Blair wins race to finish late Georgia congressman’s term and makes history in the process

By: Alander Rocha

Outlets: Georgia Recorder

Published: August 26, 2026

Words: 519

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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Everton Blair, a former Gwinnett County Board of Education chair, is headed to Washington to finish out the late Congressman David Scott term representing Georgia’s 13th Congressional District after defeating Marcye Scott, the daughter of the late congressman, in a special election.

As of late Tuesday night, Blair led with about 53% of the vote, according to unofficial results from the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office, while Scott had about 47% …

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