Clay Fuller, Shawn Harris Advance to April 7 Runoff to Replace Marjorie Taylor Greene

Democrat Shawn Harris and Republican Clay Fuller advanced to an April 7 runoff after no candidate won a majority in the special election to replace former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a crowded contest that drew national attention.

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The special election packed 17 candidates on a single, nonpartisan ballot and—because Georgia law requires a majority to avoid a second round—produced a runoff between the top two vote‑getters.

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The contest was widely framed as both a test of President Donald Trump’s sway in the Republican Party and a gauge of whether Democrats could make inroads in a heavily conservative district.

Harris and Fuller brought contrasting profiles into the runoff: Harris is a retired U.S. Army brigadier general and cattle farmer who ran as a moderate and outraised other contenders, while Fuller is a former district attorney, Air National Guard officer and one‑time White House fellow who positioned himself as a MAGA‑aligned candidate.

Harris’s fundraising advantage was substantial—campaign filings and reporting noted he raised about $4.3 million and emphasized affordability and kitchen‑table issues—while Fuller highlighted his prosecutorial record, military service and alignment with Trump.

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Media outlets reported similar but not identical first‑round vote totals, and those discrepancies are evident across sources.

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Local reporting and several national outlets placed Harris around the high 30s percentage and Fuller in the mid‑30s—Atlanta News First reported Harris at 37.33% and Fuller at 34.87, while WFAE summarized results as roughly 37% for Harris and 35% for Fuller.

Other outlets published different tallies: Fox News reported Harris at 39.9% and Fuller at 34.2%, and the New York Post published a 41.5% figure for Harris—an inconsistency the coverage itself reflects.

Trump’s endorsement was a central theme in coverage and campaigns: multiple outlets described his backing as decisive for Fuller in a crowded GOP field, and Trump posted praise after the results.

Local and national reporting documented Trump campaigning for Fuller in the district and campaign rhetoric underscoring that influence; analysts and commentators repeatedly flagged the race as a test of the former president’s ability to shape Republican outcomes.

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At the same time, Democrats and some analysts framed Harris’s advance as evidence that a coalition of Democrats, independents and disillusioned Republicans could coalesce behind a moderate.

The runoff has broader stakes: it will decide who fills Greene’s seat for the remainder of the term and could affect the narrow Republican working margin in the House, while the eventual winner will likely face the 2026 primary and general election if they seek a full two‑year term.

Analysts, prediction markets and national outlets treated the April contest as an early indicator for 2026: some prediction markets priced Fuller as a heavy favorite, while Democrats stressed Harris’s fundraising edge and hopes of leveraging lower turnout dynamics in a runoff.

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Either candidate who wins on April 7th will still face a full election cycle this year if they choose to run again.