A QANON conspiracy theorist won a GOP nomination for a Congressional seat on Tuesday – despite her "racist" comments.

On Tuesday, Marjorie Taylor Greene beat neurosurgeon John Cowan in a primary runoff for the open seat in a red district in northwest Georgia.

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"The GOP establishment, the media, & the radical left, spent months & millions of dollars attacking me," Greene tweeted.

"Tonight the people of Georgia stood up & said that we will not be intimidated or believe those lies I’m excited to be the next Congresswoman of GA 14."

Her successful bid comes after some Republican officials denounced her campaign after her "racist," anti-Semitic and anti-Muslim videos surfaced.

“WE WON! Thank you for your support! Save America. Stop Socialism,” Greene wrote.

A Twitter video showed a room full of supporters gathered closely together for her victory party – and very few of them donned coronavirus masks.

In her victory speech posted online, Greene said she decided to enter politics because she's concerned about where America is headed.

“So the Republican establishment was against me. The [Washington] DC swamp has been against me. And the lying fake news media hates my guts,” she said. “Yep, it’s a badge of honor.”

She often posts videos of herself addressing the camera on social media, which helped her popularity amongst her base.

Her filmed statements have also elicited a strong reaction from some of her future would-be colleagues in Congress on Capitol Hill.

After Greene placed first in the initial June 9 Republican primary, a series of her filmed commentaries reportedly surfaced.

In these videos, she talked about an supposed “Islamic invasion” into government, according to the Associated Press.

Greene said black and hispanic men are held back by “gangs and dealing drugs."

She also peddled an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory that Jewish billionaire philanthropist George Soros is a Nazis collaborator.

This is when some high-profile Republicans condemned her.

House Minority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana supported Cowan, while Rep Jody Hice of Georgia rescinded an endorsement of Greene.

Greene has also expressed support for QAnon, along with other candidates like Lauren Boeber in Colorado.

This is a far-right conspiracy theory in the United States, which is popular amongst some supporters of President Donald Trump

Greene is a staunch Trump supporter, who is pro-gun, pro-border wall and anti-abortion.

She spoke to voters through an intensive effort to travel the district, which stretches from the outskirts of metro Atlanta to the rural northwest corner.

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In November, Greene and Democrat Kevin Van Ausdal will battle it out – but she's slated to win.

Van Ausdal acknowledged his uphill battle in the conservative district on Tuesday night.

“Honestly the local Democratic money is not a lot,” he said. “We need donors to help get out the message and show people that there is an alternative, and a great alternative, to QAnon conspiracies and divisive rhetoric."

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