Sen. Marsha Blackburn Continues to Hold Strong Lead in the Latest Governor’s Race Poll

Sen. Blackburn speaking at last month’s Tennessee Chamber legislative reception (Photo by Blackburn)

U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn, R-TN, continues to hold a strong lead in the latest poll of the August Republican gubernatorial primary.

That poll of 500 voters by the education advocacy organization Tennesseans for Student Success (TSS) found Blackburn leading with support from more than 60 percent of respondents. Just over 8 percent of voters polled said they’d vote for Congressman John Rose, R-TN, in the Republican primary, while State Representative Monty Fritts, R-Kingston, received the support of 5 percent. Roughly 26 percent of voters remained undecided.

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Poll Mirrors Prior Surveys

The poll is similar to multiple recent polls of the race by the Beacon Center of Tennessee.

The Beacon Center’s most recent poll, released last week, showed Blackburn with 57 percent support among Republican voters, Fritts with 8 percent, Rose with 7 percent, and 27 percent undecided.

A November poll by the Beacon Center found Blackburn with 60 percent of Republican support, Rose with 10 percent, and Fritts with 5 percent. 26 percent of Republican respondents were undecided in that poll.

The Beacon Center’s polling found that the winner of the Republican primary will be heavily favored in November over the winner of the Democratic gubernatorial primary, currently contested by Memphis City Council Member Jerri Green, Nashville musician Adam “Ditch” Kurtz, and a handful of other candidates with low name recognition.