Republicans won nearly every major race in Tennessee on Tuesday, but by much narrower margins than usual – and Democrats pulled off one of the biggest upsets in the country.

GOVERNOR: Republican Marsha Blackburn defeated Democrat Jerri Green, 45.5% to 42.9%, with independent David Hatley taking 9.3%. Blackburn, currently a U.S. senator, will be Tennessee’s 51st governor and the first woman elected to the office, succeeding term-limited Gov. Bill Lee. It was the closest Tennessee governor’s race in more than 100 years – the first time in at least a century that the winner did not take a majority of the vote.

U.S. SENATE: Republican Sen. Bill Hagerty won a second term over Democrat Marquita Bradshaw, about 55% to 43%.

U.S. HOUSE: Republicans won eight of Tennessee’s nine seats, but Democrat Victoria Broderick upset 16-year Republican incumbent Scott DesJarlais in the 4th District by just 280 votes (95,585 to 95,305), according to final unofficial results from the Secretary of State – in a district Donald Trump won by 24 points in 2024. Other close races: Republican Brent Taylor beat Democrat Justin Pearson by about 2,500 votes in District 9, Rep. Matt Van Epps held District 7 by less than 2 points, and Charlie Hatcher kept District 5 for Republicans by 5 points.

STATEHOUSE: Republicans kept their firm grip on the Tennessee General Assembly, but Democrats flipped six state House seats – in Clarksville, Knoxville, Memphis and Murfreesboro – their first flips in eight years. Voters also approved all three proposed amendments to the state constitution.

All results are unofficial until certified.
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