Clay Fuller and Shawn Harris are heading into a runoff for the congressional seat left vacant when former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene resigned earlier this year. Fuller, a prosecutor, and Harris, a retired brigadier general, emerged from the first round of the all-party race, setting up a contest that now moves to the final stage.
Fuller won backing from President Donald Trump during the all-party primary, a boost that helped him advance to face Harris. Republicans took about 60% of the total vote in the first round in March, a sign the party enters the runoff with an edge.
The seat is the one Greene once held, and the race follows an all-party primary and runoff system that narrowed the field to these two candidates. Because Congress is closely divided, the outcome could matter to the House GOP majority, making this runoff more than a local fight for an open district.
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The tension in the race is straightforward: Republicans had the stronger showing in March, but Harris still made the runoff, giving Democrats a shot at a seat that could carry outsized weight in Congress. Fuller now has to turn his primary support into a win, while Harris has to close the gap in a contest that will decide who fills Greene's old seat.
