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2026 candidates we're tracking in GA-8
Austin Scott
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Promoting small business job growth
- Supporting a strong national defense
- Advocating for a healthy agricultural economy
About Austin Scott
Scott ran his own small business for 20 years before being elected to represent Georgia's 8th District, where he serves on the House Intelligence, Armed Services and Agriculture committees, per the campaign site. He is a University of Georgia graduate who lives in Tifton, per the campaign site.
Kelly Esti
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Military and veterans
- Education
- Utilities
About Kelly Esti
Esti holds a Ph.D. in Public Policy and Policy Analysis from Walden University and an MBA from Webster University, and served in the U.S. Navy from 1999 to 2002 in the nuclear program, per the campaign site. Esti is co-owner and chief financial officer of BroTagz Embroidery, a former board member of Main Street Academy Charter School, and a former legislative chair of Georgia Equality, per the campaign site.
About this race
Georgia's 8th Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The Georgia primary is Tuesday, May 19, 2026 (runoff Tuesday, June 16, 2026 if needed), and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.