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Trump-backed Andy Ogles loses reelection bid Tennessee

Ogles lost the Republican primary for Tennessee’s newly redrawn 5th District.

Trump-backed Andy Ogles loses reelection bid Tennessee
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Andy Ogles lost Tennessee’s Republican primary for the redrawn 5th District to Charlie Hatcher, who will face Democrat Chaz Molder in November. The article also surveys other Tennessee primary results and the effects of redistricting on congressional and governor’s races.

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Republican incumbent defeated in the 5th District primary

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Republican nominee in Tennessee’s 9th District

Iowa gubernatorial candidate

John W. Rose
R · TN-6

Tennessee representative and Republican gubernatorial candidate

Democratic nominee in Tennessee’s 9th District

Tennessee state senator and Democratic primary candidate

Donald Trump
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President and endorser of candidates discussed in the article

Democratic nominee for the 5th District

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Republican nominee for the 5th District

Bill Hagerty
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Tennessee senator who supported Taylor

Michigan Republican House candidate

Marsha Blackburn
R · TN · SEN

Republican gubernatorial nominee in Tennessee

Democratic gubernatorial primary candidate and pastor

Tom Smith
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Michigan Republican House candidate

Steve Cohen
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Tennessee representative who announced he would not seek reelection

ALSO MENTIONED  Bill Lee, Tennessee governor, who is term-limited; Burt Jones, Georgia lieutenant governor and gubernatorial candidate; Carnita Atwater, Democratic gubernatorial primary candidate; Jerri Green, Democratic gubernatorial nominee in Tennessee; Monty Fritts, Tennessee state representative and Republican gubernatorial candidate; Pamela Evette, South Carolina lieutenant governor and gubernatorial candidate

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Charlie Hatcher Defeats Andy Ogles in Tennessee Republican Primary

Charlie Hatcher defeated U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles in Tennessee’s Republican primary, ending Ogles’s bid for renomination. Left-leaning outlets take a sharply critical view of Ogles, revisiting allegations about his record and treating the loss as more than a change in the nominee. Center outlets situate the result amid redistricting and other Tennessee races, alongside campaign spending and controversies involving Ogles. Right-leaning outlets give greater weight to outside spending against Ogles and competing Republican endorsements, with some coverage presenting the PAC effort as a factor in his defeat.

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