Marsha Blackburn won Tennessee’s gubernatorial election, defeating Democratic City Councilor Jerri Green and conservative independent David Hatley, the Washington Examiner reported.
The Examiner reported Blackburn received 45.4% of the vote, compared with 43.1% for Green and 9.3% for Hatley. It said polling had generally shown Blackburn ahead by double digits, although some final surveys put her lead at 9 percentage points. The outlet also reported that Phil Bredesen was the last Democrat to win a statewide Tennessee election, in 2006.