LIST: Marjorie Taylor Greene’s seat draws 22 challengers as qualifying ends
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Qualifying ended on Wednesday for former Georgia congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene’s 14th congressional district, and 22 candidates paid their qualifying fee in hopes of becoming Capitol Hill’s newest elected representative.
The list of candidates in the heavily GOP seat included 17 Republicans, three Democrats, one Libertarian, and one independent.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has set a March 10, 2026, special election date. The race’s crowded field will likely result in a runoff on April 8, 2026.
Here are the candidates who put down the $5,220 qualifying fee
(Updated 1:48 p.m., Jan. 14, 2026, from the Georgia Secretary of State)
Democrat
- Shawn Harris
- Jim Davis
- Jonathan Hobbs
Republican
- Brian Stover
- Eric Cunningham
- Clayton McLean Fuller
- James Edward Tully
- Nicky Lama
- Jennifer Jaye Turnipseed
- Christian Hurd
- James Marty Brown
- Megahn Strickland
- Tom Gray
- Reagan Box
- Beau Brown
- Sen. Colton Moore
- Star Black
- Larry Hilley
- Jared Craig
- Trey Kelley
Libertarian
Independent
Georgia’s nationally watched 2026 primary is May 19, 2026, meaning whoever wins the upcoming special election — and likely runoff — may choose to run again in the primaries and, if victorious, run in November’s general election.
Greene said on Nov. 21, 2025, that she was resigning over her disillusionment with the nation’s current political climate, stemming from a recent political split with President Donald Trump.
Georgia’s 14th congressional district stretches from the Chattanooga, Tennessee, metropolitan area in an east-south arc toward metro Atlanta’s outlying suburbs.
While mostly white, the district has notable Hispanic populations concentrated around Dalton, with its carpet-industry workforce. Its economy centers on manufacturing, particularly Dalton’s carpet and rug industry, agriculture and small businesses.
The Cook Partisan Voting Index rates the district solidly Republican, as does Ballotpedia. Historically Republican, it was represented by Tom Graves before his retirement in 2020.
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