Everton Blair Jr. came out ahead in the special runoff election held for Georgia's 13th Congressional District. Blair prevailed over candidate Marcye Scott in the runoff contest for the House of Representatives seat. Marcye Scott is the child of the former Representative David Scott.
Scott lost her bid to serve out her father's term in the House of Representatives. She yielded the special runoff election to Blair. With this election victory in Georgia's 13th Congressional District, Everton Blair Jr. stands as the second Black openly gay man elected to Congress.