Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, GA-11
John Cowan
South Australian politician (1866–1953)
- Over
- Chris Harden (Democratic), 44.6%
- Votes
- 182,230 (35,263 ahead)
- Term begins
- January 3, 2027
Unofficial result, not yet certified. Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · read 2026-11-07
Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Republican (R +20.1, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Republican won. Every call, frozen before polls closed
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Overview
Sir John Cowan was a South Australian politician who served as a member of the South Australian Legislative Council from 1910 to 1944.
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-15 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Born
- December 6, 1866 (age 159)
- Education
- North Adelaide Grammar School
- Occupation
- cattle rancher, pastoralist
Facts above: Wikidata (CC0, retrieved 2026-11-05).
The race
U.S. House, GA-11. Won with 55.4%, 10.7 points ahead over Chris Harden.
- John Cowan Republican · winner55.4%
- John Cowan Republican · winnern/a
- Chris Harden Democratic44.6%
Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · retrieved 2026-11-07 · unofficial until certified
Polls and models against the result
- Frozen call
- Republican (R +20.1, from the Vugol Vector model)
- Result
- R +10.7
- Difference
- 9.4 points
Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.
Money
Principal campaign committee: FRIENDS OF JOHN COWAN. Covers January 1, 2026 to October 14, 2026; latest report: Pre-General. Money raised after that date appears once the next report is filed.
Where the money came from
2.4% of the $619,065 from individuals came in contributions the FEC does not itemize (donors who gave $200 or less in total).
- Individuals, unitemized (donors giving $200 or less in total)0.5%$15,107
- Individuals, itemized21.4%$603,958
- Other political committees (PACs)11.7%$331,500
- The candidate (own money and loans)62.0%$1,750,020
- Transfers, other loans and other receipts4.4%$124,021
Employers donors listed
- SUNRISE MFG INC$10,5004 contributions
- MEDICRAFT$8,6446 contributions
- LEDBETTER PROPERTIES, LLC.$8,4566 contributions
- THE PHYSICIANS$7,2875 contributions
- MAYO CLINIC$6,0704 contributions
- ASCENSION$6,0335 contributions
- UCSF$5,6855 contributions
- RIVERS AUTO GROUP$5,2053 contributions
- SEMMES-MURPHEY CLINIC$5,2053 contributions
- CARTERSVILLE OBGYN ASSOCIATES$5,0003 contributions
Sum of itemized individual contributions by the employer the donor listed. These are employees giving as individuals, not donations by the companies. Entries such as retired, not employed or self-employed are left out of this list.
Source: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC) · reports filed through October 14, 2026 · retrieved 2026-11-09 · filings can be amended · response hash 607937ae627b
Industries
Industry totals are not on file here.
Record
Not yet on file: committee assignments, bills and votes (this person is not a sitting member in the public dataset). Are you this person? Update your profile
Issues and positions
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Contact and links
- Website
- cowanforcongress.com official
- Campaign email
- Not on file
- Social
- Not on file
Sources: Wikidata (CC0) for linked accounts; campaign-provided items are labeled.
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Timeline
- 2026Called the winner of this race. Called by Wikipedia editors 3:41 AM ET
- 2020U.S. House, GA-14 · runoff · lost · 32,982 votes (43.0%) Vugol.Me record
- 1927 to 1930Minister of Agriculture Wikidata
- 1927 to 1930Minister of Repatriation Wikidata
- 1923 to 1924Minister of Agriculture Wikidata
- 1910 to 1944Member of the South Australian Legislative Council Wikidata
- 1896 to 1912District Chairman of Mobilong Wikidata
Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0) (Q6227360). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.
All sources
- Result: Wikipedia (House results table), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Georgia&oldid=1384179081
- Call time: Called by Wikipedia editors 3:41 AM ET (revision)
- Pre-election call: Vugol.Me calls ledger (frozen), /calls
- Background: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cowan_(Australian_politician)
- Birth, education, occupation and offices held: Wikidata (CC0), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6227360
- Term start: U.S. Constitution, 20th Amendment, section 1
- Campaign finance: Federal Election Commission
- Roster, FEC filing https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H0GA14048/
- photo_gallery https://cowanforcongress.com/photos.html
- photo_headshot https://cowanforcongress.com/photos.html
- photo_gallery https://cowanforcongress.com/meet-dr-cowan.html
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