{"id":2649977,"date":"2026-08-26T13:45:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T17:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/david-scotts-daughter-loses-special-election-to-fill-his-vacant-seat\/"},"modified":"2026-08-26T13:50:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T17:50:24","slug":"david-scotts-daughter-loses-special-election-to-fill-his-vacant-seat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/david-scotts-daughter-loses-special-election-to-fill-his-vacant-seat\/","title":{"rendered":"David Scott&#8217;s daughter loses special election to fill his vacant 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\">22<\/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%2Fdavid-scotts-daughter-loses-special-election-to-fill-his-vacant-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=2649977&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>Everton Blair Jr., a former Gwinnett County School Board Chairman, won a special election to fill the vacant U.S. House seat for Georgia&#8217;s 13th District, previously held by the late Congressman David Scott. Blair defeated Scott\u2019s daughter, Marcye Scott, by an 8-point margin in a runoff election. Blair, who campaigned on a platform of economic opportunity, affordable housing, and health care without accepting corporate PAC money, will serve for the remainder of Scott\u2019s term until the November midterms. <\/p>\n<p>The district, located outside Atlanta, is over 50% Black, and blair emphasized support for policies like Medicare for All, paid family leave, and increased taxes on billionaires and corporations. Conversely,Marcye Scott focused on infrastructure development,supporting law enforcement,and expanding public transit. <\/p>\n<p>David Scott died in April during his 13th term, and the primary race for the November election saw Jasmine Clarke secure the Democratic nomination to face republican challenger Jonathan Chavez. Blair&#8217;s campaign was notable for its emphasis on racial and economic justice, aligning with his &#8220;Black Economic Agenda.&#8221;  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former Gwinnett County School Board Chairman Everton Blair Jr. won the special election to fill the late Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4538965\/house-democrat-david-scott-dies-at-80\/\">David Scott\u2019s<\/a> (D-GA) open seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blair defeated Scott\u2019s daughter, Democratic candidate Marcye Scott, in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/georgia\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"164\">Georgia<\/a> runoff by an 8-point margin and 1,448 votes. The two Democrats had made it to the special election runoff after each <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4666951\/georgia-special-election-runoff-13th-district\/\">advancing from<\/a> the July 28 special election, with a combined near 84% of the votes, as the Republican candidates failed to hit double digits.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4701042\/annie-andrews-ad-darline-graham-nordone-south-carolina-senate-race\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>South Carolina Democrat launches first ad after Graham Nordone\u2019s runoff victory<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4701039\/byron-york-blasts-abdul-el-sayed-interview\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Byron York blasts el Sayed interview on Fox: \u2018You need to be smart enough to handle them\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4700896\/david-scott-daughter-loses-georgia-special-election\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>David Scott\u2019s daughter loses special election to fill his vacant seat<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Democratic former board chairman will fill Georgia\u2019s 13th District\u2019s vacant seat in the lower chamber for the remainder of the session until voters choose the district\u2019s next regularly elected representative in the November midterm election.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blair ran a campaign in which he pledged not to take money from corporate PACs and put forward a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.evertonblair.com\/BlackEconomicAgenda\">\u201cBlack Economic Agenda\u201d<\/a> he said was \u201cdirectly focused on improving outcomes for Black Georgians\u00a0in economic opportunity, affordable housing, education, health care, and wealth creation.\u201d Over half of the residents in the Peach State\u2019s 13th Congressional District, which is located outside of Atlanta, are black. Blair emphasized his support for Medicare for All, paid family leave, and raising taxes on billionaires and corporations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marcye Scott, on the other hand, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/marcyescottforga.com\/#priorities\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/marcyescottforga.com\/#priorities\">highlighted her campaign<\/a> priorities of improving road, neighborhood, and park infrastructure, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-strategy-for-combating-surge-in-crime-focuses-largely-on-combating-gun-violence\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s Strategy For Combating Surge In Crime Focuses Largely On Combating \u2018Gun Violence\u2019\">supporting local law enforcement<\/a>, expanding public transportation access, and investing in senior and veteran residents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4699170\/rick-jackson-brian-kemp-national-guard-2026-elections\/\">RICK JACKSON SAYS BRIAN KEMP PLANS TO GET THE NATIONAL GUARD TO HELP WITH 2026 ELECTIONS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">David Scott <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4538965\/house-democrat-david-scott-dies-at-80\/\">died during<\/a> his 13th term in the lower chamber in April. The Democratic primary for the regular November election occurred on May 19, with state Rep. Jasmine Clarke securing the Democratic nomination. Blair came in third place in that May primary, securing 11.6% of the vote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clarke will take on Air Force veteran Jonathan Chavez in the November general election. Rep. David Scott defeated Chavez in the 2024 general election by a 43.6-point margin in his last race for the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cookpolitical.com\/house\/race\/482926\">\u201csolid Democratic\u201d<\/a> seat.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everton Blair Jr. wins GA special House seat, beats Scott&#8217;s daughter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2649978,"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\/2026\/08\/AP26238073930610.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[49806,56400,3728,39954,5894],"class_list":["post-2649977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-congressional-seat","tag-david-scott","tag-election","tag-family-loss","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26238073930610.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2649977","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\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2649977"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2649977\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2649981,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2649977\/revisions\/2649981"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2649978"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2649977"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2649977"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2649977"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}