U.S. House · Georgia's 6th Congressional District
Kevin Martin
CandidateR
- Race
- U.S. House · Georgia's 6th Congressional District
- Result
- Lucy McBath, projected winner
- Opponent
- Lucy McBath (D)
- Research
- Basic
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Kevin Martin, a Republican accounting and finance professional, lost the November 3, 2026 election for Georgia's 6th Congressional District to Lucy McBath. He has more than 35 years of experience in accounting and finance, including 25 as a controller, and describes himself as a fifth-generation native Atlantan who lives in Smyrna.[1][2]
On the ballotU.S. House · 6
2026-11-03
| Lucy McBath D | incumbent |
| Kevin Martin R | challenger |
Won the May 19, 2026 Republican primary over Justin Pinker.
Biography
Kevin Martin, a Republican accounting and finance professional, lost the November 3, 2026 election for Georgia's 6th Congressional District to Lucy McBath. He has more than 35 years of experience in accounting and finance, including 25 as a controller, and describes himself as a fifth-generation native Atlantan who lives in Smyrna.[1][2]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
According to his Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey, Martin is a fifth-generation native Atlantan who was born in Smyrna, Georgia, and still lives there.[2] He graduated from Campbell High School, earned a bachelor's degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1989, and later earned a bachelor's degree from Georgia State University in 1998.[2] He says he has worked in accounting and finance for over 35 years, the last 25 as a controller, across the banking, legal, service, heavy equipment distribution, and building-material and food manufacturing industries.[2]
Martin describes leadership and mentoring roles with youth, young adults, and employees.[2] He won the May 19, 2026 Republican primary for the 6th District over Justin Pinker, 70.1% to 29.9%.[2] During the campaign, he emphasized youth education programs, elder care costs, and controlled growth in the district.[2] He received 19.1% of the vote to Lucy McBath's 80.9%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[1]
In their own words
Priorities
- Says he will focus on education and youth development programs to attract young families to the district.[3]
- Says he wants to address elderly medical costs and reduce what he calls unnecessary tests and drug prescriptions.[3]
- Campaign website lists ten issue areas: schools, jobs and the trades, the federal budget, housing, wages, prescription drug costs, community hospitals, crime and policing, the Second Amendment, and defense.[4]
Statements, quoted without a stance
- Stricter gun laws
“Keep federal law focused on people who have actually done something, no national gun registry, and apply the Constitution consistently across every right it protects.”[4]
Summary of 'The Second Amendment' on his campaign website's home page
- Increase police funding and staffing
“Fund law enforcement properly, fix the federal side of the pretrial release problem, and appoint judges who read the law as written rather than legislate from the bench.”[4]
Summary of 'Crime and Policing' on his campaign website's home page
- Raise the minimum wage
“A full-time wage should clear the cost of living and keep pace with inflation, without compressing the ladder that makes taking on more responsibility worth it.”[4]
Summary of 'Wages and Working Families' on his campaign website's home page
- Loosen zoning rules to build more housing
“Open unused federal land for people to build on, give mortgage terms a real hearing, and keep lending standards honest so we do not repeat the 2000s.”[4]
Summary of 'Housing' on his campaign website's home page
Campaign money$10K raised · 0% from individuals · FEC through 2026-03-31
Totals this cycle
Bars share one scale (raised = full). Cash on hand can include money carried over from earlier cycles.
Who gave
- Own money & loans $10K
Largest committee contributions
No direct contributions from PACs or other committees in the FEC’s bulk data.
Direct contributions only; outside spending is not included. Individual donors are itemized in the FEC’s receipts. All itemized receipts ↗ FEC filing ↗
Profile: /people/kevin-martin
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.U.S. House · Georgia's 6th Congressional District results 2026 · NBC News News report
- 2.Kevin Martin · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
- 3.Kevin Martin · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
- 4.Kevin Martin for Congress | Georgia's 6th District, 2026 · Kevin Martin for Congress · 2026-10-19 Candidate's own words