Republican Clay Fuller Wins Special Election for Georgia's 14th Congressional District, Democrats Improve Margin

Republican congressional candidate Clay Fuller won the special election runoff for Georgia's 14th Congressional District on Tuesday, defeating Democrat Shawn Harris by about 12 percentage points. The district, located in northwest Georgia, was vacated by Rep.

Marjorie Taylor Greene at the start of January after she resigned with a year remaining in her term following a dispute with President Donald Trump.

U.S. House, which stands at 218-214. Fuller, a local district attorney and lieutenant colonel in the Air National Guard who has served in the Air Force since 2009, received endorsement from Trump. In a post-election interview, Fuller described himself as a reinforcement for House Speaker Mike Johnson and emphasized the win's importance for the GOP's slim majority.

The district supported Trump by 37 points in the 2024 presidential election. Democrats noted Harris's performance as a substantial improvement over his 2024 loss to Greene by 29 points. Harris, a cattle farmer and retired Army brigadier general with four decades of military service, achieved what party officials described as a significant overperformance.

5 million defending the seat, according to the Democratic Party of Georgia. > "He was the difference maker... " — Clay Fuller, Fox News Digital interview, Tuesday In a separate non-partisan election on the same day, liberal-leaning Appeals Court Judge Chris Taylor defeated conservative Appeals Court Judge Maria Lazar by about 20 points for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

Taylor, a former Democratic state representative, will replace a retiring conservative justice, expanding the court's liberal majority to 5-2. The election extends liberal control until 2030.

Performances in Recent Elections Democrats have shown stronger-than-expected results in several off-year contests since Trump's second term began nearly 15 months ago.

In Iowa last year, Democrats flipped two state Senate seats, preventing a Republican supermajority. They also outperformed expectations in November gubernatorial elections in Virginia and New Jersey, and in a December special congressional election in a Republican-leaning Tennessee district.

Earlier this year, Democrats flipped a state Senate seat and a state House district in Florida, including one encompassing Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence.

In Texas, a February special state Senate election resulted in a double-digit Republican loss in a heavily conservative district. Republicans have described some of these as low-turnout anomalies not indicative of broader trends. The New York Times reported that Harris's result represented the largest shift in a special election since Trump's reelection, moving the district 25 points leftward from the 2024 presidential race.

Prior to Tuesday, the most notable shift occurred in Florida's First Congressional District, where Republican Jimmy Patronis won by 15 points to replace Matt Gaetz. Democrats attribute their gains to focus on affordability amid inflation, while Republicans cite historical midterm losses for the party in power and other challenges.

elections often feature lower turnout and unique local dynamics, as noted by Republican strategists.

The Georgia race drew national attention due to its implications for House control. Democrats aim to leverage these results to regain congressional majorities in the upcoming midterms.