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Houston Gaines

State Representative, Georgia House District 120 · Candidate for Georgia 10th Congressional District · Republican

On the 2026 ballotCandidate · Georgia 10th Congressional District · Nov 3 General

Ballot status source: Georgia Secretary of State — official results, May 19 2026 General Primary: US House of Representatives - District 10 - Rep, Houston Gaines 59,895 of 89,527 votes · read Sep 24, 2026

Sources (3)
  • Georgia Secretary of State — official results, May 19 2026 General Primary: US House of Representatives - District 10 - Rep, Houston Gaines 59,895 of 89,527 votes (66.9%)
  • no general list published
  • nominee per certified results
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Running for Georgia 10th Congressional District, Nov 3 General. The race page has 3 other candidates, 1 certified result. See the race

Roles on File

Seats held and sought, elections and committees, newest first.

The District

What Georgia 10th Congressional District covers

Covers all of Hancock County, Oglethorpe County, Greene County, Elbert County, Jasper County, Putnam County, Morgan County, Walton County, Madison County, Franklin County, Hart County, Oconee County, Butts County, Barrow County and Clarke County; parts of Newton County, Taliaferro County, Henry County and Wilkes County.

Includes Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance), Reed Creek (part), Eatonton, Gumlog (part), Monroe, Social Circle, Winder, Locust Grove, Madison, McDonough (part), Auburn, Bostwick and 58 more.

Map of Georgia 10th Congressional District with 174 precincts

174 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

Key Votes

The record

  • No congressional voting record

    Houston Gaines has not served in Congress: no entry in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (bioguide.congress.gov) under this name for GA, checked 2026-09-24 against the catalog's bioguide linkage. Other public offices, if any, not compiled here.

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress · source

Newest first. A close vote was decided by 5% of the votes cast or less (or 10 votes or fewer, under a fifth of the votes). Broke with party: voted against most of their party, where the record gives the party split.

Their Money

Campaign finance

Last Change
Profile updated · Sep 25
Raised
$2,303,880cycle to date through Jun 30
Cash on Hand
$703,420cycle to date through Jun 30
Spent
$1,600,460cycle to date through Jun 30
Debts Owed
$0cycle to date through Jun 30
Next Report Due
Q3 Report · Oct 15

View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Jun 30, 2026

Top Payees

Who the campaign paid most, as its filing reports it.

Campaign finance · Gaines For Congress: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026

Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission

Finance Reports

  • Campaign finance · Gaines For Congress: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026

    Raised $2,303,879.90 this election cycle (as reported) · spent $1,600,460.26 · cash on hand $703,419.64 · debts owed by the committee $0.00 — through Jun 30, 2026. Where the money came from (cycle to date, as reported): Individuals $2,051,172.00 (89%); PACs and other political committees $214,510.25 (9%); Transfers from authorized committees $15,471.21 (1%); Other receipts (refunds, offsets, other) $22,726.44 (1%). Where it went (itemized operating expenditures this cycle, FEC-processed through Sep 20, 2026): media and advertising $894,137.76; general consulting $175,125.29; digital $111,775.39; other $72,717.71; polling $64,977.12; staff, contractors and reimbursements $24,225.02.

    Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission

Money shows as the filings named here report it. Payees are who the campaign paid; individual contributors are not shown.

Advertising

Who is advertising for and against Houston

  • Advertising summary · for and against (2026 cycle)

    For: own campaign on Google $89,900–$104,500 (ad ranges); outside Google ads $0–$0; Snap $0; broadcast TV not searched; FEC independent expenditures $0. Against: outside Google ads $0–$0; opponent campaign ads $0–$0; Snap $0; broadcast TV not searched; FEC independent expenditures $0. 2026 cycle. Broadcast TV: not yet searched. Meta not included.

    May 19, 2026 · Official · Ads summary (2026 cycle)

  • Google/YouTube ads · Gaines for Congress (supporting)

    The candidate's own campaign (Gaines for Congress). 24 ads since Nov 2024; $89,900–$104,500 (Google creative spend ranges).

    May 19, 2026 · Official · Google Political Ads Transparency Report (bundle updated 2026-09-23 21:37 PT) · source

Spend as each platform or filing reports it. Each line is a separate measure, and they are not added together.

In Their Words

What they have said, on the record

“I've been on the frontlines in Georgia taking on the far left - now it's time to take the fight to D.C. and help President Trump continue to deliver for the American people.”
Houston Gaines for Congress · campaign home pageSep 24, 2026 · Self-published · houstongaines.com [Campaign site] · source

Reach Them

Websites and accounts

  • Campaign website and social accounts

    Campaign site: https://houstongaines.com; facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HoustonGaines; x: https://x.com/HoustonGaines; instagram: https://www.instagram.com/HoustonGaines

    Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · Candidate's own channels · source

The Paper Trail

Filings, results and exhibits

  • U.S. Representative · GA-10

    Republican · Candidate · On the 2026 ballot

    Sep 4, 2026 · Official · Georgia Secretary of State

  • Republican nominee for U.S. Representative, Georgia District 10 · Nov. 3, 2026 general election

    Won the Republican nomination in the May 19, 2026 General Primary: Houston Gaines — 59,895 votes (66.9%). Other nominees in the race: Pamela "Pam" Delancy (Democratic).

    May 19, 2026 · Official · Georgia Secretary of State (official election results) · source

Not on file for Houston yet: In the News. Coverage varies by state and office.

File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_sv7pe7tzz.

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