A GOP challenger to Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA) raised significantly more money than the incumbent congressman in the last quarter, according to federal campaign finance filings.
Mayor Sam Couvillon of Gainesville, Georgia, raised $263,490 from the end of January, when he announced his campaign to unseat Clyde, through the end of March, per a Federal Election Commission filing. He reported $212,307.39 cash on hand at the end of the quarter.
Clyde only reported $58,039 raised in the previous quarter, with $102,083.96 cash on hand in his FEC filing. The incumbent congressman’s campaign also reported $1,308,863.64 in debt.
“Our record fundraising numbers are evidence that the hardworking folks of Georgia’s 9th Congressional District are ready for a change,” Couvillon said in a statement, per AccessWDUN. “The men and women of GA-09 deserve a conservative voice in Congress who not only has a proven record but who will also fight to defend their values in Washington. We’ll continue building off of this promising start.”
Clyde is a supporter of President Donald Trump but has voted against House Republican leadership’s wishes on several key pieces of legislation. Those votes have come under intense scrutiny as the GOP has had razor-thin majorities in the House of Representatives over the past two Congresses.
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The seat is widely considered safe for the Republican Party, with the winner of the GOP primary likely to win the election for the district in November 2026.
The Cook Political Report gives Georgia’s 9th Congressional District a partisan voting index of Republican +17 and rates the 2026 election for the seat as “solid Republican.”