2022Final results
2022 election for Georgia's 1st District
U.S. House · Georgia
Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R) won with 59.1% of the vote, defeating Wade Herring (D) by 18.3 points.
Earl L. "Buddy" CarterRepublican · winner
59.1%156,128
Wade HerringDemocrat
40.9%107,837
263,965 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 2, 2026, 5:14 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2022
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 2, 2026, 5:14 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Wade HerringEarl L. "Buddy" Carter
$1.4M
Raised by the campaign
$2.1M
$1.4M
Spent by the campaign
$2M
$3.9K
Cash on hand
$1.8M
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2022.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2022