Revealing the Money in Georgia Politics.

Dark Money Alert

Corporations Are Trying to Buy Georgia's Election

Sports betting giants and other outside interests are pushing money through independent committees that can spend unlimited amounts to boost or attack candidates. GA FastMoney has tracked $17,314,555 in outside spending that never appears in the candidate's own fundraising totals.

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Where is this Data From?

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Republicans Raise a Lot More Money Than Democrats...

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But Democrats Have a Lot More Donors

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And Republicans Have Larger Donations

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Because Republicans Get Big Business Money

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Republicans receive dramatically more money from organized business interests - healthcare, finance, real estate, and trade associations.

Some Politicians Rely on Grassroots, Others on Institutions

Some campaigns are powered by thousands of individual donors, while others are sustained mostly by PACs, committees, and institutional money. These rankings focus on candidates with meaningful fundraising volume, not tiny committees.

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Most Grassroots-Funded Candidates

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Most Institutional-Funded Candidates

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What the 2026 Statewide Races Look Like

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Totals reflect the campaign committees we could match in the available finance reports, so some candidates may be undercounted if a current committee has not published a stats file yet.

What This Tells Us

Grassroots vs. Big Money

Democrats rely more on small donations from many supporters, while Republicans receive fewer but larger contributions.

Different Strategies

These patterns suggest fundamentally different fundraising approaches and donor bases between the parties.

Impact on Politics

Understanding these differences helps explain how campaigns are funded and who has influence in Georgia politics.

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