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Shawn Harris leads crowded field in deep-red northwest Georgia, hinting at Democratic energy heading into the midterm cycle.
Democrat running for U.S. Congress Shawn Harris poses for a photograph after winning the special election on Tuesday, March 10, 2026. Harris will face GOP candidate Clay Fuller in a runoff for the seat to replace U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in U.S. House District 14 in northwest Georgia. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)
ROME — Long after the election was called and the crowd thinned from the parking lot where Shawn Harris held his victory party, his voice raspy from too many interviews, the Democrat delivered one more message to remaining loyalists.
“Don’t let anybody tell you that a Democrat can’t win northwest Georgia.”
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Voters enter and exit the Senior Citizen Center in Etowa during the special election to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene in U.S. House District 14 in NW Georgia on Tuesday, March 10, 2026. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)
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GOP candidate Clay Fuller gives his victory speech as he praises his supporters after winning the special election on Tuesday, March 10, 2026. Fuller will face Democrat Shawn Harris in a runoff for the seat to replace U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in U.S. House District 14 in northwest Georgia. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)
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Colton Moore speaks at a forum for candidates in the running for the 14th Congressional District in Georgia. Tuesday, Feb 17, 2026 (Ben Hendren for the AJC)
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Supporters of Shawn Harris, a Democrat running for U.S. Congress, react as he delivers a speech after winning the special election on Tuesday, March 10, 2026. Harris will face GOP candidate Clay Fuller in a runoff for the seat to replace U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in U.S. House District 14 in northwest Georgia.
(Miguel Martinez/AJC)
Greg Bluestein is the Atlanta Journal Constitution’s chief political reporter. He is also an author, TV analyst and co-host of the Politically Georgia podcast.
Greg Bluestein is the Atlanta Journal Constitution’s chief political reporter. He is also an author, TV analyst and co-host of the Politically Georgia podcast.
