Georgia election to replace MTG puts Trump influence to the test in MAGA stronghold

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsGeorgia election to replace MTG puts Trump influence to the test in MAGA strongholdThe runoff was triggered after no candidates secured an outright majority in a March 10 special electionNathan Layne Tuesday 07 April 2026 15:25 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2953059","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/georgia-election-2026-clay-fuller-shawn-harris-b2953059.html","title":"Georgia runoff to replace MTG puts Trump influence to the test"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-19370","index":0}Former US Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia (Getty Images)Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US po...