Upset Brief · GA-14 · Shawn Harris (D) vs. Clay Fuller (R), incumbent
A long shot on the math: it takes a 31.8-point national wave.
0%
odds today
0%
odds with the plan
96,231
net votes to find
37
days left; voting starts October 13
Where
- 01+184Russom Elementary (Paulding County)Starting line Fuller +25. 5.1% split their ticket.
- 02+168Acworth 1C (Cobb County)Starting line Harris +30. 4.1% split their ticket. About 1,147 more ballots in 2024 than in 2022 (estimate).
- 03+156Kennesaw 5A (Cobb County)Starting line Harris +14. 5.2% split their ticket. About 1,260 more ballots in 2024 than in 2022 (estimate).
- 04+132Lindale (Floyd County)Starting line Fuller +49. 5.1% split their ticket.
- 05+123Ringgold (Catoosa County)Starting line Fuller +46. 5.8% split their ticket.
- 06+121Oregon 05 (Cobb County)Starting line Harris +24. 5.3% split their ticket. About 632 more ballots in 2024 than in 2022 (estimate).
The top 12 precincts carry 20% of the plan.
How
- P+7,037Persuade7,037 voters who split their ticket in recent elections and lean Fuller today.
- M+472MobilizeAt least 5,868 people who voted in 2024 but not in 2022, in precincts where Harris's side wins at least 55 percent.
- C+218ConsolidateVoters who went third party in recent races, in the precincts that lean Harris's way.
Plus a national shift of 31.8 points of margin (88,504 votes) that no campaign controls.
What has to be true
- Harris wins 50 percent of the ticket splitters now leaning Fuller.
- In Acworth 1C (Cobb County) and Kennesaw 5A (Cobb County), 35 percent of the people who voted in 2024 but skipped 2022 come back and vote.
- The national environment moves about 31.8 points toward Harris's side between now and November 3.
- No 2026 public poll exists for this race, so the starting line is a weighted blend of official recent results; the first real poll will move it.
The numbers behind it
- 01Crossover regression143 precincts, R² 0.988, 21 crossover precincts identified
- 02Monte Carlo20,000 seeded simulated elections with a 7-point baseline error. 90% range of the final margin with the plan: -120,417 to -56,098 votes.
- 03Money, FEC candidate totals through June 30Harris $18,230 cash on hand; Fuller $70,518.
- 04Call program for this list14,189 households, 42,568 dials, about 2,231 live conversations: an estimated $5,979 at published rates.
Independent analysis by The Political Group from official Georgia Secretary of State precinct returns (2022 and 2024), FEC filings and published polls, as of September 26, 2026. Not affiliated with any candidate or party.