Posted on 03/10/2026 6:15:32 PM PDT by sopo
The suns begins to set on the Capitol building after the sixth failed vote to elect a Speaker of the House and convene the 118th Congress in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Republican Clay Fuller and Democrat Shawn Harris are advancing to a runoff to replace former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) in Georgia’s 14th Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ.
All candidates, regardless of party, ran on one ballot in the special election for Georgia’s 14th Congressional District in the northwest corner of the state. Fuller and Harris, a retired brigadier general and cattle producer, would have had to win at least half of the vote outright to avoid the April 7 runoff.
Harris is expected finish first, and Fuller will likely finish in second place, according to Decision Desk HQ.
Harris previously ran against Greene in 2024, losing to the former congresswoman by close to 30 points.
Trump endorsed Fuller last month, writing in a Truth Social post, “As your next Congressman, Clay will fight tirelessly to Grow the Economy, Cut Taxes and Regulations, Promote MADE IN THE U.S.A., Unleash American Energy DOMINANCE, Keep our Border SECURE, Stop Migrant Crime, Safeguard our Elections, Champion School Choice, and Defend our always under siege Second Amendment.”
Trump also made an appearance in Greene’s district along with Fuller and other Republican candidates in February.
Trump won the district by close to 37 points in 2024, according to The Downballot, and Republicans are likely to hold on to the seat.
Republicans’ expected victory in April will be key in maintaining its narrow GOP House majority, which can only afford one GOP defection on legislation assuming all lawmakers are present and voting.
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Fuller wins, period. That district is so safe it’s not funny.
MTG is an idiot. And I’m in an adjacent CD, liked her quite well before she revealed herself as an unrealistic grifter. And that’s pretty in line with my local MAGA peeps out here.
Excellent. I voted for Clay
“But Fuller is just one of 17 candidates in a crowded field that features both Democrats and Republicans.”
Conservative voters MUST turn out for the April 7th runoff election in Georgia. Democrats will pull out all stops to get their voters to cast ballots even if they have to cast those ballots for them.
Adding all the Rs and all the Ds above 1%: It’s 57% to 39% at this time.
Hopefully Moore, who finished 3rd in this “jungle primary,” and Stover, who finished 4th, both Rs, endorse and campaign for Fuller.
Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of the party.
Following his advancement to an April runoff, Clay Fuller thanked Trump for his endorsement and credited him for tonight’s outcome.
“For those of you that were questioning how important President Donald J. Trump is to this country, to Georgia 14 and the state of Georgia — you look at that screen behind me, and you see what this man means to these people here,” Fuller said during remarks at his election night party in Rome, Georgia.
Asked by reporters why Trump’s endorsement wasn’t enough to avoid a runoff, Fuller said, “I would describe this as an outright win.”
In response to a question by NBC News’ Aaron Gilchrist about getting supporters of his opponents to coalesce around him before the runoff, Fuller again touted Trump’s endorsement.
“I think you see with the results tonight that the voters support what President Trump is doing in endorsing our campaign,” he said. “And I think the Republican Party is going to unite around us, because they know that the Democrat is too dangerous.”
Trump would likely be familiar with this district, as that is where Marla is from.
>> Harris, a retired brigadier general and cattle producer
... doesn’t sound like a Democrat. So I looked... yep, a DEI “general”. Betcha Obama promoted him to flag officer.
“Adding all the Rs and all the Ds above 1%: It’s 57% to 39% at this time.”
That’s a good estimate of what is likely to happen in April: 60-40 for the GOP, plus or (more likely) minus a little.
Republicans normally get about 70% here (R+19 district), but this is a special election and 2026 is not a normal year anyway. In November, Fuller can expect an easier win than what he’ll get in April.
The southern part of the district — Cobb & Paulding counties, which are the 2 largest in the district — will vote for the Democrat in April as they did tonight but all of the other counties which are not so close to Atlanta will vote for Fuller.
Because of the Atlanta-ish portion of the district CD-14 has been moving very noticeably to the left in recent years, but is still quite safe for now.
Jackson, Miss. polling location was missing Republican ballots today.
“Ma’am, everyone on here is a Democrat!”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sCe1FMSZp0
The issue was finally resolved when an election worker made a call and had GOP ballots delivered.
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