Incumbent Republican Austin Scott faces Democrat Kelly Esti in Georgia’s 8th congressional district general election on November 3, 2026. The district’s consistent Republican partisan lean, reflected in prior results exceeding 65 percent for the GOP nominee and nonpartisan race ratings classifying it as solid or safe Republican, underpins trader expectations that Scott will surpass the 50 percent threshold required to avoid a December runoff. Primary outcomes showed limited Democratic competition and unified Republican support for the incumbent. Factors that could still shift the outcome include unusually high Democratic turnout, a late national political shift, or unforeseen candidate-specific developments within the final weeks before Election Day.