Finally, Marjorie Taylor Greene’s seat will be filled in Congress.
Three months after Greene abruptly left Washington in the midst of a remarkably bitter feud with President Donald Trump, voters in northwest Georgia on Tuesday are poised to cast their ballots — again — in a runoff election to replace her.
Republican Clay Fuller, a former district attorney, and Democrat Shawn Harris, a retired Army officer, emerged as the top two contenders from a crowded special election March 10. They have been locked in a head-to-head battle for the last month that will be resolved Tuesday.
Republicans are focused on simply finishing the job in the deep-red district, hoping a Fuller victory offers a bit of breathing room for the party’s narrow House majority.
Democrats are mindful of the uphill climb in the conservative bastion, but eager to see whether Harris’ margin shows a level of enthusiasm that could offer signs of strength for Sen. Jon Ossoff’s reelection bid and in the open Georgia governor’s seat this fall.
It’s an open question whether deep national skepticism over the Trump administration’s Iran policy will seep into the runoff, but party strategists say the contest could serve as an early test of how voters perceive the war as military action continues well into a second month, with economic consequences rising.
The candidates, both of whom are veterans, have taken starkly different positions on Iran, a conflict that has unfolded during the duration of their campaign.