{"id":2530617,"date":"2026-01-06T15:54:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T20:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-sets-march-special-election-to-fill-mtgs-seat\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T15:55:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T20:55:21","slug":"georgia-sets-march-special-election-to-fill-mtgs-seat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-sets-march-special-election-to-fill-mtgs-seat\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia sets March special election to fill MTG&#8217;s seat"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgeorgia-sets-march-special-election-to-fill-mtgs-seat%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2530617&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has set a special election for march 10 too fill teh U.S. House seat vacated by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who resigned effective 11:59 p.m. Monday. The winner will complete Greene&#8217;s term through the November midterms; 22 candidates have filed with the FEC, and more than 20 are actively vying for the seat. GOP hopefuls include state Sen. Colton Moore, Star Black, Beau Brown, Jeff Criswell and others; Democrats include Shawn Harris and Clarence Blalock, with Rob Ruszkowski running without a listed party.<\/p>\n<p>Greene urged potential successors to focus on representing constituents rather than pledging loyalty to party leadership or the White House. Her departure, along with the death of California Republican Rep. Doug lamalfa, leaves the House with 218 Republicans and 213 Democrats (plus two Democratic vacancies). Kemp&#8217;s quick scheduling contrasts with delays in other states &#8211; notably Texas, where a special election for the late Rep. Sylvester Turner took months to be set &#8211; and California&#8217;s process for filling LaMalfa&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >seat remains pending<\/a> under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-rules-ca-gov-overstepped-his-authority-with-covid-order-issues-permanent-injunction-restraining-newsom-from-further-issuing-unconstitutional-orders\/\" title=\"Judge Rules CA Gov Overstepped His Authority with Covid Order, Issues Permanent Injunction Restraining Newsom From Further Issuing Unconstitutional Orders\">state law<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Georgia sets March special election to fill Marjorie Taylor Greene&rsquo;s seat<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2464864\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/brian-kemp\/\">Brian Kemp<\/a> (R-GA) announced on Tuesday that a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/special-election\/\">special election<\/a> to fill the seat vacated by former Republican Georgia Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marjorie-taylor-greene\/\">Marjorie Taylor Greene<\/a> will be held on March 10.<\/p>\n<p>Greene resigned from the House effective at 11:59 p.m. on Monday, ending her unconventional and chaotic time on Capitol Hill since she first came into office in 2021. With her departure and the death of Republican California Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4407976\/california-rep-doug-lamalfa-dies-at-65\/\">Doug LaMalfa<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-republicans\/\">House Republicans<\/a> currently hold 218 seats, compared to 213 held by Democrats. There are also <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/pressgallery.house.gov\/member-data\/party-breakdown\">two current Democratic vacancies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4407568\/trump-endorses-massie-challenger-ed-gallrein\/\">Trump urges &#8216;all MAGA Warriors&#8217; to back Massie challenger Ed Gallrein<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4406935\/mike-collins-jon-ossoff-new-ad-georgia-gop-primary\/\">Mike Collins zeroes in on Ossoff early in ad rollout despite GOP primary fight<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4406559\/north-carolina-gop-historic-edge-voter-registrations-structural-advantage-midterms\/\">North Carolina GOP hopes historic edge in voter registrations give &#8216;structural advantage&#8217; in 2026 elections<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>More than 20 competitors are vying for the chance to represent Georgia&rsquo;s 14th Congressional District, which is likely to remain in Republican hands. The winner will finish out Greene&rsquo;s term until the November midterm elections. Twenty-two candidates have <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fec.gov\/data\/elections\/house\/GA\/14\/2026\/?tab=election-data\">filed<\/a> with the Federal Election Commission.<\/p>\n<p>On the Republican side, candidates include state Sen. Colton Moore, FEMA veteran Star Black, Beau Brown, Elvis Casely, Benjamin Cope, Jeff Criswell, Christian Hurd, Linvel Risner, Jim Tully, and Jenna Turnipseed.<\/p>\n<p>Shawn Harris and Clarence Blalock are running on the Democratic side, and Rob Ruszkowski, who did not list a party, is also in the race.<\/p>\n<p>Greene has not weighed in on a particular candidate but did say on Dec. 21, 2025, that she heard a possible candidate say, &ldquo;I&rsquo;m not going to be like MTG.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If you are going to run to replace me, you better run for the people, telling them how YOU will REPRESENT them, NOT how you will bow to loyalty to the WH (White House) and Republican leadership,&rdquo; she wrote in a post. &ldquo;The race is about YOU, not ME, and the job title is Representative of the People, not yourself or the President or the Republican Party.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Kemp&rsquo;s quick turnaround in scheduling a special election comes after Texans waited a month to get a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-promises-to-campaign-for-gavin-newsom-amid-recall-effort\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris Promises To Campaign For Gavin Newsom Amid Recall Effort\">special election date<\/a> for the late Democratic Rep. Sylvester Turner&rsquo;s seat. Turner died on March 5, 2025, with the deadline passing for candidates to file for a possible special election later that month.<\/p>\n<p>Abbott finally announced on April 7 of last year that a special election would take place on Nov. 4, 2025. However, that race ended in a runoff, which is set for Jan. 31, 2026, meaning Turner&rsquo;s seat in the 18th Congressional District will have been vacant for nearly a year.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4040585\/where-house-retirements-stand-end-2025\/\"><strong>HERE&rsquo;S WHERE HOUSE RETIREMENTS STAND AS CLOCK STRIKES MIDNIGHT ON 2025<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The House lost another member on Tuesday with the death of LaMalfa, a fourth-generation rice farmer and representative of California&rsquo;s 1st District since 2013.<\/p>\n<p>LaMalfa&rsquo;s seat is one of five being targeted by California Democrats to flip in 2026, thanks to redistricting, which is intended to counter gerrymandering done by Texas Republicans last year. It is unclear when a special election for his seat will be called by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA). According to California law, the governor must issue a proclamation of a special election within 14 calendar days of a vacancy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GA special election set for March 10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2648,"featured_media":2530618,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25345674882293.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[43554,70240,70242,34653,70241],"class_list":["post-2530617","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-georgia-politics","tag-georgia-special-election","tag-march-2024","tag-marjorie-taylor-greene","tag-u-s-house-special-election"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25345674882293.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2530617","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2648"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2530617"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2530617\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2530621,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2530617\/revisions\/2530621"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2530618"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2530617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2530617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2530617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}