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Republican Clay Fuller will head to Washington after winning a special election runoff Tuesday to replace former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, though he is expected to face an immediate challenge to retain the seat. Fuller defeated Democrat Shawn Harris, securing about 56% of the vote to Harris’ 44%, according to …

Louisiana Democrat Chasity Verret Martinez won a decisive victory Saturday in a special election for a state House seat in a district President Donald Trump carried by double digits in 2024, delivering another warning sign for Republicans amid a string of Democratic overperformances in special elections. Martinez defeated Republican Brad …

Less than a month after Democrats notched a series of victories in the Nov. 4 general election, the political spotlight shifts to Tennessee on Tuesday, where a special congressional election in the state’s 7th District will offer both parties their first test heading into the 2026 midterms. Republicans are working …

Graham Moomaw, Virginia Mercury State Sen. Jennifer McClellan, D-Richmond, defeated Republican pastor Leon Benjamin in Tuesday’s special election for a Richmond-centered seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, a victory that will make her Virginia’s first Black congresswoman. McClellan, a corporate attorney who has championed progressive causes like abortion access …