2022Final results
2022 election for Georgia's 8th District
U.S. House · Georgia
Austin Scott (R) won with 68.6% of the vote, defeating Darrius Butler (D) by 37.2 points.
Austin ScottRepublican · winner
68.6%178,700
Darrius ButlerDemocrat
31.4%81,886
260,586 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.
Darrius ButlerAustin Scott
$22.5K
Raised by the campaign
$832.3K
$24.2K
Spent by the campaign
$767.9K
$1.2K
Cash on hand
$731K
Campaign money: FEC, through Jun 30, 2022; FEC, through Dec 31, 2022.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2022