
Voters head to the polls for special election in Marjorie Taylor Greene's Georgia district
NBC News
The Georgia district that sent Marjorie Taylor Greene, once a fierce defender of Donald Trump, to Congress is now deciding how to replace her — and whether to let the president make the pick
The Georgia district that sent Marjorie Taylor Greene, once a fierce defender of Donald Trump, to Congress is now deciding how to replace her — and whether to let the president make the pick.
Voters are heading to the polls for a special election Tuesday in Georgia's 14th Congressional District where all candidates appear on the same ballot regardless of party. Of the 17 Republicans in the race, five unofficially withdrew after the deadline and will still appear on the ballot along with three Democrats. If no candidate receives a majority of the vote, the top two vote-getters head to a April 7 runoff.
The Republicans in the contest are all lined up behind Trump’s “Make America Great Again” ideals, but one prominent candidate has split with the president personally, just like the congresswoman he’s vying to succeed.
Greene was initially one of Trump’s closest allies in the House, but she broke with the president over his administration’s handling of the release of records related to the federal investigation into the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Earlier this year, she resigned from her seat.
Republican former state Sen. Colton Moore told voters at a candidate forum last month that he had a similar reaction to the release of the Epstein files.













