Fuller Wins Greene's Seat in Georgia

Clay Fuller, a Trump-backed Republican, won Tuesday's runoff election to replace former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in Georgia's 14th Congressional District. The victory bolsters the GOP's narrow majority in the House of Representatives.

The seat became vacant when Greene resigned three months ago following a bitter falling out with President Donald Trump. Fuller, who is endorsed by Trump, defeated Democrat Shawn Harris in the heavily conservative district that was once synonymous with the MAGA movement through its association with Greene.

Fuller's win gives House Republicans another seat, shoring up their majority to 218 seats against the Democrats' 214. There is one independent and three vacancies in the process of being filled. Fuller will serve out the rest of Greene's term, which ends next January.

The runoff was triggered after no candidate secured an outright majority in a March 10 special election. Harris won 37.3% of the vote, while Fuller topped a crowded Republican field with 34.9%. Prediction markets strongly favored Fuller, with confidence hovering near certainty levels.

Fuller described himself as a 'constitutional conservative' with a tough-on-crime record and vows to enact Trump's 'America First' agenda. His platform closely aligns with Trump's, including curbing illegal immigration and enacting mass deportations. Harris, a moderate Democrat and retired Army brigadier general, focused his campaign on inflation and policies aimed at supporting small farmers and veterans.

During his victory speech Tuesday night in Ringgold, Fuller thanked Trump for elevating his campaign with his endorsement. 'So much of what the story has been when this race started and so much of what you're going to hear from the fake news media is that President Trump doesn't mean anything to Georgia 14 anymore,' he told supporters. With all 10 localities reporting late Tuesday, Fuller had secured about 72,304 votes for nearly 56% of the vote share compared to Harris' 57,000 votes for 44.1%, according to unofficial results from the office of Georgia's secretary of state.

Harris framed Tuesday's election loss as a victory in the fight against Trump during his speech Tuesday night, noting that he had cut the GOP margin in the district to far fewer votes than the more than 108,000-vote margin Greene had won by in 2024. 'Donald Trump came right here to Rome, Ga., and didn't do a damn thing,' he told supporters.

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee congratulated Fuller on his victory, stating that Fuller replaces Marjorie Taylor Greene, whose tenure was marked by repeated efforts to undermine the U.S.-Israel relationship and disparage millions of pro-Israel Americans engaged in the democratic process. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp also congratulated Fuller, saying he was proud to have appointed Clay as District Attorney and even more proud to now see him take that same fighting spirit to Congress.

Even in defeat, Democrats see cause for celebration. Harris lost to Fuller by roughly 12 points, according to the latest election results. That's a significant improvement from the 29-point defeat he suffered to Greene in her 2024 re-election. Democrats touted the results in Georgia's 14th Congressional District as their party's latest ballot box overperformance in the nearly 15 months since Trump returned to the White House and say they have the wind at their backs as they aim to win back congressional majorities from the Republicans in this autumn's midterm elections.

In another election held Tuesday, a Democratic-backed candidate for the Wisconsin Supreme Court won by double-digit margins, growing the liberal majority there. Some voters expressed concerns about Trump's escalating rhetoric on Iran, with one resident worried that Trump was 'about to go too far' and 'may be committing a war crime.' Others supported Trump's decision but were anxious over the conflict.