Trump-backed Clay Fuller and Democrat Shawn Harris advance to runoff in race to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene

Republican Clay Fuller and Democrat Shawn Harris advanced to a runoff in the special election to replace former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in Georgia.

Republican Clay Fuller and Democrat Shawn Harris advanced Tuesday from a crowded field to a runoff in the special election to replace former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in Georgia, NBC News projects.

Fuller, a district attorney, benefited from President Donald Trump’s endorsement in the solidly GOP district in the northwest corner of the state. Harris, a retired Army brigadier general and cattle rancher, lost to Greene in the 2024 general election in the 14th District.

Neither candidate was projected to win the majority needed to avoid a runoff in the special election. With 99% of the expected vote in, Harris was at 37%, while Fuller was at 35%. But Fuller enters the April 7 runoff as the favorite in a district Trump carried by 37 percentage points in the 2024 presidential race.

Republican Clay Fuller got a boost from President Donald Trump in the race.Megan Varner / Bloomberg via Getty ImagesFuller touted Trump’s endorsement on the airwaves and spoke at a recent event with Trump in the district. And he got a boost from Conservatives for American Excellence, a group funded by GOP megadonor Paul Singer, and Club for Growth Action.

A voter NBC News spoke to Tuesday cited Trump's support as a factor in race. Sarah Umphrey, 77, said she voted for Fuller, adding that Trump’s endorsement was “really important. I like Trump.”