ROME, GEORGIA — Shawn Harris received the most votes in the March 10, 2026 special election for Georgia's 14th Congressional District and will face Republican Clay Fuller in a runoff election on April 7, 2026.

The special election was held to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene, who resigned in January after a falling-out with President Donald Trump. Republican voters split their votes among multiple candidates in the March 10, 2026 election, while Harris secured enough votes to advance to the runoff. Fuller, a district attorney, also advanced to the runoff. Colton Moore, a former state senator, was a candidate in the special election but did not advance to the runoff.

Harris, a farmer and retired Army brigadier general, is running his second campaign for the Georgia 14th District seat after losing to Greene in the 2024 general election. He served in the military for 40 years, including as an infantry commander in Afghanistan, before retiring as a brigadier general in the Army National Guard. Harris lives on a cattle farm in Rockmart, Georgia.

Hundreds of people gathered in Rome, Georgia, to hear former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg campaign for Harris. "Things really are shifting in this country," Buttigieg said during the event.

A group of Republican veterans helped Harris put up fences on his farm and encouraged him to run for office before they knew he was a Democrat.

Georgia Democratic Party Chair Charlie Bailey said, "This race is critical for Georgia's 14th District, but it's even bigger than that. Shawn is building momentum right now that will keep growing all the way through November, boosting Democrats at every level of the ticket in North Georgia and beyond."

Jay Morgan, former executive director of the Georgia Republican Party, said, "To have somebody like that follow Marjorie Taylor Greene is just a huge boost for the party."