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The Beam · Issue #22

Blackburn Wins Governor As Democrats Make Gains In Tennessee

Blackburn Wins Governor As Democrats Make Gains In Tennessee
Blackburn Wins Governor As Democrats Make Gains In Tennessee

Good morning.

Today, we cover Marsha Blackburn winning Tennessee's gubernatorial election, while voters delivered split results that may reshape the state's political landscape. Republicans maintained their grip on statewide offices, but Democrats picked up legislative seats in numbers not seen in years.

The Lead

Blackburn Wins Governor As Democrats Make Gains In Tennessee

By Jacob Holley

Republicans held Tennessee’s statewide and state Senate races but lost six state House seats and possibly one congressional seat.

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By the numbers

45.5%Share of the vote Marsha Blackburn received in the gubernatorial race, becoming Tennessee's first woman elected governor.
6Republican-held Tennessee House seats that flipped to Democrats, giving the party its first gains in eight years.
280Vote margin by which Democrat Victoria Broderick led Republican incumbent Scott DesJarlais in Tennessee's 4th Congressional District.

That's a wrap on this week's Beam. Look for our Friday Flicker newsletter tomorrow.

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