Early voting began Monday in the race for Georgia’s 14th Congressional District, and candidates are racing to set themselves apart from the crowd – and often from the district’s previous representative, former U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.
Greene resigned from her seat last month, spurring more than 20 candidates to throw their hats in the ring, including 16 Republicans, three Democrats, a Libertarian and an independent candidate. Several recent drop outs have narrowed the field to 18.
With so many names on the ballot, it’s likely that none of them will earn more than 50% of the vote in the March 10 election, which will trigger a runoff between the top two candidates on April 7. Whoever wins will serve out the remainder of Greene’s term and will be set to run for re-election in November.
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