Incumbent Congressman Andy Ogles has lost the GOP primary to Charlie Hatcher, despite the backing of President Donald Trump.
Nashville businessman Copeland to face incumbent Congressman Van Epps in the midterms
Nashville businessman Darden Copeland has won the Democratic primary for Tennessee’s new 7th Congressional District — nearly a year after losing to state Rep. Aftyn Behn, D-Nashville, in a special congressional primary for the seat.
Trump-backed state Sen. Taylor to face ‘Tennessee Three’ Pearson in redrawn Memphis district
Two state lawmakers will go head-to-head for Memphis’ former congressional district. Tennessee Sen. Brent Taylor, R-Memphis, won the GOP primary and could now flip the seat red under the new District 9 map. In the general election, he’ll face state Rep. Justin J. Person, D-Memphis, of the “Tennessee Three.”
Tennessee Gov. Lee endorses Hatcher over incumbent Ogles in GOP primary
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is endorsing former state agriculture commissioner Charlie Hatcher over incumbent Republican Andy Ogles for the new 5th Congressional District.
In Tennessee, Democratic voters outpace GOP in early voting growth
The number of Tennesseans voting early in the Democratic primaries has risen sharply from the last two midterms, outpacing the growth of GOP voters.
Tennessee could get $50B for storing nuclear waste. The state won’t say where it plans to put it
Some of the specific communities that could potentially host a nuclear waste site were redacted from the public-facing version of the state’s proposal.
Tennessee early voting ends this weekend. What to know
Early voting in Tennessee’s primary election ends Saturday, and turnout is already on track to beat previous records for the number of people voting early in a midterm primary.
Blackburn demands dark money group take down AI attack ad
U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn is threatening legal action against a dark money group for running an attack ad against her using artificial intelligence.
Tennessee banned AI in political ads. Why candidates are using it anyway
This year, Tennessee banned political campaigns from using artificial intelligence in their ads without some sort of disclosure. Two Republican frontrunners in the race for the 6th Congressional District have used AI to attack the other, but there’s a chance neither will face consequences for violating the new law.
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