Two Democrats advance to a runoff in the Georgia special election to succeed late Rep. David Scott

Scott’s daughter Marcye Scott and fellow Democrat Everton Blair finished atop a five-candidate field, but no one got majority support, triggering the runoff, NBC News projects.

Marcye Scott, the daughter of the late Rep. David Scott, and fellow Democrat Everton Blair advanced to a runoff Tuesday in the Georgia special election to fill the final months of the longtime congressman’s term in the House, NBC News projects.

The two candidates finished atop a five-candidate, all-party special primary election for Georgia’s 13th District. But since no one got majority support, the race will go one more round.

With about 80% of the expected vote tallied, Marcye Scott had 47% support and Blair, a former school board chair in Gwinnett County, had 37%.

David Scott died April 22, triggering the special election to decide who holds the seat for the rest of 2026.

He represented the solid-blue district, consisting of counties covering metro Atlanta and southern suburbs, for two decades and won his final term with about 72% support in the 2024 election.