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Republican Clay Fuller wins Georgia special election to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene

Fuller won the runoff to fill the House seat formerly held by Marjorie Taylor Greene.

Republican Clay Fuller wins Georgia special election to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene
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Republican Clay Fuller won the Georgia 14th District special-election runoff, defeating Democrat Shawn Harris and securing the seat formerly held by Marjorie Taylor Greene. The result preserves the narrow Republican House majority, while both candidates can compete again for the full term in May.

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Clay Fuller
R · GA-14

Republican winner of the Georgia 14th District special-election runoff

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Democratic candidate who lost the special-election runoff

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Mike Johnson
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Speaker of the House

Donald Trump
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President who endorsed Fuller

Thomas Massie
R · KY-4

Representative from Kentucky

Mikie Sherrill
Former U.S. Representative (D-NJ)

New Jersey governor

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

Former representative whose seat was contested

Kevin Kiley
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Representative from California

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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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