Special election for late Rep. David Scott’s Georgia House seat set for July 28
A special election to fill the late Rep. David Scott's Georgia House seat will be held on July 28, 2024. Scott, who represented Georgia’s 13th Congressional District, died at 80 after more than 50 years in public office. His daughter, Marcye Scott, has announced her candidacy, and the district remains strongly Democratic.
- ▪Rep. David Scott died at the age of 80, though the official cause of death has not been disclosed.
- ▪The special election to fill his seat is scheduled for July 28, with candidate qualifying set for May 11 to 13.
- ▪Marcye Scott, David Scott’s daughter, has announced she will run in the special election.
- ▪Georgia’s 13th District is heavily Democratic, with Kamala Harris winning it by 43 percentage points in 2024.
- ▪David Scott’s name will appear on primary ballots, but votes for him will not be counted.
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The special election to fill the remainder of late Georgia Rep. David Scott’s term has been set for July 28. Scott, 80, died late last month, and no official cause of death has been disclosed. The Georgia Democrat had suffered from poor health in recent years. Recommended Stories Vance votes in person in 2026 Ohio primary after Trump’s mail-in blowback Keeping Republicans’ Senate majority is the ‘highest priority’ in 2026: Byron York Jon Ossoff hit on border security in new ad as GOP turns to immigration bill Representing Georgia’s 13th Congressional District, Scott was running for reelection to a 13th term at the time of his death. Scott was first elected to the House in 2002 to represent the 13th District, which includes parts of Atlanta and its suburbs.
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