Republican Marsha Blackburn Wins Election for Governor in Tennessee
The Associated Press projected Rutledge’s victory after unofficial returns showed her ahead by more than 166,000 votes.
- Republican U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn won Tennessee's gubernatorial election on Wednesday, defeating Democrat Jerri Green, though she claimed victory before official results were fully tabulated.
- At 74 years old, Blackburn becomes Tennessee's first female governor and oldest officeholder, succeeding Governor Bill Lee, whose term ends January 16.
- Drawing 9.3% of the vote, independent candidate David Hatley significantly overperformed typical third-party candidates while Blackburn secured 45.52% of the total vote.
- Before her January 16 inauguration, the governor-elect must resign from the U.S. Senate, retaining authority to appoint her own interim successor in Washington.
- Blackburn campaigned on a 'Tennessee First' agenda, promising to implement a 'government-lessening plan' to reduce the state budget after succeeding Lee.
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Marsha Blackburn Wins Tennessee Gubernatorial Election
U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) won the Tennessee gubernatorial election Tuesday, according to final unofficial election results published by the Tennessee Secretary of State’s office. At 11:18 p.m. CST, with all 95 Tennessee counties reporting results, Blackburn had garnered 957,136 votes (45.52 percent) compared to Democratic nominee Jerri Green’s 902,953 votes (42.95 percent) and independent candidate David Hatley’s 195,564 votes (9.3 pe…
Marsha Blackburn wins Tennessee gubernatorial race
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) triumphed over Democratic City Councilor Jerri Green and conservative independent David Hatley in Tennessee’s gubernatorial election. Blackburn 45.4% of the vote, compared to Green’s 43.1% and Hatley’s 9.3%. Polling consistently showed Blackburn leading by double digits, though some final polls had her leading by just 9%. The results were hardly surprising […]
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