NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - As announcements for campaigns to become Tennessee’s next governor begin, the Beacon Center of Tennessee has already released the results of its latest poll.

U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn and U.S. Rep. John Rose are set to battle for replacing Gov. Bill Lee in 2026.

So, a year before that race would take shape, the Beacon Center released an early poll for the GOP primary.

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In the field before Senator Blackburn’s official announcement, the August Beacon Poll asked Tennesseans who they would support in the 2025 GOP primary for governor, Senator Ma

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