Blackburn's Gubernatorial Victory Triggers Senate Seat Scramble
Republican senator Marsha Blackburn wins Tennessee governor's race, opening her Senate seat and sparking a race among Republicans amid speculation about War Secretary Pete Hegseth.
Republican Marsha Blackburn, a U.S. senator from Tennessee, clinched the governor's race with 45.49% of the vote, edging Democrat Jerri Green's 42.98% as the Washington Examiner reported with 98.9% of votes counted.
Blackburn is set to be sworn in as Tennessee's governor, a move that will open her Senate seat and trigger a scramble among Republicans for the appointment.
While some talk of War Secretary Pete Hegseth as a possible replacement, both the Washington Examiner and an AP source say he is not being considered, underscoring the uncertainty surrounding the Senate seat.
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Original reporting
Washington Examiner
Hegseth not being considered for Blackburn’s Tennessee Senate seat: Report
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) is reportedly not considering War Secretary Pete Hegseth as her replacement in the upper chamber once she is sworn in as Tennessee’s governor. Blackburn defeated Democrat Jerri Green in Tennessee’s gubernatorial election on Tuesday, holding 45.49% of the vote compared to Green’s 42.98%, with 98.9% of the vote counted, according to […]
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Hegseth is not under consideration as jockeying begins for Tennessee Senate seat, AP source says
The race to replace Sen. Marsha Blackburn is intensifying in Tennessee, just days after she won the race for governor, with one Republican congressman publicly expressing interest and speculation swirling around Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
Read the original →The Hill
Hegseth not in consideration for Tennessee Senate: Report
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is reportedly not in consideration to replace Tennessee Gov.-elect Marsha Blackburn’s (R) open Senate seat. An Associated Press report, citing a person familiar with the matter who discussed the private conversations on condition of anonymity, stated that Hegseth is not being considered for the seat. Instead, Blackburn was focused on her…
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Facts this version was allowed to use
- Marsha Blackburn is a Republican U.S. senator from Tennessee.
- Marsha Blackburn won Tennessee's gubernatorial election on Tuesday.
- Blackburn held 45.49% of the vote, compared to Democrat Jerri Green's 42.98%, with 98.9% of the vote counted, according to the Washington Examiner.
- Jerri Green is a Democrat who ran in Tennessee's gubernatorial election.
- Marsha Blackburn is to be sworn in as Tennessee's governor.
- Pete Hegseth is reportedly not being considered as Blackburn's replacement in the U.S. Senate once she is sworn in as governor, according to the Washington Examiner.
- An AP source says Pete Hegseth is not under consideration as jockeying begins for the Tennessee Senate seat.
- Pete Hegseth is the War Secretary, per the Washington Examiner.
- Pete Hegseth is the Defense Secretary, per the Washington Times.
- The race to replace Blackburn is intensifying in Tennessee days after she won the governor's race, with one Republican congressman publicly expressing interest and speculation swirling around Hegseth, according to the Washington Times.
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