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Democrats romp in Wisconsin Supreme Court race, narrow margins in Georgia

Harris lost the Georgia special-election runoff for a House seat by roughly 12 percentage points.

Democrats romp in Wisconsin Supreme Court race, narrow margins in Georgia
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Democrat Chris Taylor won Wisconsin’s state Supreme Court race by about 20 percentage points, while Republican Clayton Fuller defeated Shawn Harris in Georgia’s special House election by about 12 points. The results highlight Democratic overperformance in Georgia and add to the narrow Republican House majority.

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Democratic candidate in Georgia’s special House election

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Jon Ossoff
D · GA · SEN

U.S. senator from Georgia

Mike Johnson
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Speaker of the House

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose party faced the election results and who backed Fuller

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

Former representative whose vacated Georgia seat was contested

ALSO MENTIONED  Chris Taylor, Democratic-backed Wisconsin Appeals Court judge elected to the state Supreme Court; Clayton Fuller, Republican candidate who won Georgia’s special House election; Brad Schimel, Republican-backed candidate who lost the 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court race; Elon Musk, Businessman who financially supported a Republican-backed candidate in Wisconsin’s previous Supreme Court race; Maria Lazar, Conservative Wisconsin Appeals Court judge who lost the state Supreme Court race; Susan Crawford, Wisconsin Supreme Court justice who won the 2025 contest

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Clayton Fuller Wins Georgia Special Election Against Shawn Harris

Outlets agree that Republican Clay Fuller defeated Democrat Shawn Harris in the Georgia 14th District special-election runoff, winning the seat formerly held by Marjorie Taylor Greene. Left-leaning outlets connect the race to Trump’s influence and the Iran war, while treating Harris’s performance as a possible sign of Democratic gains in conservative areas. Center outlets focus on the seat’s effect on the narrow House majority and use the race to assess voter views on Iran, with some noting Democratic overperformance. Right-leaning outlets present Fuller’s win as a Republican hold that reinforces the GOP majority, while some note Harris’s improved showing.

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