Georgia is once again warming up for the national stage, with competitive gubernatorial and Senate contests beginning to brew. But its House races are an entirely different story. None of the state’s 14 congressional districts are expected to land on the 2026 battlefield, mostly because the General Assembly’s rigid Republican gerrymander slices and dices Atlanta’s sprawling suburbs to prevent them from jeopardizing the nine seats the party currently holds.
Instead, all the action in Georgia’s House races will be confined to primaries. Four Republican incumbents — Reps. Buddy Carter, Mike Collins, Marjorie Taylor Greene and Rich McCormick — are contemplating runs against Sen. Jon Ossoff. Multiple Democrats have already filed to run against Rep. David Scott, who continues to be dogged by concerns over his age and health. And Rep. Andrew Clyde, a Freedom Caucus devotee, is set to face a challenge from the less brash Republican mayor of his district’s most populous city.
GA-01: Buddy Carter (R) — Coastal Georgia: Savannah, BrunswickSolid Republican. If there was any doubt about Rep. Buddy Carter’s interest in climbing the MAGAverse’s political
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