Republican hopeful Clay Fuller has secured a spot in a runoff after Tuesdays special House election in Georgia, positioning him as the prohibitive favorite to succeed former GOP Rep.
Marjorie Taylor Greene in the states 14th Congressional District.
According to Conservative Daily News, Fullers advance keeps the deep-red northwest Georgia seat firmly in Republican hands, despite recent turbulence surrounding Greenes break with President Donald Trump. Fuller, who enjoyed Trumps Complete and Total Endorsement, will face Democrat Shawn Harris in an April 7 special runoff to serve out the remainder of Greenes term, a contest in which the districts strong Republican tilt gives him a decisive edge.
As of 8:15 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Harris led the crowded field with 41.5% of the vote, while Fuller trailed with 33.5%, with 53% of ballots counted, according to the Associated Press. Other Republican contenders split the remaining conservative vote, finishing between third and fifth place in the all-party special election format.
Trumps backing has been central to Fullers rise, reinforcing the presidents continued dominance over GOP politics in rural Georgia. Announcing his endorsement on Feb. 5, Trump wrote on Truth Social that Fuller, a former district attorney and Air National Guard officer, was strongly supported by the most Highly Respected MAGA Warriors in Georgia, and many Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives.
HE WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN! Trump added, underscoring his confidence that Fuller would be a reliable ally for the America First agenda that still animates the Republican base. For many conservative voters in the 14th District, Trumps imprimatur remains the gold standard, especially after Greenes public break with the administration.
Fuller is no stranger to the districts politics, having previously challenged Greene in the 2020 Republican primary, the year she first won election to Congress. He finished a distant fourth in that race with 6.8% of the vote, compared with Greenes commanding 40.3%, a reminder of how dramatically the political landscape has shifted since Greene fell out with Trump.
On the Democratic side, Harris, a retired U.S. Army brigadier general and farmer, has already tested his appeal in the district and come up short. He lost the 2024 general election to Greene by a 29-point margin, a result that underscores the steep uphill climb Democrats face in a district that has consistently rejected progressive policies and candidates.
The special elections crowded field reflected the high stakes of inheriting a seat once held by one of the most visible figures in the House Freedom Caucus. Republican State Sen. Colton Moore finished a distant third with 9.7% of the vote after vowing to join the conservative House Freedom Caucus if elected and touting endorsements from former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz and gun-rights activist Kyle Rittenhouse.
Republican Brian Stover followed in fourth place with 4.9%, while Tom Gray took fifth with 3.0% and Democrat Jim Davis placed sixth with 1.6%, in a race that featured a total of 17 candidates on the ballot. The fractured GOP field ultimately cleared a path for Fuller, whose Trump endorsement distinguished him from other conservatives vying for the same base of voters.
The districts partisan lean leaves little doubt about the broader trajectory of the race. Trump carried Georgias 14th by 37 percentage points in the 2024 presidential election, his best margin anywhere in the state, making it one of the safest Republican seats in the country.
Greene had represented the district from January 2021 until her resignation took effect on Jan. 5, ending a tumultuous tenure that began with her as one of Trumps fiercest defenders. By late 2025, however, she had become an outspoken critic of the administration, particularly during a contentious debate over a discharge petition to force the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files.
Trump publicly severed ties with Greene in November 2025, signaling to conservative voters that she no longer enjoyed his confidence or support. In a Truth Social post, he wrote that Greene has told many people that she is upset that I dont return her phone calls anymore.
I understand that wonderful, Conservative people are thinking about primarying Marjorie in her District of Georgia, that they too are fed up with her and her antics and, if the right person runs, they will have my Complete and Unyielding Support. She has gone Far Left, even doing The View, with their Low IQ Republican hating Anchors, Trump added, blasting her appearance on the liberal daytime talk show earlier that month.
Greene announced her impending departure from Congress just a week after Trumps rebuke, effectively conceding that her political base in the district had eroded. In the months since, she has further distanced herself from the administration, particularly over foreign policy.
In recent weeks, Greene has emerged as a sharp critic of Trumps strikes on Iran, even after the late February operation that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. She argued that the mission feels like the worst betrayal of the America First movement, a stance that placed her at odds with many national-security hawks and traditional Republican voters.
We thought the victory won in 2024 would be finally time to put America First, Greene wrote in a Feb. 28 X post, reacting to Trumps announcement of Operation Epic Fury. Now, America is going to be force fed and gas lighted all the noble reasons the American Peace President and Pro-Peace administration had to go to war once again this year, after being in power for only a year. Head-spinning, but maga.
While Greene attempts to redefine her political identity from the sidelines, Republicans in the 14th District appear poised to rally behind Fuller as a dependable pro-Trump conservative. Georgia will also hold a May 19 primary, with a June 16 runoff if needed, for the regularly scheduled November election in the district, giving voters multiple opportunities this year to reaffirm the districts firmly right-of-center direction.
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