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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“Blackburn holds a commanding 52-point lead over Rose. The results show Blackburn enters as a clear frontrunner, with a strong early lead, earning 66% support to Rose’s 14%,” the center

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