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Campaign photos of candidates Star Black, Shawn Harris and Jeff Criswell (left to right) for the 14th Congressional District. Photo courtesy of the respective campaign websites.
Who will replace Marjorie Taylor Greene for GA District 14? Here are the potential candidates.
Although it’s been less than a week since U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced her resignation, candidates are already lining up to take her place.
Greene announced her resignation in a video post on X, citing recent conflicts with President Donald Trump and frustrations with politics in Washington. She will be stepping down Jan. 5, 2026.
“No matter which way the political pendulum swings, Republican or Democrat, nothing ever gets better for the common American man or woman,” Greene said in her post.
Gov. Brian Kemp has 10 days from Greene’s last day to set a date for the special election to replace her. The election must be held at least 30 days out from the day it is announced. Whoever wins will serve the remainder of Greene’s two-year term in the 14th Congressional District.
Special elections do not require a primary, so all candidates, Democrat and Republican, will be on the same ballot. If no one receives more than 50% of the vote, a runoff election will be held.
Who are the (potential) candidates?
Candidates were already lining up to face Greene in the 2026 election, even though the qualifying period does not start until March 2, 2026. All of these candidates, except for Star Black, have officially announced that they will be running in the special election.
- Star Black, Republican, starblackforcongress.com
- Jeff Criswell, Republican, jeffcriswell.com
- Shawn Harris, Democrat, shawnforgeorgia.com
- Rob (Rush) Ruszkowski, Independent, rushcongress.com
Christian Hurd, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, also announced he would run in the special election, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
These candidates filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission for the 2026 race and launched campaign websites, but they have not officially announced bids for the special election.
- Benjamin Cope, Republican, copeforgeorgia.com
- Elvis Casely, Republican, www.elviscaselyforcongress.com
Here are the Democratic candidates who have run for the seat in the past five years, according to the Georgia Secretary of State’s website. Greene won the 2020 general election with 75% of the vote, 66% in 2022, and 64% in 2024.
- Kevin Van Ausdal was the only Democratic candidate in the race in 2020 and lost to Greene in the general election with 25% of the vote.
- Wendy Davis, 2022
- Marcus Flowers won the primary in 2022 with 75% of the vote and lost to Greene in the general election at 34%.
- Holly McCormack, 2022
- Clarence Blalock, 2024
- Shawn Harris won the primary in 2024 with 67% of the vote and lost to Greene in the general election at 36%.
Here are the Republican candidates who have faced off with Greene in the primaries over the past five years, according to the Georgia Secretary of State’s website. Greene received 40% of the vote in the 2020 primary and 70% in 2022. She was the only qualified Republican candidate in 2024.
- John D. Barge, 2020
- Ben Bullock, 2020
- Kevin Cooke, 2020
- John Cowan received the second most votes in the 2020 primary at 21%.
- Clayton Fuller, 2020
- Andy Gunther, 2020
- Bill Hembree, 2020
- Matt Laughridge, 2020
- Eric Cunningham, 2022
- James Haygood, 2022
- Charles Lutin, 2022
- Jennifer Strahan, 2022
- Seth Synstelien, 2022
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