WASHINGTON — Voters in Wisconsin and Georgia headed to the polls Tuesday to decide key races, including a special congressional runoff in northwest Georgia to replace former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and a contest for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
In Georgia, Democrat Shawn Harris and Republican Clayton Fuller faced off in a runoff for the state's 14th Congressional District. No candidate received a majority in the March 10 special election, which drew 17 contenders, prompting the April 7 runoff, according to the Georgia Secretary of State and election officials.
The district, which includes parts of northwest Georgia, became vacant after Greene's resignation earlier this year. Harris, a retired Army veteran and cattle farmer, and Fuller, a former local prosecutor and Air National Guard member endorsed by President Donald Trump, advanced as the top two finishers from the initial vote.
Elsewhere in Georgia, runoffs were also scheduled for state Senate District 53 and state House District 94, officials said.
In Wisconsin, voters selected a new justice for the state Supreme Court in the spring general election. The race pitted Appeals Court Judge Maria Lazar, a conservative, against Appeals Court Judge Chris Taylor, a former Democratic state lawmaker, according to reports from state election coverage. The seat opened after Justice Rebecca Grassl Bradley chose not to seek re-election. The winner will serve a 10-year term beginning Aug. 1.
Wisconsin's spring election also included other judicial races for the Court of Appeals and circuit courts, along with various local positions, the Wisconsin Elections Commission said.
Both states held nonpartisan judicial elections in Wisconsin's case and the partisan congressional runoff in Georgia on the same day, providing a snapshot of voter turnout ahead of the 2026 midterms.
"The election is about who will best represent the people of this district," Harris said in a statement released by his campaign earlier in the week, according to local reporting.
Fuller emphasized his alignment with Republican priorities during the campaign.
Georgia's 14th District has a strong Republican lean, with former President Trump carrying it by a wide margin in 2024. Republicans hold a narrow majority in the U.S. House, making the outcome of the special election potentially relevant to chamber control, though the winner will serve only the remainder of the current term.
In Wisconsin, the Supreme Court currently holds a liberal majority. The race could influence the court's balance on issues including redistricting and other legal matters before the bench.
Polls in Georgia closed at 7 p.m. ET, while voting continued in Wisconsin into the evening. As of late Tuesday, no official results had been released by election authorities in either state. Turnout figures and final tallies remained pending, with officials expected to begin counting and reporting votes after polls closed.
Additional local races appeared on ballots in both states, but details on those contests were not immediately available in early reporting.
