting)
    Her campaign website says she supports standing up to gerrymandering, along with restoring voting rights and expanding access to the ballot box.11
  • Data centers and electricity costs
    Pause or limit new data centers
    Her campaign website’s home page says she will deliver affordable health care, lower costs for families, protection of democracy and no more data centers.14
  • Electric vehicles
    Her 10 Point Affordability Agenda calls for renewing the $7,500 federal electric vehicle tax credit.12
  • Child care costs
    Her 10 Point Affordability Agenda calls for making child and elder care more affordable, including strengthening the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit and fully protecting and expanding Head Start.12
  • Child tax credit
    Her 10 Point Affordability Agenda calls for restoring the expanded Child Tax Credit.12
  • Paid family and medical leave
    Create a national paid leave program for all workers
    Her campaign website says she supports national paid family and medical leave, including for military families, caregivers and single parents.11
  • AR-15-style rifles
    Ban the sale of these rifles
    Her campaign website says she supports banning assault weapons and other high-caliber weapons.11
  • ACA premium tax credits
    Her 10 Point Affordability Agenda calls for strengthening the Affordable Care Act and restoring its enhanced subsidies.12
  • Federal Medicaid funding
    Her campaign website says she will fight to protect Medicaid from cuts.11
  • Medicaid expansion
    Her campaign website says families in Georgia’s 1st District are losing access to basic care because Medicaid has not been expanded, and her 10 Point Affordability Agenda calls for expanding Medicaid and closing Georgia’s healthcare coverage gap.11,12,15
  • Federal disaster aid (FEMA)
    Expand FEMA's funding and role, including more help preparing before disasters
    Her campaign website says she will advocate for federal investment in flood protection and resilient infrastructure and that coastal communities need prevention and protection, not just disaster response, and her 10 Point Affordability Agenda calls for restoring and protecting FEMA funding and supporting disaster preparedness before storms strike.11,12,15
  • Business tax breaks
    Her 10 Point Affordability Agenda calls for tax credits for businesses that hire and train local workers.12
  • State income tax
    Her campaign website lists among her results at the Georgia Budget & Policy Institute helping block deeper state income tax cuts that would have reduced funding for schools, health care and essential services.13

Issue statements are drafted by AI from the public sources cited, and only cover what each candidate has said publicly.