Source: Politics<\/p>\n
Republican Clayton Fuller and Democrat Shawn Harris are advancing to a runoff in the special election to serve out the remainder of former Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene\u2019s term in Congress.<\/p>\n
Fuller, a local prosecutor and Air National Guard member, is heavily favored in the April 7 runoff in the deep-red northwest Georgia district. He overcame a crowded field of Republican competitors with the help of an endorsement from President Donald Trump<\/a> in early February.<\/p>\n But his inability to win 50 percent of the vote means the seat will remain open for another month, hampering House Republicans\u2019 already-slim majority.<\/p>\n The election was widely expected to head into a runoff given the high volume of interest in the seat. The crowded special election drew interest from more than 20 candidates after Greene\u2019s abrupt departure from Congress amid her high-profile falling-out with Trump. Greene declined to throw her support<\/a> behind any candidates in the race, but her legacy and public spat with the president loomed large over the race to replace her<\/a> in the House.<\/p>\n