2022 general election
Georgia 8th District
The candidate who raised the most money won.
$855K was spent on the 2022 Georgia 8th District race: $855K raised by the campaigns, $545K of it from PACs, plus $0 from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Austin Scott (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$855K
Raised by campaigns
$855K
PAC checks
$545K
Outside money
$0
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Austin ScottRepublican, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $832K
- Spent
- $768K
- From individuals
- $284K
- From PACs
- $545K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 65% of Scott's money came from PACs
Corporate $251K (46%)Trade group $188K (34%)Leadership PAC $24K (4%)Membership $56K (10%)Other $32K (6%)
- United States Peanut Political Action Committee (US Peanut PAC) Other$13K
- Honeywell International Corporate$10K
- Koch Industries, Inc. Corporate$10K
- The Home Depot Inc. Corporate$10K
- Aflac Corporate$10K
- National Pecan Federation Inc. Political Action Committee (Pecan PAC) Trade group$10K
- Cox Enterprises PAC (Coxpac) Inc. Corporate$10K
- American Bankers Association (Aba) Trade group$10K
Darrius ButlerDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $23K
- Spent
- $24K
- From individuals
- $17K
- From PACs
- $0
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $6K
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 0% of Butler's money came from PACs
Leadership PAC $2K (100%)
- Health Jobs Justice Leadership PAC$1K
- Greater Opportunities for Leadership Development (Gold PAC) Leadership PAC$1K
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2022 Georgia 8th District race?
- $855K was spent on the 2022 Georgia 8th District race: $855K raised by the campaigns, $545K of it from PACs, plus $0 from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Austin Scott (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2022 Georgia 8th District race?
- Austin Scott (Republican) raised $832K.
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2022 Georgia 8th District race?
- United States Peanut Political Action Committee (US Peanut PAC) gave $13K to Austin Scott; Honeywell International Political Action Committee gave $10K to Austin Scott; Koch Industries, Inc. Political Action Committee (Kochpac) gave $10K to Austin Scott.