Trump-backed Republican Clay Fuller wins election to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene
He will serve out the rest of Marjorie Taylor Greene's term, which ends in January 2027.
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He will serve out the rest of Marjorie Taylor Greene's term, which ends in January 2027.
Clay Fuller, a Trump-endorsed Republican, won the special election for Georgia’s 14th Congressional District, succeeding Marjorie Taylor Greene. Despite decreased margins in the traditionally conservative district, Fuller secured victory by about 12 points over Democrat Shawn Harris, bolstering the GOP's narrow House majority at 217-214 with one independent.
In a special election to fill the congressional seat vacated by Marjorie Taylor Greene, Republican Clay Fuller narrowly defeated Democrat Shawn Harris, winning 57.2% of the vote to Harris’s 42.8%. Despite the GOP win, Democrats celebrated the significant shift in voter margins within Georgia's 14th District, which Trump had won by 37 points in 2024. This shift signals potential Democratic competitiveness in deeply Republican districts and raises concerns for Republicans heading into the midterms.
En unas elecciones especiales en el distrito 14 de Georgia, el republicano Clay Fuller, fiscal de distrito, ganó la segunda vuelta frente al demócrata Shawn Harris, y ocupará el escaño en la Cámara de Representantes que dejó Marjorie Taylor Greene tras su ruptura con el presidente Trump. Fuller, respaldado por Trump, prometió lealtad absoluta al mandatario y aseguró ser un 'guerrero' para su causa. Su victoria refuerza temporalmente la ajustada mayoría republicana en el Congreso de cara a las elecciones de medio mandato en noviembre.
Clay Fuller, a district attorney backed by President Donald Trump, defeated Shawn Harris in the runoff election to fill Marjorie Taylor Greene’s former U.S. House seat, widening the GOP’s House majority.
Clay Fuller, a Republican district attorney, won the runoff election to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene in Georgia's 14th Congressional District, maintaining the GOP's hold on the seat despite Democratic efforts.
Clay Fuller, endorsed by President Donald Trump, defeated Democrat Shawn Harris in the runoff election to fill Marjorie Taylor Greene’s vacant House seat, bringing the GOP margin in the House up to four.
Clay Fuller, a district attorney backed by President Donald Trump, defeated Shawn Harris in the deeply red district vacated by Marjorie Taylor Greene.
Clay Fuller, a North Georgia district attorney and former White House staffer, won the runoff election to fill Marjorie Taylor Greene's seat in Georgia's 14th Congressional District.
Clay Fuller won Tuesday's runoff election to replace former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in Georgia's 14th Congressional District, padding the House GOP's razor-thin margin by an additional vote.
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