The 2026 Georgia's 13th congressional district special election was held on July 28, 2026, to elect the U.S. representative for . The special election was triggered following the death of incumbent Democratic representative David Scott on April 22, 2026. As no candidate received a majority of the vote, a runoff was held on August 25 between Democrats Marcye Scott and Everton Blair.

Background Incumbent representative David Scott died on April 22, 2026, at 80 years old. First elected in 2002, Scott had served 12 terms, and was running for a 13th at the time of his death. Governor Brian Kemp was responsible for calling a special election within 10 days of the vacancy to take place no less than 30 days after the special election is called. Per Georgia state law, all candidates will run on one ballot, with a runoff election scheduled for the top-two candidates if none receive over 50% of the vote. On May 1, Kemp scheduled the election for July 28, 2026. As no candidate got a majority, the runoff election was held August 25, 2026.

Candidates Democratic Party Advanced to runoff Everton Blair, former chair of the Gwinnett County Board of Education, candidate for superintendent of schools in 2022, and candidate in the regular May primary election Marcye Scott, computer consultant and daughter of former representative David Scott

Eliminated in first round Carlos Moore, suspended attorney and former municipal judge of Grenada and Clarksdale, Mississippi

Disqualified Tony Brown, military officer

Declined Jasmine Clark, state representative from the 108th district (2019–present) and the nominee in the November general election Emanuel Jones, state senator from the 10th district (2005–present) and candidate in the regular May primary election

Republican Party Eliminated in first round Caesar Gonzales, aerospace engineer Fayth Park, small business owner

Special election Endorsements

First round Results

Runoff Fundraising Campaign finance reports as of August 5, 2026CandidateRaisedSpentCash on handMarcye Scott (D)$49,539$47,964$1,575Everton Blair (D)$874,826$854,016$20,810Source: Federal Election Commission

Results

By county County Everton BlairDemocratic Marcye ScottDemocratic Margin Total votes cast # % # % # %Clayton (part) 1,132 38.01% 1,846 61.99% -714 -24.02% 2,978DeKalb (part) 226 36.28% 397 63.72% -171 -27.44% 623Gwinnett (part) 5,709 70.04% 2,442 29.96% 3,267 40.08% 8,151Henry (part) 984 37.01% 1,675 62.99% -691 -25.98% 2,659Newton (part) 590 44.06% 749 55.94% -159 -11.88% 1,339Rockdale 1,254 48.38% 1,338 51.62% -84 -3.24% 2,592Totals 9,895 53.95% 8,447 46.05% 1,448 7.90% 18,342

See also 2026 United States House of Representatives elections List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives List of United States representatives from Georgia 119th United States Congress

References

External links Official campaign websites Everton Blair (D) Marcye Scott (D)