Republican Clay Fuller wins Georgia runoff to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene
Former prosecutor Clay Fuller defeated Democrat Shawn Harris in Tuesday's runoff election for Georgia's 14th Congressional District seat left vacant by Greene's January resignation.
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Clay Fuller, a former state prosecutor and air force reserve lieutenant colonel, won a special election runoff on Tuesday to fill the U.S. House seat in Georgia's 14th Congressional District previously held by Marjorie Taylor Greene, according to the Associated Press.
Fuller, 44, defeated Shawn Harris, a retired Army brigadier general and moderate Democrat who was the top vote-getter in the initial primary election held last month. The runoff was necessary because no candidate secured the 50 percent majority required to win outright in the first round, which featured 17 candidates—12 Republicans, three Democrats, one Libertarian, and one independent.
Greene abruptly resigned from Congress in January following a monthslong public dispute with President Donald Trump over foreign policy issues and the release of documents involving the Jeffrey Epstein case. Trump had announced his support for a primary challenge against Greene a week before she announced her resignation plans.
Fuller received Trump's endorsement and benefited from the president's visit to the district in February, where Trump appeared onstage with his chosen candidate. With only two candidates on Tuesday's ballot, Fuller consolidated Republican support in one of Georgia's most conservative districts. The district voted for Trump by a two-to-one margin in 2024.
Harris, who lost to Greene in the 2024 race for the seat, raised more than $4.3 million for the runoff campaign. Both candidates brought substantial military experience to the race. Fuller serves as a military attorney in addition to his air force reserve commission, while Harris commanded combat troops in Afghanistan and Liberia during his military career, with his last active-duty assignment as a military attache in Israel.
The two candidates differed on foreign policy matters. Fuller supports the war in Iran, while Harris opposes it. Despite Harris's military credentials and fundraising efforts, the district's strong Republican lean proved decisive.
Fuller will serve out the remainder of Greene's term, which ends on January 3, 2027. However, to hold the seat beyond that date, he will need to immediately begin campaigning for the next election cycle.