"Shawn Harris, a retired U.S. Army brigadier general and northwest Georgia cattle farmer, finished as the top vote getter in a crowded field. Clayton Fuller, a district attorney backed by President Donald Trump, placed second. With 82 percent of precincts reporting, Harris received 38 percent of the vote, and Fuller received 34.7 percent."
"The contest is unfolding in Georgia's 14th congressional district, a region that has become synonymous with Greene's far-right politics and that has a steep Republican advantage. The seat opened after Greene, a conspiracy-embracing former MAGA acolyte known for frequent attacks on LGBTQ+ people, resigned effective January 5 following a public break with Trump."
"Greene split with the president over his handling of files related to disgraced financier and pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Greene accused Trump's administration of failing to fully release records tied to Epstein's associates, a dispute that fractured her once close alignment with the MAGA movement and helped trigger her resignation from Congress."
Shawn Harris, a retired U.S. Army brigadier general and cattle farmer, received 38 percent of the vote in Tuesday's special election for Georgia's 14th congressional district, narrowly leading Clayton Fuller, a district attorney backed by President Trump, who garnered 34.7 percent. Since no candidate exceeded 50 percent, the two advance to an April 7 runoff. The seat became vacant after Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene resigned effective January 5 following a public dispute with Trump over his handling of Jeffrey Epstein-related files. Harris previously challenged Greene in 2024 and lost decisively. The district, created in 2013, has never elected a Democrat and maintains a steep Republican advantage.
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