Jim Kingston Wins Georgia US House Seat

Republican Jim Kingston secured victory in coastal Georgia's United States House district race by defeating Democrat Amanda Hollowell with a narrow margin. Kingston succeeds former representative Buddy Carter, maintaining Republican control amid significant state Democratic gains.

Republican US House District 1 winner Jim Kingston celebrates as he takes the stage during an Election night watch party on Tuesday November 3, 2026, at Savannah Station.

Republican Jim Kingston won coastal Georgia's U.S. House seat with 50.7% of the vote on Tuesday night, weathering a statewide Democratic wave. Kingston defeated Democrat Amanda Hollowell by 3,000 votes, securing the district for the GOP on its narrowest margin in generations. The victory brings a newcomer to the seat for the first time since 2015, preserving a stronghold across the United States region where past races were won by 20-percentage-point margins.