DDHQ · called Nov. 3, 11:35 p.m. CST; returns updated Nov. 4, 1:41 a.m. CST, more than 95% reported. AP · winner and historic first, report updated Nov. 4, 3:02 a.m. CST. Geographic governor dashboard: verified national calls Nov. 4, 9:41 a.m. CST; U.S. Census state boundaries. Blue Democratic, red Republican, gold Independents, gray uncalled; stripes mark called flips.
Republican U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn defeated Democrat Jerri Green in Tennessee’s governor race, according to the Associated Press. Blackburn becomes the state’s first female governor, and the governorship stays in Republican hands.
Decision Desk HQ’s reported returns showed Marsha Blackburn with 957,136 votes (45.62%) and Jerri Green with 902,953 (43.04%), a difference of 54,183 votes. More than 95% of the expected vote was reported; the totals remain unofficial.
