Kayla Epstein Rome, Georgia
(BBC) – The special election to replace former Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene is projected to head to a runoff after none of the candidates secured a majority of the votes on Tuesday night.
Republican Clay Fuller, who received President Donald Trump’s endorsement, is projected to face Democrat Shawn Harris to represent Georgia’s 14th congressional district, according to a projection by the BBC’s US partner CBS.
The two candidates beat out a crowded field of 17 candidates for the runoff slots.
Trump gave Fuller his “complete and total endorsement” in a Truth Social post and while holding a rally in Rome, Georgia, last month.
Tuesday’s election served as an early test of Trump’s power to shape the upcoming midterm elections in November.
“For those of you who questioned how important Donald J Trump is to this country, to Georgia 14, and the state of Georgia, you see what this man means to this community, what he means to the people in this country, and what he means to the MAGA movement,” Fuller, a former district attorney, said on Tuesday night.
The runoff election will be held 7 April.
