A Republican candidate endorsed by President Donald Trump has advanced to the next stage of a special election in Georgia, positioning himself as the strong favorite to replace former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in one of the most conservative congressional districts in the state.
Clay Fuller, a former district attorney and Air National Guard officer, secured a spot in the April 7 special runoff election after Tuesday’s crowded contest to fill the remainder of Greene’s term. Fuller, who received what Trump described as his “Complete and Total Endorsement,” will face Democratic candidate Shawn Harris in the runoff.
Early results showed Harris leading the field with 41.5 percent of the vote while Fuller followed with 33.5 percent, according to the Associated Press. With 53 percent of ballots counted as of 8:15 p.m. EDT Tuesday, several other Republican candidates trailed far behind in the large field of contenders.
Despite Harris finishing first in the initial vote tally, Fuller enters the runoff as the overwhelming favorite in Georgia’s 14th Congressional District, which has long been a Republican stronghold. President Trump carried the district by a commanding 37-point margin in the 2024 presidential election, his best performance anywhere in Georgia.
Trump made his support for Fuller clear earlier this year. In a Feb. 5 post on Truth Social announcing his endorsement, the president praised Fuller as a candidate backed by prominent conservatives.
“He is strongly supported by the most Highly Respected MAGA Warriors in Georgia, and many Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives,” Trump wrote. “HE WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN!”
Fuller is no stranger to the district’s voters. He previously ran in the 2020 Republican primary when Greene first won the seat, finishing fourth with 6.8 percent of the vote. Greene ultimately captured 40.3 percent in that contest before going on to represent the district starting in January 2021.
Harris, Fuller’s runoff opponent, is a retired U.S. Army brigadier general and farmer. He previously challenged Greene in the 2024 general election but lost by a wide margin of 29 points.
The special election featured a crowded slate of candidates. Republican Georgia State Sen. Colton Moore placed third with 9.7 percent of the vote. Moore had pledged to join the conservative House Freedom Caucus if elected and had been endorsed by former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz and gun rights activist Kyle Rittenhouse.
Other candidates trailed further behind. Republican Brian Stover finished with 4.9 percent, Tom Gray received 3.0 percent, and Democrat Jim Davis secured 1.6 percent. In total, 17 candidates appeared on the ballot.
The election follows Greene’s resignation earlier this year. She held the seat from January 2021 until stepping down effective Jan. 5.
Greene, once one of Trump’s most visible allies in Congress, began publicly criticizing the president’s administration in late 2025. One flashpoint came during a dispute over a House effort to force a vote on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files.
Trump responded by withdrawing his support for Greene in November of that year.
“I understand that wonderful, Conservative people are thinking about primarying Marjorie in her District of Georgia,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post at the time, suggesting many voters were “fed up with her and her antics.”
He also criticized Greene’s appearance on the talk show The View, writing that she had “gone Far Left” by appearing on the program.
Greene announced her departure from Congress roughly a week after Trump’s comments.
In recent months, she has emerged as a vocal critic of the Trump administration’s military strikes on Iran, including the late February operation that killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
“We thought the victory won in 2024 would be finally time to put America First,” Greene wrote in a Feb. 28 post on X shortly after Trump announced Operation Epic Fury. She said the decision to go to war again after just a year in power felt like “the worst betrayal” of the America First movement.
While the special election will determine who completes the remainder of Greene’s term, Georgia voters will return to the polls again later this year for the regularly scheduled congressional election. The state will hold a primary on May 19, followed by a June 16 runoff if necessary, ahead of the November general election for the 14th District seat.
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