James L Cooper III
Ran for Georgia 8th Congressional District · Democrat
Not on the 2026 ballot
Ballot status source: Georgia Secretary of State — official results, May 19 2026 General Primary: not among the 2 Dem candidate(s) for USH8 · read Sep 24, 2026
Sources (4)
- Georgia Secretary of State — official results, May 19 2026 General Primary: not among the 2 Dem candidate(s) for USH8
- nominee Kelly Esti (May 19)
- filer not on the primary ballot
- reason not established
The District
What Georgia 8th Congressional District covers
Covers all of Clinch County, Coffee County, Worth County, Colquitt County, Lowndes County, Dodge County, Brooks County, Berrien County, Wilkinson County, Telfair County, Echols County, Jones County, Monroe County, Wilcox County, Irwin County and 11 more; parts of Houston County, Jeff Davis County and Bibb County.
Includes Echols County, Macon-Bibb County (part), Valdosta, Milledgeville, Moultrie, Perry (part), Warner Robins (part), Adel, Arabi, Bemiss, Cordele, Douglas and 87 more.
224 precincts · District lines: Congressional lines: U.S. Census Bureau (1:500,000 cartographic boundary, 119th Congress) · Precinct lines: Georgia General Assembly Legislative & Congressional Reapportionment Office, Statewide Voting Precincts 2022 (ga-precincts2022-shape.zip); Coweta County Voter Precincts layer (county GIS, 2025) for Coweta
Results
Certified results for Georgia 8th Congressional District
US House of Representatives - District 8
November General Election · Nov 5, 2024| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Scott (I) (Rep)Republican | Republican | 231,547 | 68.9% |
| Darrius Butler (Dem)Democrat | Democrat | 104,434 | 31.1% |
Official results (Georgia Secretary of State) · Georgia Secretary of State — official election results
The 2026 Field
Who else is running for Georgia 8th Congressional District
- Austin ScottRepublican · Incumbent · On the 2026 ballot
- Kelly EstiDemocrat · On the 2026 ballot
- Roman Coley Pfc DavisWrite-in · Filed for 2026
Not on file for James yet: Key Votes, Their Money, Advertising, In Their Words, In the News, Reach Them, Polls, The Paper Trail. Coverage varies by state and office.
File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_bgrh4wmzz.
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