There are 5 article(s) tagged 2026 Governor's race:

• July 2025

  • Memphis City Council member to launch campaign for governor

    “And I don’t just plan to run — I plan to win,” she said. 

    By Bill Dries July 14, 2025

  • Council members jostle for share of xAI money. A Tennessee Republican has his own money. Blackburn’s been busy.

    Our political roundup also looks at a push to pretty up Plough Boulevard; a possible contender for Shelby County mayor, and reactions to the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation.

    By Bill Dries July 14, 2025

• June 2025

  • Political Roundup: XAI divide grows, Young in D.C. and the race for governor

    Also in the Political Roundup: City vs. county at Southwind High, a short history of going from the Senate to the governor’s mansion in Tennessee and Lee Harris on his successor and his next campaign.

    By Bill Dries June 16, 2025

• January 2025

  • Political Roundup: Activists talk Trump; is Blackburn closer to run for governor?

    Activists gathered Saturday in preparation for Donald Trump’s second term as President. Meanwhile, Sen. Marsha Blackburn stirs speculation about a run for Tennessee Governor.

    By Bill Dries January 20, 2025

• December 2024

  • Political Roundup: Knox County turnout tops Shelby, and more

    Meanwhile, Democrats have a race for leader of the state party. And the Republican sponsor of the state’s ban on transgender care takes a victory lap starting in Germantown after a Supreme Court hearing on the matter.

    By Bill Dries December 09, 2024