Sen. Blackburn would be "clear frontrunner" for Tenn. governor, Trump pollster finds

• Axios first reported Blackburn's interest in switching offices earlier this month.

Zoom in: Fabrizio recently surveyed Tennessee Republicans on their early views about next year's GOP gubernatorial primary. The winner will be the odds-on favorite to win the general election in the deep-red state.

• Several other Republicans are considering a run for the office.
• In theoretical head-to-head matchups, Fabrizio said, Blackburn would have a significant advantage over U.S. Rep. John Rose.

Blackburn has a favorability rating of 82% among GOP primary voters and just 12% view her unfavorably, Fabrizio wrote in a polling memo obtained by Axios.

• Blackburn, a Trump loyalist, has an even higher job approval rating among that group: 84%.
• "This poll is evidence of Marsha Blackburn's strength in Tennessee because of her conservative record of delivering for the people ... and that if she decides to run for governor, she will win," Blackburn spokesperson Abbi Sigler said.

Note: Fabrizio, Lee & Associates conducted a statewide survey of 800 likely Republican primary voters in Tennessee from Jan. 13-16, 2025. The margin of sampling error at the 95% confidence interval is ± 3.46 percentage points.