Georgia district attorney Clay Fuller is heading into a runoff against Democrat Shawn Harris in a special election to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene.
Out of the 12 Republicans that appeared on the ballot on Tuesday, Fuller was the candidate who received President Donald Trump’s endorsement. Fuller raised nearly $800,000 and had more than $200,000 on hand as of Feb. 18. Fuller raised the third most of the candidates in his race, only behind Harris and Republican Brian Stover.
With 75% of the ballots counted, Harris had received 38% of the votes compared to Fuller’s 34.7%. The runoff election is set to take place on April 7.
Prior to election night, Fuller told NOTUS that he felt Trump’s endorsement would be the difference.
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“He’s a very popular president, and he has created a movement,” Fuller said in a February interview. “The voters were looking to see where president Trump was. So it’s kind of like rocket fuel for our campaign.”
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Harris’ campaign platform included protecting Medicaid and SNAP benefits. He ran against Greene in 2024 but came up short with only 35.6% of the vote.
Greene, who was long one of Trump’s closest allies in Congress, represented the state’s heavily-red 14th Congressional District from 2021 until January. The district covers Atlanta’s northwest suburbs and angles upward into Fort Oglethorpe.
She announced her resignation from Congress in November following disputes with Trump and Congressional Republicans over several issues, including the release of files related to Jeffrey Epstein and health care.
Republicans rushed into the race to replace her, bringing varied career experiences and platforms to the field. Several candidates told NOTUS last month that they were making a point of distinguishing themselves from Greene, who had a large national following, by promising to be lower profile.
Fuller, an Air Force veteran, was a White House fellow during the first Trump administration, working in the office of the vice president and the Department of Defense.
His platform focused heavily on immigration.
Trump visited the district last month to talk about the economy, and also traveled with Fuller throughout the district.
The winner of the runoff will complete the remainder of Greene’s term, but will have to stand for election again in another primary on May 19th to compete for a chance to serve a full two-year term.
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