Sen. Marsha Blackburn’s (R-Tenn.) gubernatorial bid has kicked off a shadow race for her Senate seat in the event she wins the new office, with Reps. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) and Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) each eyeing the seat. Burchett confirmed to The Hill that he would be interested in the Senate seat if Blackburn was elected governor. CNN first reported Burchett’s interest in the seat.

Ogles, too, said he would be interested in the Senate seat. “Definitely interested in it. I’ve expressed my interest,” Ogles told The Hill. Ogles joked about going up against Burchett for the position: “We'll probably do some sort of steer wrestling or something like that.” The shadow race for Blackburn's Senate seat kicked off just hours after she officially announced her gubernatorial bid on Wednesday. Tennes

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