Upset Brief · GA-01 · Amanda Hollowell (D) vs. Jim Kingston (R)
A long shot on the math: it takes a 16.2-point national wave.
<1%
odds today
1%
odds with the plan
53,707
net votes to find
37
days left; voting starts October 13
Where
- 01+199Precinct 5-10C (Chatham County)Starting line Hollowell +80. 8.2% split their ticket. About 495 more ballots in 2024 than in 2022 (estimate).
- 02+190Lyman Hall School (Liberty County)Starting line Hollowell +39. 6.8% split their ticket. About 955 more ballots in 2024 than in 2022 (estimate).
- 03+176Victory Baptist (Liberty County)Starting line Hollowell +40. 7.1% split their ticket. About 847 more ballots in 2024 than in 2022 (estimate).
- 04+170Upp (Glynn County)Starting line Hollowell +71. 6.4% split their ticket. About 540 more ballots in 2024 than in 2022 (estimate).
- 05+170Precinct 8-08C (Chatham County)Starting line Hollowell +84. 6.0% split their ticket. About 508 more ballots in 2024 than in 2022 (estimate).
- 06+168Precinct 6-11C (Chatham County)Starting line Hollowell +29. 4.5% split their ticket. About 1,136 more ballots in 2024 than in 2022 (estimate).
The top 12 precincts carry 19% of the plan.
How
- P+6,354Persuade6,354 voters who split their ticket in recent elections and lean Kingston today.
- M+4,081MobilizeAt least 29,513 people who voted in 2024 but not in 2022, in precincts where Hollowell's side wins at least 55 percent.
- C+195ConsolidateVoters who went third party in recent races, in the precincts that lean Hollowell's way.
Plus a national shift of 16.2 points of margin (43,077 votes) that no campaign controls.
What has to be true
- Hollowell wins 50 percent of the ticket splitters now leaning Kingston.
- In Precinct 8-08C (Chatham County) and Precinct 5-03C (Chatham County), 35 percent of the people who voted in 2024 but skipped 2022 come back and vote.
- The national environment moves about 16.2 points toward Hollowell's side between now and November 3.
- No 2026 public poll exists for this race, so the starting line is a weighted blend of official recent results; the first real poll will move it.
The numbers behind it
- 01Crossover regression216 precincts, R² 0.996, 32 crossover precincts identified
- 02Monte Carlo20,000 seeded simulated elections with a 7-point baseline error. 90% range of the final margin with the plan: -73,917 to -11,929 votes.
- 03Money, FEC candidate totals through June 30Hollowell $7,389 cash on hand; Kingston $294,093.
- 04Call program for this list29,518 households, 88,553 dials, about 4,640 live conversations: an estimated $9,871 at published rates.
Independent analysis by The Political Group from official Georgia Secretary of State precinct returns (2022 and 2024), FEC filings and published polls, as of September 26, 2026. Not affiliated with any candidate or party.