Republicans have locked down Marjorie Taylor Greene's former House seat—and padded their slim majority in the process. Clay Fuller, a Republican backed by President Trump, beat Democrat Shawn Harris in a special runoff for Georgia's 14th Congressional District, one of the state's safest Republican strongholds, Politico reports. Democrats were long-shot contenders from the start, and national party groups largely stayed out; Harris spent about $300,000, while GOP-aligned groups and Fuller's campaign poured in more than $1.2 million, according to AdImpact.
- The win hands House Speaker Mike Johnson another reliable Republican vote in a chamber where a few defections can derail legislation. When Fuller is sworn in, the House will have 218 Republicans and 214 Democrats, with one independent and two vacant seats.
Fuller had actually trailed Harris in the initial 17-candidate March contest, a result shaped by a crowded Republican field that split the vote. The 12 Republican candidates in the March race took almost 60% of the vote. Harris, a cattle farmer and retired Army general, focused his campaign on opposition to the Iran war, while Fuller, a lieutenant colonel in the Georgia Air National Guard, backed President Trump on the war and every other issue, the AP reports. Fuller will need to win a May primary and the general election in November if he wants to keep the seat beyond January.
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