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Republican Clay Fuller and Democrat Shawn Harris advance to runoff in Georgia special election, CBS News projects

Harris advanced to the runoff and will face Republican Clay Fuller for the vacant seat.

Republican Clay Fuller and Democrat Shawn Harris advance to runoff in Georgia special election, CBS News projects
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Mar 10, 2026
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CBS News projects that Republican Clay Fuller and Democrat Shawn Harris will meet in an April 7 runoff to fill Georgia’s vacant 14th District seat after no candidate won a majority. The race could affect the narrow Republican majority in the U.S. House.

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Democratic candidate advancing to the runoff for Georgia’s 14th Congressional District

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Clay Fuller
R · GA-14

Republican candidate advancing to the runoff for Georgia’s 14th Congressional District

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who endorsed Fuller

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

Former representative whose vacant seat is being contested

ALSO MENTIONED  Brian Kemp, Georgia governor who congratulated Fuller and urged Republican unity

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Shawn Harris and Clay Fuller Advance to Runoff for Georgia Seat

Shawn Harris and Clay Fuller advanced to an April 7 runoff in the special election for Georgia’s 14th District seat vacated by Marjorie Taylor Greene. Left-leaning outlets present Harris’s first-place finish as a Democratic showing despite Trump’s backing of Fuller. Center outlets mostly emphasize the result and matchup, while some discuss Trump’s influence and possible House implications. Right-leaning outlets focus more on Republican turnout and unity behind Fuller, and on the runoff’s implications for Trump or the GOP’s House majority.

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