Political ads · 2026 · GA

Georgia House District 11 2026: the ads, and who's paying for them

John Cowan won · 55.4% to 44.6% · Called by AP on Nov 3

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John Cowan (Republican) and Chris Harden (Democrat) are the nominees for Georgia's 11th congressional district in the November 3, 2026 general election. By their latest FEC reports, John Cowan's campaign had raised $2.8 million (through October 14, 2026) and Chris Harden's campaign $139,000 (through October 14, 2026). Outside groups have reported $783,000 for John Cowan and $40,000 against.

John Cowan (REP), Chris Harden (DEM). 11 others filed with the FEC; any ads they ran are below. 0 ads analyzed, 0 with at least one technique in the copy. Newest first. The paid-for-by line is the advertiser's own filing.

Also on every Georgia ballot: 3 statewide ballot measures → The ballot wording and the official arguments, read for rhetorical techniques.

How to vote in Georgia

From Georgia's official election office. Each line links to the official page it came from.

Registration	Register by Mon, Oct 5 (same deadline online, by mail and in person) (passed)Source: sos.ga.gov ↗Source: sos.ga.gov ↗
Early voting in person	Tue, Oct 13 to Fri, Oct 30 (passed)Source: sos.ga.gov ↗
By mail	Anyone can vote by mail; request a ballot by Fri, Oct 23 (application must be received 11 days before the election); return it by Tue, Nov 3 (received by the county registrar by close of polls (7 p.m.) Election Day) (passed)Source: sos.ga.gov ↗Source: sos.ga.gov ↗Source: sos.ga.gov ↗
Election Day	Tue, Nov 3. Polls: 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. (passed)Source: sos.ga.gov ↗
ID at the polls	Government-issued photo ID required (driver's license even if expired, free state ID, passport, military ID, public college student ID, government employee ID)Source: sos.ga.gov ↗

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Money in this race

From FEC filings for 2025–26. Outside spending is money a group spends on its own about a candidate — TV and online ads, mail, canvassing. It is not a donation to the campaign, and the candidate does not control it. Supporting means it was spent to help that candidate win; Opposing means it was spent to defeat them, usually on attack ads. Groups report it within 24 or 48 hours as the election nears. Raised is the campaign's own fundraising, as of its latest quarterly report. Largest donors come from each outside spender's own FEC receipts, with each donor's share of its itemized receipts; donors under $100,000 are not named. People are shown with the employer and occupation they reported. A donor that is itself a political committee is shown with its own largest donors. Companies and nonprofits don't report their funders to the FEC, so the trail ends there, and the page says so.

John Cowan (REP)

Raised: $2.8M through 2026-10-14 individuals $619K · PACs $332K · candidate's own money, incl. loans $1.8M · from the candidate's other committees $124K · cash on hand $146K
Outside spending: $40K opposing Cowan · $783K supporting Cowan · latest reported 2026-10-23
Largest outside spenders: DEFENDING OUR VALUES PAC — $759K supporting Cowan Largest donors: PUBLIC FIRST ACTION, INC $4.9M (59%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); PUBLIC FIRST ACTION $3.0M (36%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); PUBLIC FIRST $300K (4%); Jan Leike $100K (1%), Anthropic, Researcher TEA PARTY PATRIOTS CITIZENS FUND — $23K opposing Cowan Largest donors: RESTORATION OF AMERICA PAC $509K (61%); RESTORATION PAC $273K (32%) GEORGIANS FOR COMMON SENSE — $18K opposing Cowan HEALTHCARE FREEDOM SUPER PAC — $15K supporting Cowan AMERICAN VALUES FIRST — $9,138 supporting Cowan Largest donors: CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION $1.3M (84%); THE REVITALIZATION PROJECT $200K (12%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC)

Bundled through PACs: $7,000 through 1 PAC · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01 CLUB FOR GROWTH PAC — $7,000 from 2 gifts

24 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election

ACSPA-SURGEONSPAC-AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION PAC (SKINPAC) $5,000
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS PAC (FAMMEDPAC) $5,000
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY BRAINPAC $2,500
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY ENT PAC $1,500
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NEUROLOGICAL SURGEONS PAC (NEUROSURGERYPAC) $15K
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATION PAC $10K
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION PAC $10K
AMERICAN OSTEOPATHIC INFORMATION ASSOCIATION - OSTEOPATHIC PAC $2,500
AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION PAC $2,500
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS PAC (ASA PAC) $10K
ANDY HARRIS FOR CONGRESS $2,000
ASCO ASSOCIATION PAC (ASCO ASSOCIATION PAC) $2,500
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION PAC (BSC PAC) $500
CHUCK HUFSTETLER FOR STATE SENATE $1,000
COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS PAC $1,000
GEORGIA OILMEN'S ASSOCIATION INC PAC (GOAPAC) $1,000
HEALTHCARE FREEDOM FUND $10K
NATIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE PAC / AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS $10K
OLD BREED PAC $3,500
PAC OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS--PAC OF AAOS $7,500
PATRIOT FUND $3,500
PROJECTHEALTHSOLUTIONS PAC - PHSPAC $5,000
SPINE PAC OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SPINE SPECIALISTS $3,500

All filings at the FEC ↗

Chris Harden (DEM)

Raised: $139K through 2026-10-14 individuals $133K · PACs $6,000 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $87 · cash on hand $8,709
Outside spending: none reported

Bundled through PACs: none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01

1 PAC gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election

UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB $2,000

All filings at the FEC ↗

No campaign ads analyzed for this race yet.

What this page is

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Campaigns run one text as many separate ads. Identical text from the same sponsor is one card here, marked with its number of variants.
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