Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee entered the state's 2026 gubernatorial race on Wednesday, setting up a challenge against GOP Representative John Rose, who announced his candidacy earlier this year.

A conservative Trump ally in the Senate, Ms. Blackburn will now try to become the first woman to serve as governor.

Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee is running for state Governor in a bid to turn her home state into America’s “conservative leader.”