Trump-backed Republican Clay Fuller surged into a high-stakes Georgia runoff Tuesday after voters selected him and Democrat Shawn Harris to compete for Marjorie Taylor Greene’s vacant House seat.
Georgia’s 14th Congressional District special election produced a two-candidate runoff after none of the 17 contenders secured the majority required to win outright.
All candidates from both parties appeared on the same ballot in the special election triggered by Greene’s resignation at the start of the year.
Decision Desk HQ projections showed Harris finishing first with 37.3 percent of the vote while Fuller followed close behind with 34.9 percent once nearly all ballots were counted.
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The April 7 runoff will determine who completes the remainder of Greene’s term in the northwest Georgia district.
The heavily Republican district has long favored GOP candidates, creating a political landscape where Fuller enters the next round with structural advantages.
Fuller’s path to the runoff comes four years after his earlier attempt to enter Congress.
The Republican businessman challenged Greene during the 2020 primary when she first ran for the seat.
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Greene dominated that contest with 40.3 percent of the vote while Fuller finished fourth with only 6.8 percent.
This year’s race unfolded after Greene stepped down from the House in January following a dramatic political split with President Donald Trump.
The former congresswoman had represented Georgia’s 14th District since January 2021 before leaving office on Jan. 5.
Greene entered Congress as one of Trump’s most outspoken allies but later turned against key decisions made by the administration.
The break intensified during a dispute over a discharge petition that forced the House to vote on releasing files tied to Jeffrey Epstein.
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Trump withdrew his political backing during the feud and suggested conservative voters were ready for new leadership.
“I understand that wonderful, Conservative people are thinking about primarying Marjorie in her District of Georgia,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.
“They too are fed up with her and her antics and, if the right person runs, they will have my Complete and Unyielding Support.”
Trump also mocked Greene for appearing on daytime television. “She has gone Far Left, even doing The View, with their Low IQ Republican hating Anchors,” Trump added.
Greene announced her departure from Congress one week after that post. Despite the fallout, the former lawmaker stayed neutral during the crowded special election.
Greene declined to endorse any candidate in the race to replace her. Trump moved in the opposite direction and backed Fuller last month.
The president framed Fuller as a reliable ally for his legislative agenda.
“As your next Congressman, Clay will fight tirelessly to Grow the Economy, Cut Taxes and Regulations, Promote MADE IN THE U.S.A., Unleash American Energy DOMINANCE, Keep our Border SECURE, Stop Migrant Crime, Safeguard our Elections, Champion School Choice, and Defend our always under siege Second Amendment,” Trump wrote in the endorsement.
Trump also traveled to the district earlier this year for a campaign appearance with Fuller and other Republican candidates.
The visit underscored the district’s loyalty to the president. Trump carried Georgia’s 14th District by 37 percentage points in the 2024 presidential election. That margin represented his strongest showing anywhere in the state.
Harris, the Democratic contender advancing to the runoff, previously challenged Greene during the 2024 election cycle. Greene defeated Harris that year by nearly 30 points.
Harris entered the current race with a major financial advantage over the rest of the field.
Campaign finance reports showed he raised nearly $4.3 million during the contest.
The next closest fundraising totals belonged to Republican Brian Stover and Fuller. Stover raised more than $940,000 while Fuller collected over $786,000.
Harris also argued his campaign had found support beyond traditional Democratic voters.
His team “figured out how to get Republicans to also vote for” him, Harris claimed during a recent interview.
Several other candidates trailed far behind the top two finishers. Republican Georgia State Sen. Colton Moore finished third with 11.6 percent of the vote.
Stover placed fourth with 4.7 percent while Tom Gray finished fifth with 3.5 percent.
Democrat Jim Davis landed sixth with 1.5 percent. Seventeen candidates appeared on the ballot overall.
The April runoff winner will serve only the remainder of Greene’s unfinished term. That term runs through January.
The district will quickly return to the ballot for the next full congressional cycle.
Candidates seeking a full two-year term must compete again in Georgia’s statewide primary scheduled for May 19.
A runoff for that race would take place June 16 if no candidate reaches the required vote threshold.
The final general election contest for the seat is scheduled for Nov. 3. If the general election fails to produce a majority winner, a final runoff would occur Dec. 1.
The Georgia contest was not the only election drawing attention Tuesday.
Mississippi Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson appeared positioned for another term in the House.
Thompson defeated challenger Evan Turnage, who at 34 years old has lived roughly as long as Thompson has held public office.
Mississippi also hosted a Senate primary involving Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith.
The Trump-backed senator secured more than 80 percent of the vote according to Decision Desk projections.
Hyde-Smith now advances to the November general election where she will face Democratic District Attorney Scott Colom.
Colom captured the Democratic nomination after emerging from a crowded primary field.
The race represents part of the larger battle for control of the U.S. Senate.
Republicans are seeking to preserve their majority in the chamber during the upcoming election cycle.
Another surprise unfolded hundreds of miles away in Northern Virginia.
Republican candidate Jeannie LaCroix scored an upset victory in a county-level special election inside a region that typically favors Democrats.
LaCroix defeated Democratic nominee Muhammed Sufiyan Casim for a seat on the Prince William County Board of Supervisors.
Election results showed LaCroix capturing 43.7 percent of the vote while Casim finished with 37.0 percent.
Casim’s campaign faced backlash after past social media posts resurfaced. Those posts included racist, misogynist and antisemitic content written more than a decade ago.
Casim acknowledged the posts during an interview with the Prince William Times.
He admitted using a racial slur in earlier years and told the newspaper he had used the language “foolishly.”
