2026 election for Georgia's 11th District
U.S. House · Georgia
John Cowan (R) won with 55.4% of the vote, defeating Chris Harden (D) by 10.7 points.
Runoff if no majority
Source: Georgia Secretary of State unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 1:21 PM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2026
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two sides on one scale: their campaigns, and outside groups spending for them or against their opponent.
Top funders
Outside groups and direct contributors, ranked by what they put in; the color shows which candidate it helps.
| DEFENDING OUR VALUES PACFor Cowan | $758.6K | |
| Tea Party Patriots Citizens FundAgainst Cowan | $22.5K | |
| GEORGIANS FOR COMMON SENSEAgainst Cowan | $17.6K | |
| HEALTHCARE FREEDOM SUPER PACFor Cowan | $15.1K | |
| American Values FirstFor Cowan | $9.1K |
Campaign money: FEC, through Oct 14, 2026. Outside spending: independent expenditures by super PACs, parties and other groups, primary and general, as reported to the FEC through Nov 1, 2026, updated Nov 3, 2026. It leaves out spending not reported as independent expenditures (most issue ads and much dark money), so it understates all outside money.
Source: FEC campaign filings; FEC independent expendituresUpdated Nov 3, 2026, 1:05 AM ET
Polls against the result
The final average had Cowan ahead by 1.0. Cowan won by 10.7: a 9.7-point miss toward Democrats.
- Poll with Harden ahead
- Poll with Cowan ahead
- Final polling average
- Result
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Harden | Cowan | Margin | Adjusted | Miss vs result | Grade | Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Consulting Services for Chris Harden's campaignD-sponsored | Aug 31–Sep 11 | 402 LV | 42 | 40 | D+2 | R+1.0 | +12.7 | — | s3.documentcloud.org ↗ |
Adjusted: after correcting for the pollster's house effect and likely-voter screens. Miss: the poll's margin minus the result; + means the poll leaned Democratic. Grade: the pollster's accuracy in past elections, A+ to D (pollster ratings).
Source: Each poll's release, via The New York Times poll listsUpdated Sep 11, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Chris Harden
- 9%
- John Cowan
- 91%
- Projected margin
- R+10.2