Republican U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn Wins Reelection in Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The polls have only just closed this Election Day, but Tennessee’s U.S. Senate incumbent will return to Washington for another six years.
Sen. Marsha Blackburn defeated a challenge from Tennessee State Rep. Gloria Johnson (D-Knoxville) with 65 percent of the vote at the time of this article.
Tennessee Election Results: November 5, 2024
Johnson announced her decision to challenge Blackburn for the U.S. Senate race in September 2023. She had floated the possibility of a challenge in July, shortly after narrowly avoiding expulsion from the Tennessee General Assembly, unlike the two other members of the “Tennessee Three,” State Reps. Justin Jones (D-Nashville) and Justin Pearson (D-Memphis).
TN General Election – U.S. Senate
Candidate Votes Percent Marsha Blackburn 1,814,031 64.62% Gloria Johnson 938,230 33.42% Tharon Chandler 25,830 0.92% Pamela Moses 21,932 0.78% Hastina Robinson 7,326 0.26%
Updated: 85% reporting,
The three lawmakers were put to expulsion votes in April after they staged a brief protest demanding gun control measures following the tragic Covenant School shooting, which claimed the lives of six people, including three children.
While Jones and Pearson were expelled and later reelected to their seats in special elections, Johnson retained her position in the legislature.
Johnson aimed to become the second woman elected to the U.S. Senate from Tennessee, following Blackburn’s historic 2018 election when she defeated former Democratic Governor Phil Bredesen to claim an open Senate seat.
