2026 Tennessee gubernatorial succession
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Live results: Blackburn, Rose face off for GOP nod in Tennessee governor's race
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Tennessee Governor Bill Lee was last reelected in 2022 with 64.9% of the vote.
In November 2022, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee won reelection by securing 64.9% of the vote. He defeated the Democratic challenger, a businessman and doctor named Jason Martin, who received 32.9% of the vote.
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John Rose began serving in the Tennessee legislature in 2019.
In 2019, John Rose began serving in the Tennessee legislature.
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John Rose was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2018.
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Marsha Blackburn was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2018.
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Tennessee last elected a Democratic governor in 2006.
Tennessee has not elected a Democrat to its top executive position since 2006.