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Blackburn Wins Tennessee Governor Race

Tennessee Governor-elect Marsha Blackburn prepares to appoint her Senate successor. She plans to resign at the last minute to make the selection herself before taking office.

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U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn at a press conference announcing that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission will issue the nation’s second advanced reactor construction permit at TVA’s Clinch River Nuclear Site near Oak Ridge, Tennessee, at TVA’s office in downtown Knoxville, Sept. 29, 2026.

Tennessee Senator Marsha Blackburn will assume the governorship on January 16, triggering a vacancy in the United States Senate. State law requires an gubernatorial appointment to fill the seat until the next general election.