A new poll shows incumbent Tennessee U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Brentwood, with a 24-point lead over Democratic challenger Gloria Johnson, of Knoxville.
According to the Emerson College Polling survey, 50% of the 410 registered voters said they favored Blackburn, a former congresswoman first elected in 2018 and now seeking a second term in 2024. Johnson was backed by 26%. Another 25% said they backed someone else or were undecided.
The survey has a plus-or-minus 4.8 percentage point margin of error. Emerson has an A-minus rating from experts at the polling information website FiveThirtyEight.
Johnson, a state representative, gained national attention after becoming one of three Tennessee House members the GOP-led chamber sought to expel for conducting an impromptu floor protest on the House floor over gun laws following the March school shooting in Nashville.
