New Congressman Appointed to Complete Marjorie Taylor Greene's Term Through 2027

Republican Clay Fuller won the special runoff election Tuesday to fill the vacancy in Georgia's 14th Congressional District, which will carry him through the remainder of the 119th Congress ending January 3, 2027. The seat had been vacant since January 5, 2026, when incumbent Marjorie Taylor Greene resigned.

Fuller, a district attorney, defeated Democrat Shawn Harris, a retired Army brigadier general, in the closely watched race in northwest Georgia's deeply red 14th District. Trump won the district by 37 points in 2024.

The path to Tuesday's runoff was crowded. A special election on March 10 featured a 17-candidate field. Harris led that first round with 37.3% of the vote, while Fuller came in second with 34.9%, and Republican candidates combined won nearly 60% of the total vote.

Fuller benefited from President Donald Trump's endorsement in the solidly Republican district. Harris, a retired Army brigadier general and cattle rancher, had previously lost to Greene in the 2024 general election in the 14th District.

Governor Brian Kemp called the special election after Greene's resignation. Greene resigned after falling out with President Trump. The district stretches across 10 counties from the Atlanta suburbs to the Appalachian foothills along the Tennessee state line and is rated the most Republican-leaning congressional seat in Georgia by the Cook Political Report.

Fuller, a prosecutor, won support from Trump during the all-party primary and advanced to the runoff. The president's backing proved decisive in consolidating the Republican vote that had been splintered across a large candidate field in March.

Fuller's win keeps the seat firmly in Republican hands and restores full representation for the 14th District ahead of January's congressional transition.