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Amanda Hollowell, the Democratic candidate for Georgia’s 1st Congressional District (GA-01), joined Georgia State Rep.
Updated Oct 16, 2026, 2:28 PM ET
Amanda Hollowell, a Democratic political organizer, is her party's nominee for Georgia's open 1st congressional district seat in 2026 against Republican Jim Kingston, son of former U.S. representative Jack Kingston.
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Amanda Hollowell, a political organizer, is the Democratic nominee for Georgia's 1st congressional district, which is based in the southeast corner of the state and includes Savannah.
The seat is open because the Republican incumbent, Buddy Carter, announced on May 8, 2025, that he would run for the U.S. Senate. In the eight-candidate Democratic primary, Hollowell finished second with 24.7% of the vote behind retired attorney Joyce Griggs, who received 34.5%.
She then won the runoff against Griggs by 53.0% to 47.0%. In the general election on November 3, 2026, Hollowell faces Republican Jim Kingston, an insurance salesman who won his party's primary with 52.4%.