Live Results: Tennessee midterm primaries
Summary
Tennessee is holding primary elections for governor and U.S. House nominees. Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn and U.S. Representative John Rose are competing in the Republican race to replace term-limited Governor Bill Lee.Key Facts
- Tennessee's current governor, Bill Lee, cannot run again due to term limits.
- Senator Marsha Blackburn is running for governor after winning re-election to the U.S. Senate in 2024.
- U.S. Representative John Rose is also running for governor and has loaned his campaign about $13 million.
- Blackburn has raised more campaign money than Rose, excluding his personal loans.
- An outside group has spent around $5.1 million supporting Blackburn and opposing Rose.
- New congressional maps have forced a longtime Democratic representative from Memphis into retirement.
- Memphis voters will choose new U.S. House nominees for the first time under these new district boundaries.
- Tennessee has not elected a Democratic governor in the last 20 years.
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