2026年7月29日 美国东部时间凌晨4:00 / 福克斯新闻
两名民主党人将于8月25日展开对决，填补众议员戴维·斯科特去世后留下的席位
作者：莱奥·布里塞尼奥 福克斯新闻
两名民主党候选人因未能获得51%的选票，于周二晚间进入决选，以填补已故佐治亚州民主党众议员戴维·斯科特留下的席位。
此次选举的获胜者将为众议院增加一个民主党席位。目前众议院席位差距极小，共和党持有218席，民主党控制212席。哪怕再多一名民主党议员，也会加大共和党在党内程序性立法上保持团结的压力。
已故戴维·斯科特的女儿马西··斯科特，以及格温内特县教育委员会主席埃弗顿·布莱尔，将于8月25日展开对决，争夺佐治亚州第13国会选区的席位。
已故众议院民主党议员之女在特别选举中得票不足，被迫进入决选
第三名候选人、共和党人凯撒·冈萨雷斯未能晋级，仅获得8.7%的选票。
现年80岁的戴维·斯科特今年4月在任内去世，佐治亚州第13国会选区众议院席位随之空缺。他的办公室未披露死因。
戴维·斯科特去世后不久，马西··斯科特宣布参选，自称是延续父亲政治遗产的最佳人选。
民主党众议员戴维·斯科特去世，享年80岁
“这绝对是我想要做的事，确保他的选民、他的选区民众不会错过他曾承诺提供的服务，”斯科特说道。
斯科特将道路与基础设施、公共安全和交通作为竞选的核心议题，并强调了自己曾为父亲开展的选区外联工作。
至于布莱尔，他将自己定位为反对唐纳德·特朗普政府削减教育等领域预算的候选人。
“你无法修复一个从顶层开始被拆解的体系。眼下，唐纳德·特朗普正在废除教育部，削减本就资源匮乏的学校的资金。这不仅伤害华盛顿的某个办公室，更伤害本选区教室里后排的孩子，”布莱尔在一次竞选走访中说道。
在其个人网站上，布莱尔将“全民医保”、提高最低工资和提升教师薪资列为首要政策议程。
局势进展：民主党争夺亚利桑那州关键众议院席位，共和党席位优势微弱
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尽管获胜者将在此次特别选举中锁定该席位，但他们仍需在11月的大选中获胜，才能正式担任完整任期。
戴维·斯科特上一次连任是在2024年，以71.8%比28.2%的得票率击败共和党挑战者乔纳森·查韦斯。
莱奥·布里塞尼奥是福克斯新闻数字媒体国会报道团队的政治记者，此前曾任职于《世界杂志》。
Battle to replace late House Dem goes to overtime after daughter failed to clinch seat
July 29, 2026 4:00am EDT / Fox News
The two Democrats will face off Aug 25 to fill the seat left vacant after the death of Rep David Scott
By Leo Briceno Fox News
Two Democratic candidates locked in a race to fill the seat left by the late Rep. David Scott, D-Ga., advanced to a runoff election on Tuesday evening after failing to capture 51% of the vote.
The winner of the election will add another Democratic seat in a narrowly divided House of Representatives where Republicans hold 218 seats and Democrats control 212. Adding even one more Democratic member puts increased pressure on Republicans to remain united on party-line legislation.
Marcye Scott, the daughter of the late David Scott, and Everton Blair, chair of the Gwinnett County School Board, will face off against each other in a runoff to represent the Peach State’s 13th Congressional District on Aug. 25.
DAUGHTER OF LATE HOUSE DEM FORCED INTO RUNOFF AFTER FALLING SHORT IN SPECIAL ELECTION
David Scott, a Democrat from Georgia, speaks during a Senate Agriculture Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, March 23, 2017.(Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
A third candidate, Caesar Gonzales, a Republican, did not advance, receiving only 8.7% of the vote.
Georgia’s 13th Congressional District House seat became open when David Scott, 80, died in office in April. His office did not disclose a cause of death.
Shortly after his death, Marcye Scott announced her candidacy to fill his seat, pitching herself as the best candidate to continue her father’s legacy.
DEMOCRAT REP DAVID SCOTT DEAD AT 80
Marcye Scott, daughter of the late Rep. David Scott, campaigns with voters amid her bid to replace her father.(Marcye Scott for Congress)
“That would be what I definitely want to do, to make sure that his voters, his constituents, do not miss out on what he was offering,” Scott said.
Scott has made roads and infrastructure, public safety and transportation key priorities of her campaign, highlighting constituent outreach work she did for her father.
For his own part, Blair has pitched himself as a candidate looking to push back on President Donald Trump’s cuts to areas like the Department of Education.
“You can’t fix a system that’s being dismantled from the top. Right now, Donald Trump is getting rid of the Department of Education and cutting money from schools that already have the least. That doesn’t just hurt some office in Washington. It hurts the kid in the back of the classroom in this district,” Blair said during a campaign visit.
On his website, Blair lists Medicare-for-all, increasing the minimum wage and raising teacher pay among his top priorities.
STATE OF PLAY: DEMS BATTLE FOR SHOT AT CRUCIAL ARIZONA HOUSE SEAT AMID GOP’S RAZOR-THIN MAJORITY
Everton Blair, candidate for Congress in Georgia’s 13th Congressional District, is seen in a photo from his campaign website talking to voters on the campaign trail.(Everton Blair for Congress)
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Although the winner will have secured the seat in the special election, they must still win a general election in November to fill the seat for a full term.
David Scott last won re-election in 2024 with a 71.8% to 28.2% victory over his Republican challenger, Jonathan Chavez.
Leo Briceno is a politics reporter for the congressional team at Fox News Digital. He was previously a reporter with World Magazine.
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