Kelly Esti
DEMOCRATIC
Businessman
Georgia8th District2026 HOUSE FORECAST
Austin Scott*
REPUBLICAN
US House of Representatives (R-GA)
2011 – Present
2026 Georgia 8th District House Forecast:
Proprietary forecast for Georgia's 8th congressional district House election between Democrat Kelly Esti and Republican Austin Scott. This page will update with a daily set of 100,000 new simulations as race fundamentals change in order to produce race odds, projected margin, and forecasted vote share. This page also includes polling averages when available.
The 2026 Georgia 8th District House election features Democrat Kelly Esti and Republican Austin Scott. Incumbent Representative Austin Scott is seeking reelection to a ninth term. In 2024, Donald Trump won Georgia's 8th congressional district by 16.5%, and the election for the district's House seat is rated as solid Republican in 2026.
- Year
- 2026
- Race
- House
- District
- GA-8
- Democratic candidate
- Kelly Esti
- Republican candidate
- Austin Scott
- Incumbent / open seat
- Austin Scott
- Forecast rating
- Solid R
- Projected vote
- 30.2% D / 69.9% R
- Projected margin
- R +39.7
- Forecast odds
- 0.1% D / 99.9% R
- Forecast last updated
- 12:00 AM on July 2, 2026
- Polling average
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- Polling average margin
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- Polling last updated
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- Polls included
- 0
- Latest poll
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