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The collapse of GOP voters for Blackburn in TN. Two years later, and 1M fewer votes.

States Newsroom · November 9, 2026

The top Tennessee Republican received nearly 1 million fewer votes in 2026 than 2024, a turnout collapse that reverberated down-ballot, costing the GOP half a dozen state House seats and effectively neutralizing the party’s mid-cycle redistricting of the state’s U.S. House map. Gov.-elect Marsha Blackburn garnered…

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The collapse of GOP voters for Blackburn in TN. Two years later, and 1M fewer votes.

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