NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn won her reelection bid Tuesday, securing a victory in GOP-dominant Tennessee after largely avoiding her Democratic opponent. Blackburn defeated state Rep. Gloria Johnson, who shot to fame last year after she was nearly...
Republican U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn won reelection to a second term in the U.S. Senate representing Tennessee on Tuesday. Blackburn is the first female U.S. senator from the Volunteer State. The Republican's 2018 Senate victory against former Democratic Gov. Phil Bredesen marked a rightward shift in Tennessee's...