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U.S. House, 1st Congressional District
Jim Kingston is the son of former Congressman Jack Kingston, who represented the 1st District from 1993 to 2015. Like his father, Jim Kingston spent his career in the insurance industry.
Updated Oct 16, 2026, 2:28 PM ET
Jim Kingston, a Republican insurance salesman and son of former U.S. representative Jack Kingston, is his party's nominee for Georgia's open 1st congressional district seat in 2026 against Democrat Amanda Hollowell.
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Jim Kingston, an insurance salesman and son of former U.S. representative Jack Kingston, is the Republican 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 2026.
Kingston won the six-candidate Republican primary with 52.4% of the vote, ahead of Chatham County commissioner Patrick Farrell with 17.2% and Kandiss Taylor with 12.6%.
In the general election on November 3, 2026, he faces Democrat Amanda Hollowell, a political organizer who won her party's nomination in a runoff.