Special election for Scott’s House seat in Georgia heads to runoff
Marcye Scott led with 47% and Everton Blair with 37% as voters chose among six candidates for the remaining months of David Scott’s term.
- On Tuesday, Marcye Scott, daughter of late Rep. David Scott, and Gwinnett County School Board Chair Everton Blair advanced to a runoff in the Georgia 13th Congressional District special election, NBC News projects.
- The special election follows the April 22 death of Scott, who represented the solid-blue, Atlanta-area district for over two decades before his passing at age 80.
- Nearly 8,700 ballots had been cast by Friday, and with about 80% of the expected vote tallied, Scott led with 47% support while Blair received 37%.
- Because no candidate secured more than 50% of the vote, the top two finishers will advance to an Aug. 25 runoff to finish the current term.
- Voters will return in November to choose between State Rep. Jasmine Clark and Republican Jonathan Chavez for the full two-year term beginning in 2026.
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Marcye Scott, Everton Blair head to runoff in Georgia's 13th Congressional District special election, AP projects
Marcye Scott and Everton Blair are advancing to a runoff in Georgia's 13th Congressional District special election, formerly represented by Rep. David Scott.
Special election for Scott’s House seat in Georgia heads to runoff
The special election to fill the remainder of the late Rep. David Scott’s (D-Ga.) term in the House is headed to a runoff, according to Decision Desk HQ. None of the five candidates jostling for the vacant seat scored more than 50 percent of the vote, pushing the top two finishers, Scott's daughter Marcye Scott and Gwinnett County School Board chair Everton Blair II, to a runoff scheduled for next month. Scott garnered 48.01 percent of the vote…
Daughter of late House Dem forced into runoff after falling short in special election – Democratic Accent
Marcye Scott, the daughter of late Rep. David Scott, D-Ga., and former Gwinnett County school board chair Everton Blair Jr. advanced Tuesday to an Aug. 25 runoff in the special election to serve the remainder of the late Congressman Scott’s term before the winner of November’s regular election takes office for a full-term beginning in January. Neither candidate captured the 50% majority needed to win the seat outright, according to the Associate…
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Democrat Marcye Scott advances to a special general election for U.S. House in Georgia's 13th Congressional District
Democrat Marcye Scott advances to a special general election for U.S. House in Georgia's 13th Congressional District.
Two Democrats advance to a runoff in the Georgia special election to succeed late Rep. David Scott
Scott’s daughter Marcye Scott and fellow Democrat Everton Blair finished atop a five-candidate field, but no one got majority support, triggering the runoff, NBC News projects.
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