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Marcye Scott and Everton Blair advance to runoff in Georgia's 13th Congressional District special election

Marcye Scott and Everton Blair have advanced to a runoff election to fill the remaining term of the late Representative David Scott in Georgia's 13th Congressional District. The special election was triggered by the death of Scott, who served the district for over two decades. Because no candidate secured a majority of the vote in the initial primary, Georgia law requires a head-to-head matchup between the two leading candidates on August 25, 2026. Marcye Scott, the daughter of the late congressman, received 47.5% of the vote, while Everton Blair, a former school board chair, secured 36.1%. The district is a heavily Democratic area in the metro Atlanta region. The winner of this special election will serve the seat until January, when the winner of the November general election will take office for a full two-year term. The victory will provide an additional Democratic seat in a House of Representatives where Republicans currently hold a thin majority.

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