"The two-way race is to fill a US House of Representatives seat vacated in January when conservative Republican firebrand Marjorie Taylor Greene resigned after a public break with Trump, exposing divisions within his Make America Great Again movement."
"Clay Fuller, a Trump-endorsed former district attorney and US Air National Guard veteran, is pitted against Shawn Harris, a moderate Democrat who has been trying to win over disaffected Trump voters in one of the state's most conservative districts."
"The runoff was triggered after no candidates secured an outright majority in a 10 March special election, with Harris winning 37.3% of the vote and Fuller topping a crowded Republican field of a dozen contenders with 34.9%."
A congressional race in northwest Georgia features a moderate Democrat, Shawn Harris, and Trump-endorsed Republican, Clay Fuller. This election follows the resignation of Marjorie Taylor Greene, highlighting divisions in Trump's base. Harris aims to attract disillusioned Trump voters in a conservative district. The runoff was necessitated after neither candidate achieved a majority in the March special election, with Harris receiving 37.3% and Fuller 34.9%. Fuller's endorsement positions him as the favored candidate in this pivotal race ahead of the November midterms.
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