Republican Clay Fuller wins Georgia runoff to fill Marjorie Taylor Greene’s seat
Republicans secured a victory in Georgia on Tuesday, when Clay Fuller won the runoff election to fill the remainder of former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene’s seat.
Greene previously resigned from her seat due to a falling out with President Donald Trump and frustration with GOP leadership.
Fuller, who Trump endorsed, took on Democrat Shawn Harris, who secured 37% of the vote in the primary election earlier this year, while Fuller finished second with 35%.
On Tuesday, Fuller defeated Harris by about 12 points, 56% to 44%, in a district Trump carried by more than 35 points in 2024.
Campaign focuses
Fuller framed the race as a test of support for the president’s agenda and made clear where he stands.
“I think it’s incredibly important to make sure that we’re fighting for the president’s agenda. And then if the people here, if it had gone blue, it would have been a complete tragedy for the people of Northwest Georgia,” Fuller said. “So I know that the conservatives here — they want to see those policies continued and want to see me fighting for our own Capitol Hill.”
Fuller called himself a fighter who would have the president’s back in Washington. He has pushed that Trump’s efforts have “made our country safer.”
Meanwhile, Harris focused on affordability and had hopes the economy, war with Iran and Trump’s dipping approval numbers would make way for an upset in Georgia.
The future of Greene’s seat
Despite Fuller’s Tuesday win, the race isn’t over.
While Fuller will fill Greene’s seat for the rest of her term, he still faces another Republican primary in May. A win in that election would allow him to advance to the November general election, where he would face Harris again for a full two-year term.
Harris, in defeat, struck an optimistic tone, saying his campaign won support in areas “nobody would have thought.”
Ella Rae Greene, Editor In Chief
