There are 10 article(s) tagged 2026 Governor's race:

• March 2026

  • Blackburn, Rose and Green mix it up over hockey and power outages

    Also in the political roundup, Tim Burchett at Lincoln Day, xAI surfaces at Democratic mayor’s forum, Henri Brooks on reasons to run and the shape of the new County Commission.

    By Bill Dries March 02, 2026

• January 2026

  • Politics roundup: Trump non-endorsement, ICE and ice, campaign reports

    U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn gets an almost-endorsement from President Donald Trump in her run for governor. Jerri Green talks about ICE and ice. And some campaign finance reports get filed early.

    By Bill Dries January 31, 2026

• August 2025

  • Mayor Young says police task force getting to ‘nitty gritty’ after delays

    Also in the Political Roundup: Jerri Green at Wiseacre and one less contender for Shelby County Mayor.

    By Bill Dries August 31, 2025

  • Jerri Green’s run for TN governor hits a red road

    Green acknowledged that part of her campaign’s struggle is to convince Democrats that a Democrat can win in Republican-dominated state political landscape.

    By Bill Dries August 25, 2025

  • What the race for governor looks like with Blackburn officially in

    As Bill Lee’s final term nears its end, multiple contenders stepped up for the race for state governor. Plus, this political roundup also explores the Democratic primary race to succeed Wanda Halbert.

    By Bill Dries August 11, 2025

• 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