Everton Blair Wins Special Election for Georgia’s 13th Congressional District

Marcye Scott, daughter of the late Rep. David Scott, D-Ga., was unsuccessful in her attempt to serve out her father’s congressional term. She lost despite leading in initial votes last month.

Everton Blair, a former teacher and Gwinnett County school board chairman, won the special election runoff. This election filled the vacancy in Georgia’s 13th Congressional District, covering parts of metro Atlanta. Blair will serve until early January, when the newly elected representative from November’s general election takes over.

Blair had also contested the primary for a full term but lost to Democratic state representative Jasmine Clark. Jasmine Clark will face Republican Jonathan Chavez in November. The winner will begin their term in January 2027.

David Scott served the district for over 20 years before passing away on April 22 at age 80. At the time, he was seeking a 13th term. He faced a competitive primary against Clark and others.

In the 2024 election, Scott won the district with about 72% of the vote. Vice President Kamala Harris secured approximately 71% in the presidential race in the same area, while President Donald Trump received roughly 28%.

Marcye Scott led the July 28 special election with around 46% of the vote compared to Blair’s 38%. However, she did not attain the majority needed to win outright, bringing about the runoff against Blair.

Blair’s win reinstates voting representation for Georgia’s heavily Democratic 13th District. This adds another Democratic vote to the narrowly divided House for the concluding months of the 119th Congress. Although the district lacked voting representation since David Scott’s death, his offices remained operational under House clerk supervision to provide constituent services.

Blair, according to his campaign website, holds graduate degrees from Stanford and Harvard. He worked with the Obama administration’s White House Initiative on Educational Excellence and, in 2018, was the first Black and youngest member elected to his county’s school board.

Alec Schemmel is a Politics Reporter for Fox News Digital based in the Washington D.C.-Baltimore Metro Area.