Feb 3, 2026 - Politics

Sen. Blackburn sets fundraising record for Tennessee governor

Nate Rau

Sen. Blackburn — Photo: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images

U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn's campaign for governor raised $5.5 million since she entered the race five months ago.

Blackburn set a record for most contributions to a Tennessee gubernatorial campaign in a single fundraising period.

The intrigue: Blackburn's campaign finance report had so much data due to the large number of contributors that it overloaded the Registry of Election Finance's filing system, the Tennessee Journal reports.

Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs, who serves as treasurer for Blackburn's campaign, detailed the problems with filing the report in a letter to the Bureau of Ethics and Campaign Finance.

By the numbers: Blackburn raised the $5.5 million from over 33,000 contributors.

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