Voters in northwest Georgia will head to the polls Tuesday to choose a new representative for the 14th Congressional District, three months after Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene resigned from Congress following a public rift with President Donald Trump.
The special congressional runoff comes after none of the 17 candidates in the March 10 special election received a majority, setting up a head-to-head contest between Democrat Shawn Harris and Republican Clay Fuller, the top two vote-getters.
The outcome could have an immediate impact on the closely divided U.S. House of Representatives, where Republicans currently hold a narrow 217-214 majority, with one independent and two vacant seats.
Harris, a retired Army brigadier general, narrowly led the March special election by about two percentage points over Fuller, benefiting in part from a crowded Republican field that split the GOP vote among multiple candidates. Harris previously ran against Greene in 2024 and lost in the general election. Fuller, a district attorney, has secured the endorsement of President Trump heading into the runoff.
The 14th Congressional District has historically favored Republicans, with Trump carrying the district in 2024 with 68 percent of the vote. Harris received about 37 percent in the March special election, slightly higher than his performance in the 2024 general election but still below the level Democrats have historically needed to win the seat.
Campaign fundraising has also favored Harris, who has raised about $6.4 million compared to Fuller’s $1.3 million. As of mid-March, Harris reported about $745,000 in cash on hand, while Fuller reported roughly $53,000.
Turnout is expected to be lower than in a general election, as special election runoffs typically draw fewer voters. As of Friday, nearly 47,000 ballots had already been cast in the runoff out of roughly 571,000 registered voters in the district.
Polls close at 7 p.m. Tuesday, and all registered voters in the district are eligible to participate regardless of whether they voted in the March special election.
Runoff elections will also be held Tuesday in Georgia’s State Senate District 53 and State House District 94, though Republicans are expected to maintain control of both chambers of the General Assembly regardless of the outcomes.
The winner of the 14th Congressional District runoff will serve the remainder of the term, with the seat set to be contested again in the 2026 midterm elections in November.