Justin M. Lucas
Ran for Georgia 8th Congressional District · Democrat
Lost the 2026 primary
Ballot status source: Lost the 2026 Democratic primary on May 19, 2026 — Georgia Secretary of State — official results, May 19 2026 General Primary: US House of Representatives - District 8 - Dem, Justin M. Lucas 20,719… · read May 19, 2026
Sources (2)
- Lost the 2026 Democratic primary on May 19, 2026 — Georgia Secretary of State — official results, May 19 2026 General Primary: US House of Representatives - District 8 - Dem, Justin M. Lucas 20,719 of 44,547 votes (46.5%)
- nominee Kelly Esti 23,828 (53.5%)
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
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