Republicans win Georgia race — but Democrats post largest swing yet in special House elections

ElectionsRepublicans win Georgia race — but Democrats post largest swing yet in special House electionsRepublican Clay Fuller carried Georgia's 14th District by 12 points. President Donald Trump carried the seat by 37 points in 2024.Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00Donald Trump tosses a MAGA hat to the crowd before speaking at a rally in Florence, Ariz., in 2022.Mario Tama / Getty Images fileShareAdd NBC News to GoogleApril 7, 2026, 10:57 PM EDTBy Ben Kamisar and Bridget BowmanRepublicans padded their slim House majority with a special election win in Georgia on Tuesday night. But the race also marked the biggest swing against the GOP compared with the 2024 presidential results out of seven House special elections in President Donald Trump's second term.Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.It’s the latest sign of an encouraging political environment for Democrats, though the results in lower-turnout special elections never translate exactly to November. Democrats hope to mobilize voter frustration with Trump and his party to break the Republicans’ unified control of Washington this year. Republican attorney Clay Fuller, Trump’s pick to fill the seat vacated by GOP former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s resignation this year, is projected to defeat Democrat Shawn Harris and hold Georgia's 14th Congressional District for Republicans. But the results Tuesday look nothing like in 2024, when Trump won the seat by almost 37 points and Greene won by about 29 points. Fuller led Harris by 55.9% to 44.1% with 99% of the expected vote in, according to NBC News’ Decision Desk. That's a 12-point margin — and a 25-point swing from Trump's margin. The previous biggest swing in a House special election during Trump's second term came about a year ago, in Florida’s 1st District. There, Democrat Gay Valimont lost by about 15 points, a 23-point improvement on Trump’s 37-point victory margin, even as R...