Earl L. "Buddy" Carter
RIncumbentR · incumbent
29% from individuals, 16% from PACs, and 55% from other sources.
29% individuals16% PACs55% other
$6.7M
raised
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Georgia · U.S. House · District 01 · 2026
Georgia District 01 House race
General election in 50 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Georgia District 01 House race
Earl L. "Buddy" Carter has raised more than 3 times the next candidate.
Candidates in the Georgia District 01 House race, 2026 report raising $10.3M between them. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter reports $6.7M and James Kingston reports $1.9M, a gap of $4.7M. Of what Earl L. "Buddy" Carter reports, 29% came from individuals and 16% from PACs.
Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.
Every candidate on file
Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.
JK
James Kingston
RR · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 90% from individuals and 10% from PACs.
90% individuals10% PACs0% other
$1.9M
raised
PF
Patrick Farrell
RR · challenger
25% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 75% from other sources.
25% individuals0% PACs75% other
$663K
raised
BM
Brian Montgomery
RR · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 88% from individuals and 3% from PACs.
88% individuals3% PACs9% other
$249K
raised
MM
Michael McCord
DD · challenger
Still has cash to spend. $147K on hand from $225K raised.
42% individuals0% PACs58% other
$225K
raised
AH
Amanda Hollowell
DD · challenger
79% from individuals, 1% from PACs, and 20% from other sources.
79% individuals1% PACs20% other
$163K
raised
EY
Eugene Yu
RR · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$143K
raised
KT
Kandiss Taylor
RR · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 88% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
88% individuals0% PACs12% other
$117K
raised
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PW
Patrick Wilver
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 90% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
90% individuals0% PACs10% other
$70K
raised
JG
Joyce Griggs
DD · challenger
18% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 82% from other sources.
18% individuals0% PACs82% other
$39K
raised
KP
Krista Penn
RR · challenger
63% from individuals, 5% from PACs, and 32% from other sources.
63% individuals5% PACs32% other
$21K
raised
MM
Monte Monteleone
RR · challenger
21% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 79% from other sources.
21% individuals0% PACs79% other
$18K
raised
RZ
Randy Zurcher
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 99% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
99% individuals0% PACs1% other
$12K
raised
SS
Sharon Stokes-Williamson
DD · challenger
59% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 41% from other sources.
59% individuals0% PACs41% other
$7K
raised
Where the money came from
$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.
Health & Pharma$56K
Small donors & unclassified$48K
Transportation$10K
Banking & Financial$6K
Energy & Utilities$5K
Biggest itemized outside spenders
- AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$20K
- ALLIANCE FOR PHARMACY COMPOUNDING PAC (COMP PAC) · pac$10K
- AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL PAC · pac$10K
- AMERICAN PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION PHYSICAL THERAPY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PT-PAC) · pac$10K
- CENCORA, INC. PAC · pac$10K
- DELTA AIR LINES PAC · pac$10K
- VIATRIS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VIAPAC) · pac$8K
PACs vs the people
This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.
13%45%42%
13% PACs45% individuals42% other
The incumbent's record
Earl L. "Buddy" Carter is the linked incumbent for this race.
Net worth (2025)
$36M
$14M - $58M. up $23M since 2015.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
2
Current full committee seats on file.
Where they sit
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce
- House Committee on the Budget
Who funds them
This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.
Health & Pharma$56K
Small donors & unclassified$48K
Transportation$10K
Banking & Financial$6K
Energy & Utilities$5K
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
Earl L. "Buddy" Carter R · incumbent | vs | JK James Kingston R · challenger |
|---|---|---|
| $6.7M | Raised | $1.9M |
| $60K | Cash on hand | $294K |
| 16% | From PACs | 10% |
| 29% | From individuals | 90% |
| Health & Pharma | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| Yes | Incumbent | No |