Voters in Georgia’s 14th Congressional District will decide Tuesday whether Republican Clay Fuller or Democrat Shawn Harris will replace former GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, whose dramatic break with President Trump—and abrupt resignation from Congress—has reshaped the race and injected national stakes into what is typically a safely Republican seat.
Greene stepped down in January following a bitter and highly public falling out with Trump, whom she accused of forsaking his “America First” agenda, particularly on affordability and foreign policy. In recent weeks, that rift has only deepened, culminating Tuesday morning in Greene calling for Trump’s removal from office under the 25th Amendment after he issued an extraordinary warning about Iran.
“25TH AMENDMENT!!!” she wrote in an X post. “Not a single bomb has dropped on America. We cannot kill an entire civilization. This is evil and madness.”
Her call came after Trump declared in a Truth Social post: “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will… however, now that we have Complete and Total Regime Change… maybe something revolutionarily wonderful can happen.”
The escalation underscores how the Georgia runoff has become an early test of voter reaction to Trump’s handling of the Iran conflict and its economic consequences.
A high-stakes runoff
The outcome could affect the balance of power in the House, where Republicans hold 218 seats (including one independent who caucuses with them) to Democrats’ 214.
The runoff follows a March 10 special election in which no candidate secured a majority in a crowded field. Harris slightly outperformed Fuller in that initial vote, though analysts largely attributed that to the number of Republican candidates splitting the vote rather than a fundamental shift in the district’s partisan lean.
Georgia’s 14th remains deeply conservative. Greene first won the seat in 2020 by nearly 50 points and held it in subsequent elections by margins of roughly 30 points, making a Democratic upset unlikely but not impossible depending on turnout and national dynamics.
Contrasting candidates—and messages
Fuller, a district attorney and Air National Guard veteran, has aligned himself closely with Trump’s foreign policy approach, particularly regarding Iran.
“Our country is safer because of what President Trump has done regarding Iran,” Fuller said during a debate last month, describing the Iranian regime as “a death cult that could not be negotiated with.”
Harris, a farmer and retired Army general, has taken a sharply different stance, criticizing the conflict as unnecessary and economically harmful.
At the same debate, he called it a “war of choice” and argued Trump should instead focus on “how do we get this economy back together.”
Greene’s break with Trump looms large
Greene has notably declined to endorse either candidate, further signaling her distance from the party leadership she once closely aligned with. Her split with Trump began over multiple issues, including his foreign policy decisions and disputes over transparency related to Jeffrey Epstein case files.
Trump, in turn, labeled her a “traitor” and a “lunatic” and threatened to back a primary challenger against her—moves that preceded her resignation.
Since leaving Congress, Greene has intensified her criticism, accusing Trump of betraying his base and abandoning core campaign promises.
“This is not making America great again, this is evil,” she said in a recent post responding to his Iran threats.
A broader political test
Tuesday’s results—and especially the margin—are likely to be scrutinized as an early indicator of how Republican voters are responding to Trump’s leadership during a period marked by escalating foreign conflict and persistent economic concerns.
While the district’s partisan makeup still favors Republicans, the race has evolved into more than a local contest. It now reflects a broader struggle within the GOP over foreign policy, economic priorities, and the future direction of the party in the wake of Greene’s high-profile break with Trump.
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