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Georgia Special Election Moves to Runoff, Keeping Pressure on GOP House Majority

Shawn Harris led the special-election field and will face Clay Fuller in the runoff.

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Georgia’s 14th District special election is headed to an April 7 runoff between Republican Clay Fuller and Democrat Shawn Harris after neither won a majority. Harris led the crowded field, while the seat’s vacancy leaves Republicans’ narrow House majority under pressure.

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Democratic candidate in the Georgia 14th District special election runoff

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Clay Fuller
R · GA-14

Republican candidate in the Georgia 14th District special election runoff

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Donald Trump
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President who endorsed Fuller and praised his election result

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

Former representative whose resignation left the seat vacant

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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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