2020Final results
2020 election for Georgia's 1st District
U.S. House · Georgia
Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R) won with 58.3% of the vote, defeating Joyce Marie Griggs (D) by 16.7 points.
Earl L. "Buddy" CarterRepublican · winner
58.3%189,457
Joyce Marie GriggsDemocrat
41.7%135,238
324,695 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2020
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Joyce Marie GriggsEarl L. "Buddy" Carter
$134.8K
Raised by the campaign
$2.3M
$129.8K
Spent by the campaign
$1.8M
$5K
Cash on hand
$1.7M
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2020.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2020