Blackburn Emerges Front-Runner in Tennessee GOP Governor Primary
Sen. Marsha Blackburn appears to be the front-runner in Tennessee's Republican gubernatorial primary to replace term-limited Gov. Bill Lee, facing Rep. John Rose and state Rep. Monty Fritts as polls close; Trump did not endorse in this race, but Blackburn maintains a strong national profile and promotes a states-first conservative agenda in a deep-red state where Democrats haven’t won a gubernatorial election in two decades.