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Georgia voters are heading to the polls to choose a successor in Congress to Marjorie Taylor Greene. Republican former prosecutor Clay Fuller is likely to come out of Tuesday’s jungle primary, in which the top two candidates go to a runoff regardless of party, alongside retired army general Shawn Harris, a Democrat. The two would face a runoff election on April 7.

According to The Guardian, Fuller has raised more than $1 million leading into voting Tuesday, but Harris, who faced Greene two years ago, has raised more than four times as much. Even though four Republican candidates dropped out before the election, the Republican field is fractured between more than a dozen candidates, including former state senator Colton Moore, a combative agitator to the right of most Republican legislators in Georgia.

Political analyst Kerwin Swint noted that the primary results could reveal the extent of Trump’s influence in the district. He suggested that Harris might finish first without a majority, while the Republican vote could be split among multiple candidates, potentially allowing either Fuller or Moore to secure the second runoff spot.

The political landscape has shifted since Greene’s resignation in January, which followed her public fallout with Trump over various issues, including military actions in Iran and healthcare subsidies. This election marks a critical moment for both parties as they seek to strengthen their positions in a historically conservative district.