Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) on Tuesday shut down speculation that she would be running for Georgia governor in 2026, two months after opting out of a 2026 Senate run.
In a Tuesday post on X, Greene criticized unnamed people for speculating that she may be running in the 2026 gubernatorial election. She said she was “dismayed” to hear the rumors get back to her and that anything about her not directly from her mouth is most likely untrue. The Georgia firebrand boasted she would sweep the floor with anyone else running for the position.
“If I was running for governor, the entire world would know it because I would be all over the state of Georgia campaigning, I would have ads running, I would be raising scary amounts of money, and I would literally clear the field,” Greene said.
“I am humbled and grateful by the massive statewide support that I have to run for Governor, and if I wanted to run, we all know I would win. It’s not even debatable. And only because of that massive statewide support is why I ever considered it in the first place,” she added.
Greene claimed her decision not to run “has nothing to do with the 30,000-foot view and stupid polls from the out-of-state consultants that get rich every cycle whether we win or lose,” but rather her misgivings with the structure of the Republican Party in the state.
In a surprising move, Greene appeared to accuse Republican support networks in Georgia of sexism, blaming this for her decision not to run.
“Georgia is long controlled by the good ‘ole boy system, and that very established ‘Men Only’ Republican firm is unfortunately overseeing the slow slide from red to blue,” she said. “The ‘I’ll scratch your back if you scratch mine’ wheeling and dealing at the hunting clubs and country clubs does not reflect the sentiment and issues of the vast majority of Georgia voters.”
“As a woman, none of this appeals to me. As a mother, none of this appeals to me. As a lifelong Georgian and business owner, none of this appeals to me,” Greene continued. “And believe me, if none of it appeals to me, there is a lot of women who agree with me.”
“The state of affairs in Georgia concern me, and I will leave it at that,” she added.
The Georgia Republican floated the idea that she could run one day, but not in 2026.
“And one day, I might just run without the blessing from the good ‘ole boys club or the out-of-state consulting leaches (sic) or even without the blessing of my favorite President,” she said.
I’m always dismayed by constant rumors about me and people who claim I am doing things, yet have not spoken to me about anything I am doing or not doing. If you have not heard it straight from me, then it is likely not true.
If I was running for governor the entire world would…
— Marjorie Taylor Greene
(@mtgreenee) July 29, 2025
Greene’s tweet followed a similar theme to her post in May announcing her decision not to run in the 2026 Senate race. In that post, she focused most of her criticism on the Senate more broadly, deriding it as worthless and a place “where good ideas go to die.”
MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE ANNOUNCES SHE WILL NOT RUN FOR GEORGIA SENATE SEAT
“Even with a few good Republicans in the Senate, nothing changes. So no, Jon Ossoff isn’t the real problem. He’s just a vote. A pawn. No different than the Uniparty Republicans who skip key votes to attend fundraisers and let our agenda fail,” she argued.
So far, Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr, Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, and Georgia Army National Guard member Ken Yasger have all announced gubernatorial runs.
