Republican Clay Fuller to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene in House

Washington — Republican Clay Fuller won Tuesday's runoff election to regenerate erstwhile Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene successful Georgia's 14th Congressional District, CBS News projects, padding the House GOP's razor-thin borderline by an further vote. 

Fuller bushed Democrat Shawn Harris successful the northwest Georgia territory aft the 2 advanced from a crowded tract of candidates successful a peculiar predetermination connected March 10.

A campaigner had to person a bulk of the ballot to debar a runoff. Harris, a retired Army general, pulled successful much votes than Fuller, a territory attorney, successful past month's contention arsenic Republicans divided their votes among respective candidates. Though it injected a jolt of optimism into the anticipation that Democrats could propulsion disconnected a large upset, Harris faced agelong likelihood successful a one-on-one matchup successful the reliably blimpish district. 

The result gives House Republicans — who had a 217 to 214 bulk starring up to Fuller's triumph — different spot arsenic immoderate 1 defection has threatened to derail their legislative docket successful caller months. Another spot is held by an independent, who switched his enactment affiliation successful March, but inactive caucuses with Republicans. Fuller's triumph bumps up Republicans' borderline to 2 votes. 

Fuller, who had President Trump's backing, volition service retired the remainder of Greene's two-year term, which ends successful January 2027. 

Greene resigned successful January aft a falling-out with Mr. Trump.

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