2026 general election
Georgia 2nd District
The candidate who raised the most money won. · Incumbent re-elected.
$1.6M was spent on the 2026 Georgia 2nd District race: $1.6M raised by the campaigns, $879K of it from PACs, plus $0 from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Sanford Bishop (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$1.6M
Raised by campaigns
$1.6M
PAC checks
$879K
Outside money
$0
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Sanford BishopDemocrat, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $1.4M
- Spent
- $1.1M
- From individuals
- $470K
- From PACs
- $879K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 64% of Bishop's money came from PACs
Corporate $327K (40%)Trade group $251K (31%)Leadership PAC $2K (0%)Membership $65K (8%)Union $107K (13%)Super PAC $2K (0%)Other $64K (8%)
- Arkansas Rural Water Association Federal Political Action Committee Trade group$10K
- Altria Group, Inc. Corporate$10K
- Delta Airlines Corporate$10K
- National Automobile Dealers Association Trade group$10K
- National Peanut Buying Points Association Membership$10K
- National Telecommunications Cooperative Association Trade group$10K
- International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Union$10K
- Cox Enterprises PAC (Coxpac) Inc. Corporate$10K
Matt DayRepublican
✗ Lost- Raised
- $218K
- Spent
- $218K
- From individuals
- $11K
- From PACs
- $0
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $191K
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2026 Georgia 2nd District race?
- $1.6M was spent on the 2026 Georgia 2nd District race: $1.6M raised by the campaigns, $879K of it from PACs, plus $0 from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Sanford Bishop (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2026 Georgia 2nd District race?
- Sanford Bishop (Democrat) raised $1.4M.
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 Georgia 2nd District race?
- Waterpac - National Rural Water Association Political Committee gave $10K to Sanford Bishop; Altria Group, Inc. Political Action Committee (Altriapac) gave $10K to Sanford Bishop; Delta Air Lines PAC gave $10K to Sanford Bishop.