NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Tennessee will elect a new governor next year.

Current Governor Bill Lee is term-limited and is not running again.

The race to find his successor came into sharper focus last week when United States Senator Marsha Blackburn (R), announced she is running.

Her opponent in the Republican primary is Representative John Rose (R) from Tennessee's 6th Congressional District.

Rose came on Inside Politics on NewsChannel 5+ and touted his business experience as a reason he would be a better governor.

"My opponent is a career legislator. That's the experience she has," Rose said.

Early polls show Blackburn with a commanding lead, but Rose said those numbers are based on name recognition.

He said he will have the resources to get his message out.

Rose said he hoped

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