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Republican Clay Fuller wins Georgia special election for Marjorie Taylor Greene's old seat in Congress

NBC News projected Fuller as the winner of the runoff to fill the remainder of Marjorie Taylor Greene’s term.

Republican Clay Fuller wins Georgia special election for Marjorie Taylor Greene's old seat in Congress
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NBC News projected Republican Clay Fuller the winner of Georgia’s special election to fill Marjorie Taylor Greene’s former House seat, defeating Democrat Shawn Harris in a runoff. The result will fill the remainder of Greene’s term in the 14th District.

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Clay Fuller
R · GA-14

Republican candidate projected to win Georgia's 14th Congressional District special election

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Democratic candidate who lost the runoff

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who endorsed Fuller

Reagan Box
R · GA

Candidate who accused Fuller of taking money from AIPAC at a Republican Party forum

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

Former representative whose seat was being filled

Republican candidate eliminated in the primary

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Clay Fuller Wins Georgia’s 14th District Special Election

Clay Fuller defeated Shawn Harris in the Georgia 14th District special-election runoff, winning the seat vacated by Marjorie Taylor Greene. The result kept the seat in Republican hands and added to the party’s narrow House majority. Left-leaning outlets treat the victory as a possible sign of Democratic gains despite Fuller’s win. Center outlets focus on the result and its effect on the narrow House majority, with some noting what the margin may signal for November. Right-leaning outlets cast it as a Republican hold that bolsters the majority, often highlighting Trump’s endorsement.

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