Bill Lee (R) retiring
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Read the current governor state first, then inspect ratings, polling, markets, fundraising, and history for Tennessee in one evidence flow.
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Akashic Edge race ratings, polling ingests, Polymarket odds, fundraising files, and U.S. Census context.
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Rendered Apr 14, 2026 from the latest stored polling, market, and race-rating snapshots.
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2026 statewide race page for the current state and office only.
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Manual race ratings, stored live-market snapshots, polling context, and deterministic demographic history.
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Blackburn leads the GOP primary 66-14 and is the prohibitive favorite — this primary is effectively over. She’ll bring national name ID, MAGA credentials, and the fundraising apparatus of a sitting U.S. Senator. Tennessee is deep red (Trump +30 in 2024) and the Democratic bench is nonexistent — the D field is city councilors and first-time candidates. Lee won by 32 points in 2022. This is one of the safest R seats on the entire map.
Updated 2026-03-03