Elections Intelligence

John "Bongo" Salvesen

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CHALLENGER Safe D Long shot
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What the Signal reads

Safe D

Salvesen is the Republican challenger for a seat the Signal rates Safe D. The market has Salvesen at 1.6¢ against Williams's 99.7¢, up 0.2¢ since August 3.

The market

Kalshi ↗
Salvesen · Republican contract
1.6¢
▲ 0.2¢since August 3

This contract settles on whether a Republican holds the seat, not on John "Bongo" Salvesen by name.

Aug 342 daily readings · high 4.1¢ · low 1.4¢Oct 12
John "Bongo" SalvesenRepublican
1.6¢
Nikema WilliamsDemocratic · incumbent
99.7¢

1,797 traded · 1,112 open. Prices are the yes ask; sides may not sum to 100.Checked 2:09 PM ET

Salvesen v Williams

Metric by metric
Salvesen
Williams
1.6¢
MarketKalshi, 2:09 PM ET
99.7¢
No total for John "Bongo" Salvesen: no report covering this period is on file with the Federal Election Commission.
RaisedFEC, through June 30
$599.7K
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Cash on handFEC, through June 30
$76.1K
No office on file
Holds now
U.S. Representativesince 2021

The 2026 race

Georgia 5th District
Prior result
D+71.4

2024 general election, won by Nikema Williams.

The general election is on November 3, which is 22 days away.