As the night wore on in Chattanooga and election results poured in, a crowd of supporters at Jerri Green’s watch party cheered each time the screen displayed a lead for the Democratic gubernatorial candidate over her Republican opponent, U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn. In the end, ultimately, Blackburn prevailed with 45.4% of the vote to Green’s […]
U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn scratched out a victory Tuesday to become the first woman governor in Tennessee history, claiming a mandate to govern conservatively even though she failed to capture a majority vote. Final unofficial reports from the Tennessee Secretary of State showed Blackburn, a former Tennessee lawmaker who also served as a U.S. House […]
(The Center Square) – Republican U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn won the Tennessee governor's race on Tuesday, saying in her victory speech it is time to get to work.
This story was originally published by The Institute for Public Service Reporting Memphis. Marsha Blackburn brimmed with enthusiasm when she introduced Mitch Graves at a Senate confirmation hearing last fall. A veteran Memphis healthcare executive, Graves had been nominated by President Trump to serve on the board of the Tennessee Valley Authority, and Blackburn left […]
Two independent expenditure groups have now spent just under $10 million attacking Tennessee independent gubernatorial candidate David Hatley, with the 2026 election less than five days away. Hatley is running as a “conservative” independent, drawing ire from U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, the Republican gubernatorial nominee. Hatley is a Washington County hot tub mogul who has […]
Three major candidates for Tennessee governor agree on at least one thing — it’s harder campaigning as a woman. No woman has served as governor of Tennessee in the 230 years since the inception of the Volunteer State. The first year women running for the office were considered serious competitors was in 2018 when U.S. […]
(The Center Square) – More than 1 million people cast their ballots early in Tennessee through Tuesday, surpassing 2022 totals by 48.04%, according to the secretary of state's office.
Three out of four gubernatorial candidates in Tennessee participated Tuesday night in a forum held at Middle Tennessee State University a week before voters elect a new official to the state’s highest office. Democratic nominee Jerri Green and independent candidates David Hatley and Lauren Pinkston attended the event, hosted by the Tennessee Press Association. The […]
Three of the four major Tennessee gubernatorial candidates appeared at a forum one week before the 2026 election and answered questions on a range of topics, including private school vouchers, data centers and toll lanes. U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, the Republican nominee and favorite to win the race, declined to participate in the forum, continuing […]
There’s a race going on in Tennessee that’s not on the ballot. If U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn wins her bid for governor, her vacated seat is up for grabs and open to an appointment by the governor. U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, a Republican, is on the ballot for re-election in Tennessee’s 3rd Congressional District, but […]