The race to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene has taken an expensive and increasingly competitive turn as national Democrats escalate their involvement, raising the stakes in what was once considered a safe Republican seat.
A top Democratic figure has now joined the effort to boost candidate Shawn Harris, pouring resources into the contest against GOP hopeful Clayton Fuller.
Voters in northwest Georgia’s 14th Congressional District head to the polls Tuesday in a special runoff election to replace former Rep. Greene. Democrat Shawn Harris and Republican Clay Fuller advanced from a crowded all-party primary on March 10, when neither reached 50 percent of the vote.
Harris, a retired Army brigadier general and cattle farmer, received about 37 percent in the first round.
Fuller, a district attorney and Air National Guard veteran, took nearly 35 percent. A dozen Republicans split the conservative vote, allowing Harris to finish first.
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Democrat Outraises Republican
Harris has raised nearly $6.5 million for the race. Fuller has raised $1.2 million. Republican-aligned groups have spent more than $1.5 million on television, digital ads and mailers to boost turnout in the heavily Republican district.
Pete Buttigieg and Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock have campaigned with Harris. Fuller received an endorsement from President Donald Trump in February.
Greene, who resigned in January after becoming a critic of Trump, won the district by nearly 30 points against Harris in the 2024 general election. Trump carried the district by nearly 37 points.
Low Turnout Expected in Conservative Area
Special runoff elections often see low voter participation. Both candidates are military veterans. Harris has criticized U.S. involvement in Iran as a “war of choice.” Fuller has defended Trump’s policies on Iran and the economy.
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“The endorsement from President Trump made a difference in this race,” Fuller said at his March election night event.
Harris said after the primary that the district “won’t turn blue, but it’ll turn pink.”
The winner will serve the rest of Greene’s term. Both Harris and Fuller also qualified for the May 19 primary for the full term in November.
A Harris victory, though considered unlikely, would narrow the Republican House majority. Republicans hold a slim edge and face another likely Democratic pickup in a New Jersey special election soon after.
