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Democrat Everton Blair defeats Rep. David Scott’s daughter in the special election for the late congressman’s seat
Blair won by fewer than 800 votes and will serve only the remainder of David Scott’s term, according to unofficial results.
- On Tuesday, Former Gwinnett County School Board Chair Everton Blair won Georgia's 13th Congressional District special election runoff, securing 52.46% of the vote to fill the remainder of the late Rep. David Scott's term.
- The runoff followed a July 28 special election where five candidates competed; because no contender reached a 50% majority, Blair and Democrat Marcye Scott advanced to the final vote.
- Results from the Secretary of State's Office show Blair defeated Scott by fewer than 800 votes in a district spanning six counties and nearly 800,000 residents on the east side of Atlanta.
- Blair will serve only through the remainder of the current term and is not running in November's general election, where Democrat Jasmine Clark and Republican Jonathan Chavez will compete for a full term.
- The vacancy arose following Rep. Scott's death in April after serving the district for more than two decades, prompting this special election to restore representation before the November midterm cycle.
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Everton Blair defeats late Rep. Scott’s daughter in Georgia special election
Everton Blair has won the special election to succeed the late Democratic Rep. David Scott, becoming the first openly gay man elected to Congress from Georgia. With more than 95 percent of votes counted, Blair, a former chair of the Gwinnett County school board, was leading fellow Democrat Marcye Scott, the late congressman’s daughter, 53 […]
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Marcye Scott, the daughter of late Rep. David Scott, D-Ga., fell short Tuesday in her bid to succeed her father in Congress for the final few months of his term, despite leading the first-round of voting last month.Former teacher and Gwinnett County school
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