Trump-backed candidate to face Democrat in Georgia run-off to replace Majorie Taylor Greene
The Straits Times
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ROME, Georgia - The Republican candidate backed by US President Donald Trump will advance to a run-off against a Democrat in the Georgia race to replace Ms Marjorie Taylor Greene in the US House of Representatives, after a special election on March 10 seen as a test of Mr Trump’s sway over his party.
Mr Trump’s preferred candidate, former district attorney for four north-west Georgia counties Clay Fuller, will face Mr Shawn Harris, a moderate Democrat who has sought to court disillusioned Mr Trump voters, in the April 7 run-off.
Mr Harris won 37.3 per cent of the vote while Mr Fuller topped a crowded Republican field of a dozen candidates with 34.9 per cent, according to Georgia’s Secretary of State.
With no candidate securing a majority, the top two will face off in April, with Mr Fuller favoured in the staunchly conservative district.
The race has drawn outsized national attention because it offers an early measure of Mr Trump’s grip on his base in a district that has been a stronghold of his Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement and was thrust back into the spotlight by 2025’s public split between Mr Trump and Ms Greene.
Mr Fuller easily outpaced other Republicans, signalling Mr Trump’s enduring sway over his MAGA base.
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