Governor of Tennessee

Democrats posted sweeping midterm gains, running well ahead of 2024 benchmarks in red and purple states alike. Jon Ossoff won re-election in Georgia, while Keisha Lance Bottoms flipped the governorship there. James Talarico surged toward an upset Senate win in Texas, and Annie Andrews ran a close race against Darline Graham in South Carolina. Democrats also flipped House seats in North Carolina and gained ground in Kansas, Iowa, Ohio, and Mississippi. Republicans held Florida, where Byron Donalds won the governor's race, and Texas's governor contest remained competitive. Democrats are projected to retake the Senate and win the national House popular vote by a historically large margin.

Tennessee voters went to the polls on Nov. 3 for midterm elections that will help determine control of the U.S. House and Senate for the remainder of President Trump's term. In Tennessee, Republicans redrew congressional maps aiming to eliminate the state's lone Democratic U.S. House seat and secure all nine districts for the GOP. Voters also chose a new governor and decided state legislative races.

Three constitutional amendments were also on the ballot: one allowing courts to deny bail for certain violent and capital offenses, one barring the legislature from imposing a state property tax, and one expanding rights for crime victims. Results were reported by the Tennessee secretary of state's office as polls closed at 7 p.m.

Tennessee voters head to the polls Nov. 3 to choose a governor, U.S. representatives and state lawmakers. In the governor's race, U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn leads Democratic nominee Jerri Green in recent polling, with independents Lauren Pinkston and David Hatley drawing some support but not positioned to win. Two congressional races are also competitive: Republican Charlie Hatcher holds a narrow edge over Democrat Chaz Molder in the 5th District, newly redrawn this year, while Republican state Sen. Brent Taylor leads Democratic state Rep. Justin Pearson in the 9th District, Tennessee's only Democratic-held U.S. House seat. A Taylor win would complete Republicans' redistricting goal of an all-GOP delegation.