The 2026 Georgia's 14th congressional district special election was held on March 10, 2026, to fill the vacancy in Georgia's 14th congressional district. The seat became vacant on January 5, 2026, when incumbent Marjorie Taylor Greene resigned.
Under Georgia law, all candidates appeared on one ballot in the March 10, 2026 special election. As no candidate received more than 50% of the vote, a runoff election between district attorney Clay Fuller and cattleman Shawn Harris was held on April 7, 2026, with Fuller winning to serve the remainder of the 119th United States Congress, ending January 3, 2027.
Background On November 21, 2025, Greene announced her resignation from Congress effective January 5, 2026, citing her disagreements with President Donald Trump over his handling of the Epstein files. The following day, Governor Brian Kemp scheduled a special election for March 10, 2026, with a runoff set for April 7 if no candidate received a majority of the vote.
Candidates Republican Party Advanced to runoff Clay Fuller, former district attorney for the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit (2020–2026) and candidate for this district in 2020
Eliminated in first round Star Black, former Federal Emergency Management Agency official Reagan Box, horse trainer Beau Brown, risk management consultant Eric Cunningham, sales executive and candidate for this district in 2022 Tom Gray, pastor and candidate for Georgia's 36th House of Representatives district in 2018 Nicky Lama, Dalton city councilmember Colton Moore, state senator from the 53rd district (2023–2026) Brian Stover, former Paulding County commissioner Megahn Strickland, travel consultant Jim Tully, congressional staffer and chairman of the 14th district Republican Party Jennifer Turnipseed, farmer
Withdrawn Marty Brown, firefighter (running for state senate; endorsed Moore) Elvis Casely, entrepreneur (running for state house) Jared Craig, attorney and candidate for Georgia's 3rd congressional district in 2022 Larry Hilley, self-employed Christian Hurd, intelligence professional (running for state house, endorsed Fuller) Trey Kelly, insurance consultant and former chair of the Fulton County Republican Party
Declined Ed Setzler, former state representative from the 35th district (2005–2023) (endorsed Gray)
Democratic Party Advanced to runoff Shawn Harris, cattleman, retired brigadier general, and nominee for this district in 2024
Eliminated in first round Jim Davis, retired businessman Jonathan Hobbs, attorney
Libertarian Party Eliminated in first round Andrew Underwood, candidate for Georgia's 2nd House of Representatives district in 2022
Independents
Eliminated in first round Rob Ruszkowski, businessman
Special election Endorsements
First round Fundraising + Campaign finance reports as of February 18, 2026All candidates with their pre-special 2026 finance report on file with the Federal Election Commission, which provides current data as of February 18, 2026. Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand Shawn Harris (D) $ $ $ Rob (Rush) Ruszkowski (I) $ $ $ Andrew Paul Underwood (L) $ $ $ Brian C. Stover (R) $ $ $ Clay Fuller (R) $ $ $ Colton Moore (R) $ $ $ Eric B Cunningham (R) $ $ $ Jenna Jaye Turnipseed (R) $ $ $ Jim Tully (R) $ $ $ Megahn Strickland (R) $ $ $ Nicky Lama (R) $ $ $ Star Black (R) $ $ $ Thomas Jonathan Jackson Gray (R) $ $ $
Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof errorClayFuller (R)NickyLama (R)ColtonMoore (R)BrianStover (R) Other UndecidedQuantus Insights (R)January 26, 2026729 (RV)–13%6%13%9%11%36%
Forum + 2026 Georgia's 14th congressional district special election candidate forum part 1 Date Host Moderator Link Republican Republican Democratic Republican Independent Republican Republican Republican LibertarianKey: Participant Absent Not invited Invited Withdrawn Star Black Regan Box Jim Davis Clay Fuller Rob Ruszkowski Brian Stover Megahn Strickland Jim Tully Andrew Underwood1 February 16, 2026 Altanta Press ClubGeorgia Public Broadcasting Donna Lowry YouTube
+ 2026 Georgia's 14th congressional district special election candidate forum part 2 Date Host Moderator Link Republican Republican Republican Democratic Democratic Republican Republican RepublicanKey: Participant Absent Not invited Invited Withdrawn Beau Brown Eric Cunningham Tom Gray Shawn Harris Jonathan Hobbs Nick Lama Colton Moore Jennifer Turnipseed1 February 16, 2026 Altanta Press ClubGeorgia Public Broadcasting Donna Lowry YouTube
Results
Runoff Debate + 2026 Georgia's 14th congressional district special election runoff debate Date Host Moderator Link Republican DemocraticKey: Participant Absent Not invited Invited Withdrawn Clay Fuller Shawn Harris1 March 22, 2026 Altanta Press ClubGeorgia Public Broadcasting Condace Pressley YouTube
Results
By county County Clay FullerRepublican Shawn HarrisDemocratic Margin Total votes cast # % # % # %Catoosa 8,136 64.33% 4,511 35.67% 3,625 26.68% 12,647Chattooga 2,546 69.81% 1,101 30.19% 1,445 39.62% 3,647Cobb (part) 12,287 42.37% 16,715 57.63% -4,428 -15.26% 29,002Dade 2,007 68.80% 910 31.20% 1,097 37.60% 2,917Floyd 9,735 56.13% 7,608 43.87% 2,127 12.26% 17,343Murray 3,941 75.88% 1,253 24.12% 2,688 51.76% 5,194Paulding 13,596 50.51% 13,323 49.49% 273 1.02% 26,919Polk 4,328 69.30% 1,917 30.70% 2,411 38.60% 6,245Walker 7,422 67.39% 3,592 32.61% 3,830 34.78% 11,014Whitfield 8,340 57.49% 6,167 42.51% 2,173 14.98% 14,507Totals 72,338 55.89% 57,097 44.11% 15,241 11.78% 129,435
See also 2026 United States House of Representatives elections List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives List of United States representatives from Georgia 119th United States Congress
Notes
References
External links Official campaign sites Clay Fuller (R) for Congress Shawn Harris (D) for Congress