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田纳西州选民周四将前往投票站，选出该州州长候选人，以及新划分后的国会选区候选人。
共和党籍联邦参议员玛莎·布莱克本正在参选州长，她面临两位初选对手：联邦众议员约翰·罗斯和州众议员蒙蒂·弗里茨斯。该州是深红州，共有五名民主党人争夺11月大选的参选资格，以挑战共和党初选胜出者。
今年早些时候最高法院作出裁决，缩小了《选举权法案》第2条的适用范围，此后田纳西州议员仓促重新划分国会选区，取消了孟菲斯地区的多数黑人选区，并让全部9个选区都更有利于共和党。
以下是值得关注的几场竞选：
田纳西州州长竞选
2018年首次当选联邦参议员的布莱克本去年宣布参选州长，她发布的一段视频中满是她与特朗普总统同框的画面，并宣称：“特朗普回来了，美国受福佑，田纳西州比以往任何时候都更美好。”
目前代表田纳西州第六国会选区的罗斯早已宣布参选。弗里茨斯则是在2025年9月加入竞选。
尽管特朗普尚未在这场竞选中背书任何一位候选人，但三人都强调自己的“让美国再次伟大”派立场，以期拿下该州州长职位——2024年特朗普在该州以近30个百分点的优势获胜。罗斯曾抨击布莱克本曾投票认证特朗普在2020年大选失利的结果，而布莱克本则誓言将“百分百”支持特朗普的移民打压政策。
相对更边缘化的候选人弗里茨斯上周誓言要取缔非基督教宗教，坚称第一修正案仅适用于国会。
布莱克本在7月拒绝参与任何辩论，而原定只有罗斯和弗里茨斯参与的辩论，罗斯也中途退出。
现任州长共和党人比尔·李因任期限制无法再次参选。如果布莱克本在周四的初选中胜出，并在11月的大选中获胜，她将成为田纳西州首位女性州长。
共有五名民主党人争夺11月大选的参选资格：孟菲斯市议员杰里·格林、活动家卡妮塔·阿特沃特、农民蒂姆·西尔、音乐家亚当·“迪奇”·库尔茨以及牧师凯文·李·麦坎茨。
田纳西州上一任民主党州长菲尔·布雷德森于2011年卸任。
田纳西州国会众议院竞选
在经过大幅重划的第五国会选区，特朗普的亲密盟友、众议员安迪·奥格尔斯面临一位初选对手——州农业专员查理·哈彻。哈彻得到了李州长以及前州长比尔·哈斯拉姆的背书。特朗普则支持奥格尔斯，甚至在7月为他举办了电话集会。
《库克政治报告》将该选区评为“稳固共和党”，但民主党竞选团队坚称该选区可能成为双方争夺的摇摆选区。
奥格尔斯此前因社交媒体帖子引发批评，他在帖子中称穆斯林“不属于美国社会”，还称同性恋“在美国没有立足之地”。
共有五名民主党人参选，争夺共和党初选胜出者的对手位置，民主党竞选团队背书了哥伦比亚市市长查兹·莫尔德。
而在另一个选区，自2007年以来一直代表孟菲斯地区的民主党众议员史蒂夫·科恩，在其选区边界被重新划得更有利于共和党后，选择不寻求连任。
该选区目前被《库克政治报告》评为“稳固共和党”。共有四名共和党人争夺共和党提名，四名民主党人争夺民主党提名。
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQOKDhk0dCY
Tennessee voters to choose gubernatorial nominees, and more primary races to watch today
August 6, 2026 / 6:00 AM EDT / CBS News
Tennessee voters are heading to the polls Thursday to choose their gubernatorial nominees, as well as candidates in newly redrawn congressional districts.
Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn is running for governor, with two primary challengers: U.S. Rep. John Rose and state Rep. Monty Fritts. Five Democrats are vying for a place on the November ballot to take on the winner in the deep-red state.
After the Supreme Court decision earlier this year that narrowed portions of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, Tennessee lawmakers hastily redrew their congressional districts to dissolve a majority-Black district in the Memphis area and make all nine districts favor Republicans.
Here are the races to watch:
Tennessee governor’s race
Blackburn, first elected to the Senate in 2018, announced last year that she would be running for governor with a video filled with images of her with President Trump as she declared, “Trump is back, America is blessed and Tennessee better than ever.”
Rose, who currently represents the 6th District, was already in the race. Fritts joined the race in September 2025.
Although Mr. Trump has not endorsed a candidate in the race, all three have stressed MAGA bona fides as they seek the governor’s mansion in a state that Mr. Trump won by almost 30 points in 2024. Rose has attacked Blackburn for voting to certify the president’s 2020 election loss, while Blackburn has vowed to support Mr. Trump’s immigration crackdown “100%.”
Fritts, who remains more of a fringe candidate, last week vowed to ban non-Christian religions, insisting that the First Amendment only applies to Congress.
Blackburn declined in July to participate in any debates, and Rose backed out when it was set to be only him and Fritts on stage.
Republican Bill Lee, the current governor, is prevented from running again due to term limits. If Blackburn wins on Thursday and is elected in November, she would be the first woman to serve as governor of Tennessee.
There are five Democrats vying to be on the ballot in November: Memphis City Councilwoman Jerri Green, activist Carnita Atwater, farmer Tim Cyr, musician Adam “Ditch” Kurtz and pastor Kevin Lee McCants.
Tennessee’s last Democratic governor, Phil Bredesen, left office in 2011.
Tennessee House races
In the drastically redrawn 5th District, Rep. Andy Ogles, a close ally of Mr. Trump, is facing a primary challenger, state Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher. Hatcher has been endorsed by Lee, as well as former Gov. Bill Haslam. Mr. Trump has backed Ogles, even holding a tele-rally for him in July.
The Cook Political Report rates the district as “Solid R,” but the Democrats’ campaign arm has insisted the district could be in play.
Ogles has been criticized for social media posts saying Muslims “don’t belong in American society” and that homosexuality “has no place in America.”
There are five Democrats running to take on the winner of the GOP primary, with the Democrats’ campaign arm backing Chaz Molder, the mayor of Columbia.
And in another district, Democratic Rep. Steve Cohen, who has represented the Memphis area since 2007, opted not to run for reelection after his district boundaries were changed to be more friendly to Republicans.
The district is now considered “Solid Republican” by Cook Political Report. Four Republicans are running for the GOP nomination and four Democrats are seeking the Democratic nomination.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQOKDhk0dCY
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