Scrutinel— 2026 midterms

UpdatedAug 24, 2026, 5:12 AM UTC
To election day72 days
Simulations200,000

Tennessee — Governor

Currently held by a Republican · open seat

Democrat
Jerri Green
6%
Republican
Marsha Blackburn
94%
ForecastLikely R
Projected margin
R+19.9
80% range
R+36.5 to R+3.4
Partisan lean
R+28.2
Uncertainty multiplier
2.23×

The 80% range comes from 200,000 simulations in which this race’s error is correlated with every other race through the national, state and demographic layers.

How the estimate is built
Polls 21%Fundamentals 79%
Polling average
R+24.0
Fundamentals
R+15.9
Blended
R+19.3
Similar-race shift
+1.5
Poll–fundamentals gap
8.1 pts
PollingDR matchup
Polls in window
2
Distinct pollsters
2
Most recent
April 27, 2026
Democrat
27.0%
Republican
51.0%
Undecided / other
22.0%
Spread between polls
0.0 pts
Fundamentals
Partisan lean
R+28.2
Elasticity
1.04
Incumbency
0.0
Candidate experience
0.0
Fundraising
0.0
National environment
D+5.3
Expected margin
R+17.4

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