US Midterms 2026
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Marsha Blackburn, a Republican U.S. senator from Tennessee since 2019 and former congresswoman, won her party's 2026 nomination for governor of Tennessee on August 6, 2026.
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Tennessee gubernatorial candidates Jerri Green and Marsha Blackburn are divided on data centers, energy and environmental issues.
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U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn represents Tennessee in the U.S. Senate. Elected in 2018 and re-elected in 2024, she is the 2026 Republican nominee for governor of Tennessee.
As Marsha Blackburn campaigns to become Tennessee governor, her latest social media post has drawn attention for a reason her campaign may not have intended. The U.S.
Marsha Blackburn is actively campaigning for Tennessee governor, encouraging early voting as the election period begins.
GreenMarsha Blackburn, a Republican U.S. Senator, was campaigning in Sevier County as early voting for the Tennessee governor race approached.
An anti-Hatley super PAC spent $4.2 million to attack Hatley, described as a self-funder.
Marsha Blackburn is the Republican candidate in Tennessee’s governor’s race, which features 15 candidates total (including 13 independents and Democrat Jerri Green).
The article covers early voting in Tennessee as candidates campaign, including U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (Republican) and Democrat Jerri Green.
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Mary Marsha Blackburn, born Marsha Wedgeworth on June 6, 1952, in Laurel, Mississippi, went to Mississippi State University with a 4-H scholarship and completed a home economics B.S. in 1974. Before finishing college she worked in sales management for the Times Mirror Company in 1973, and between 1975 and 1978 she was employed by the Castner Knott division of Mercantile Stores. In 1978 she became owner of Marketing Strategies, a firm managing promotions and events.
Blackburn helped found the Williamson County Young Republicans and led the Williamson County Republican Party as chair between 1989 and 1991.
She lost a 1992 race for Tennessee's 6th congressional district to incumbent Bart Gordon, and from 1995 to 1997 she was executive director of the Tennessee Film, Entertainment, and Music Commission under Governor Don Sundquist.
She was a Tennessee state senator between 1999 and 2003, rising to minority whip. In 2002 she won the 7th congressional district seat with 70% of the vote and represented it in the U.S. House from 2003 to 2019, winning seven reelections.
In the 2018 Senate election she defeated Democratic former governor Phil Bredesen, 54.7% to 43.9%, becoming the first woman Tennessee voters elected to the U.S. Senate; she took office on January 3, 2019.
In January 2021 she became Tennessee's senior senator, then dean of its congressional delegation in 2023, and won a second term in 2024 over Democrat Gloria Johnson, 63.8% to 34.2%.
Republican Governor Bill Lee is term-limited, leaving the office open. Blackburn announced her campaign for governor on August 6, 2025; her endorsements include Senator Bill Hagerty. In the August 6, 2026, primary she became the first woman nominated by Tennessee Republicans for governor. Her opponent in the November 3, 2026, general election is Democrat Jerri Green, a Memphis city councilor. Either nominee would be the state's first female governor.
