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Trump-Endorsed Republican Clay Fuller Holds Marjorie Taylor Greene's Former House Seat, Gives GOP A Bit M

Harris lost the runoff after leading the first round of voting in March.

Trump-Endorsed Republican Clay Fuller Holds Marjorie Taylor Greene's Former House Seat, Gives GOP A Bit M
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Republican Clay Fuller defeated Democrat Shawn Harris in the runoff for Georgia’s 14th Congressional District, keeping the seat in GOP hands and adding a vote to the party’s narrow House majority. The article also reports that President Trump’s Iran rhetoric unsettled some Republican voters.

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Democratic candidate in the special runoff for Georgia's 14th Congressional District

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Clay Fuller
R · GA-14

Republican winner of the special runoff for Georgia's 14th Congressional District

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Mike Johnson
R · LA-4

Speaker of the House whose party's narrow majority would gain a vote

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who endorsed Fuller and whose Iran statements were mentioned as campaign context

Marjorie Taylor Greene
Former U.S. Representative (R-GA)

Former representative whose seat was contested

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Clay Fuller Defeats Shawn Harris in Georgia Congressional Runoff

Outlets agree Republican Clay Fuller defeated Democrat Shawn Harris in the Georgia 14th District special runoff for Marjorie Taylor Greene’s former House seat. Left-leaning outlets cast Harris as a possible seat-flipper before the vote and treat his showing afterward as evidence of Democratic strength. Center outlets report Fuller’s win while also weighing what Harris’s narrower margin could mean for November and House control. Right-leaning outlets emphasize the Republican win, with some coverage foregrounding Fuller’s Trump endorsement.

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