# Everton Blair election to Georgia 13th District

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/everton-blair-election-to-georgia-13th-district
> Updated: 2026-09-09T14:18:42.000Z. Sources: 9. Developments: 2.

Dr. Everton Blair, Jr. won a special election runoff to represent Georgia’s 13th Congressional District, securing 53% of the vote to defeat Marcye Scott. Blair, a Jamaican American and Harvard graduate, succeeds the late Representative David Scott.

His victory is noted as a historic milestone, as he is the first openly gay Black person elected to represent Georgia in the U.S. Congress and the first from a Southern state to hold such a distinction. Following his election, Blair was sworn into the U.S. House of Representatives to serve the remainder of the unexpired term through January 2027. 

As a member of the Congressional Black Caucus, the Congressional Progressive Caucus, and co-chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus, Blair’s platform focuses on progressive issues including Medicare for All, the Green New Deal, and raising the minimum wage.

## Timeline

### 2026-09-09: Everton Blair sworn in as Georgia’s first openly gay congressman

Everton Blair Jr. has been sworn in as Georgia’s first openly gay member of Congress, winning a special election to represent the state’s 13th Congressional District.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/everton-blair-sworn-in-as-georgias-first-openly-gay-congressman

### 2026-08-26: Everton Blair elected to Georgia's 13th Congressional District

Everton Blair, Jr. has been elected to Georgia’s 13th Congressional District, becoming the first openly gay Black person from a Southern state to serve in the US Congress.

7 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/everton-blair-elected-to-georgias-13th-congressional-district

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