Long list of candidates file paperwork to run for MTG's congressional seat in Georgia

Twenty Republicans, two Democrats and one unaffiliated candidate have filed paperwork with the Federal Elections Commission as candidates for Georgia's 14th U.S. House district.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Rome, will officially resign Monday. Gov. Brian Kemp has 10 days to call the special election.

The seat will remain open until someone is elected and will trim the House Republican majority. The GOP currently holds 220 seats to the Democrats' 213 seats with two vacancies, according to the U.S. House of Representatives.

The election will not have a primary and all candidates, regardless of party, will be on the ballot. If no one candidate receives 50% of the vote plus one, Georgia law requires a runoff, which is likely given the number of candidates.

The list of candidates includes some well-known political figures and some newcomers. On the Democratic side, Shawn Harris, who challenged Greene in the 2024 general election, is running. Harris received 35% of the vote in the 2024 race. Also running as a Democrat is Clarence Blalock of Paulding County.

The Republicans who filed paperwork are Star Black, Beau Brown, James Marty Brown, Regan Box, Elvis Casely, Jeff Criswell, Daniel Davenport, Christian Michael Hurt, Uloma Expete Kama, Benjamin Pope, Michael Allen Corbin, Thomas Jonathan Jackson Gray, Nicky Lama, state Sen. Colton Moore, Linvel Risner, Brian Stover, Meg Strickland, Jim Tully, Jenna Turnipseed and Jacqueline Cherise Wilmer.