2026 Georgia's 13th congressional district special election
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The 2026 Georgia's 13th congressional district special election will be held on July 28, 2026, to elect the U.S. representative for Georgia's 13th congressional district. The special election was triggered following the death of incumbent Democratic representative David Scott.
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Background
Incumbent representative David Scott died on April 22, 2026, at 80 years old.[1] First elected in 2002, Scott had served 12 terms, and was running for a 13th at the time of his death.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4] On May 1, Kemp scheduled the election for July 28, 2026.[5] If no candidate gets a majority, the runoff election will be held August 25, 2026.[6]
Candidates
Candidate qualifying opened on May 11 and closed on May 13.[7]
Democratic Party
Declared
- Everton Blair, former chair of the Gwinnett County Board of Education and candidate in the regular May primary election[8]
- Tony Brown, military officer[8]
- Carlos Moore, attorney[8]
- Marcye Scott, computer consultant and daughter of former representative David Scott[9]
Declined
- Jasmine Clark, state representative from the 108th district (2019–present) and the nominee in the November general election[8]
- Emanuel Jones, state senator from the 10th district (2005–present) and candidate in the regular May primary election[10][8]