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Portrait of Marsha Blackburn

Candidate · Tennessee

Marsha Blackburn

Running for Governor · Republican

A 4-year term · Tenn. Const. art. III § 4

On the November 3, 2026 ballot.

Printed on the ballot in Knox County.

Advanced from the August 6, 2026 Republican primary — 311,392 of 714,958 votes (43.6%) · results

Photo: U.S. Senate (used for identification)

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Also on this ballot for Governor

Record in office

Currently serves as U.S. Senator, U.S. Senate (Tennessee).

Committee assignments

  • Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee source
  • Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy · Chairman source
  • Finance Committee source
  • Judiciary Committee source
  • Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law · Chairman source
  • Veterans' Affairs Committee source
  • Joint Economic Committee source

Offices held

  • U.S. Senator, U.S. Senate (Tennessee) 2019–present · source
  • U.S. Representative, U.S. House of Representatives (Tennessee District 7) 2003–2019 · source
  • State Senator, Tennessee Senate · source

Election history

Election Votes Result Source
United States Senate November 5, 2024 general election 1,918,743 63.8% of 3,007,608 Won results
United States Senate November 6, 2018 general election 1,227,483 54.7% of 2,243,740 Won results
United States House of Representatives — District 7 November 8, 2016 general election 200,407 72.2% of 277,513 Won results

Campaign finance

As reported to the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance — Pre-Primary 2026 report, filed Jul 30, 2026.

Contributions this report
$1,233,789
Total receipts this report
$1,225,790
Spent this report
$4,574,205
Cash on hand
$2,691,224
Report Contributions Total receipts Spent Cash on hand
Pre-Primary 2026 report filed Jul 30, 2026 $1,233,789 $1,225,790 $4,574,205 $2,691,224
2nd Quarter 2026 report (amended) filed Jul 27, 2026 $2,777,199 $2,764,981 $1,113,252 $6,039,639
1st Quarter 2026 report (amended) filed Apr 13, 2026 $1,235,923 $1,229,411 $722,340 $4,387,909
Early Year End Supplemental 2025 report (amended) filed Feb 18, 2026 $5,519,170 $5,515,729 $1,634,890 $3,880,839

Tennessee Registry of Election Finance filings →

The money in this race

Each candidate’s latest figures as reported to the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance. Reporting periods differ — each row shows its own.

Candidate Contributions Spent Cash on hand As of
Charles Van Morgan Independent — — $55 Pre-Primary 2026 reportfiled Jul 28, 2026
Dave Seeman Independent $698 $3,011 $193 Pre-Primary 2026 reportfiled Jul 29, 2026
David Hatley Independent $470 $999,401 $5,741,381 $7,000,000 loans outstanding Pre-Primary 2026 reportfiled Jul 30, 2026
Dean Brewer Independent No reports listed as of Sep 29, 2026
Eddie Lee Murphy Independent $0 $0 $0 Pre-Primary 2026 reportfiled Jul 27, 2026
Jerri Green Democratic $146,830 $235,954 $118,002 Pre-Primary 2026 reportfiled Jul 30, 2026
Karl Knox Smithson Independent $0 $0 $0 2nd Quarter 2026 reportfiled Jul 20, 2026
L. Webb Taylor Independent $0 $0 $93 $165 loans outstanding Pre-Primary 2026 reportfiled Aug 2, 2026
Lauren Pinkston Independent $23,700 $22,483 $17,620 $98,182 loans outstanding Pre-Primary 2026 reportfiled Aug 7, 2026
Marsha Blackburn (this page) Republican $1,233,789 $4,574,205 $2,691,224 Pre-Primary 2026 reportfiled Jul 30, 2026
Misam Abidi Independent $50 $8 $66 Pre-Primary 2026 reportfiled Jul 27, 2026
Ray Brown Independent — — $0 Pre-Primary 2026 reportfiled Aug 7, 2026
Robert C. Vick Independent $3,800 $5,631 $1,006 3rd Quarter 2026 reportfiled Oct 1, 2026
Victor L. Scoggin Independent — — $0 3rd Quarter 2026 reportfiled Oct 1, 2026
Wendell Jackson Independent — — $0 Pre-Primary 2026 reportfiled Jul 31, 2026

In their own words

The candidate’s campaign site, voter-guide entries, and forum recordings, on the source sites — links, not our summary.

Voting in Knox County

Early voting
Wednesday, October 14 – Thursday, October 29, 2026
Election day
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
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