Republican to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene, but Democrats hail gains in vote
by George Chidi from US news | The Guardian on (#74SFD)
Voters pick Clay Fuller for US House over Democrat who opposes Iran war, but by smaller margin than in the past
Republican Clay Fuller supports the war in Iran. Democrat Shawn Harris opposes it. Voters in Marjorie Taylor Greene's former district in north-west Georgia decided that this distinction was not enough to propel a Democrat into a conservative-leaning House seat on Tuesday night.
But Fuller won with 56% of the vote, against Harris's 44%, according to the Associated Press, a result that comes after Greene secured the district by 28 points in 2024 and 32 points two years earlier. Democrats claim the swing to the left in the north-western corner of Georgia is a notable shift that's worth celebrating.
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