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Tennessee Primary Post-Mortem: The Jury's Still Out on Whether the Maps Will Make a Difference

Hatcher defeated Ogles in the Republican primary for Tennessee’s 5th District.

Tennessee Primary Post-Mortem: The Jury's Still Out on Whether the Maps Will Make a Difference
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Tennessee’s primary featured Sen. Marsha Blackburn’s Republican nomination for governor and Rep. Andrew Ogles’s defeat by Charlie Hatcher. The article also examines how redrawn congressional districts may affect the November races.

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Republican House candidate who defeated Andrew Ogles in the primary

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Marsha Blackburn
R · TN · SEN

U.S. senator and Republican nominee for Tennessee governor

Blackburn's version of this story ↗
Andrew Ogles
R · TN-5

U.S. representative defeated in Tennessee’s 5th District Republican primary

Ogles's version of this story ↗

Republican nominee for the newly redrawn 9th District

John W. Rose
R · TN-6

State representative and Republican gubernatorial primary candidate defeated by Blackburn

Democratic nominee for the newly redrawn 9th District

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President and endorser of Brent Taylor

Democratic Senate candidate in Tennessee

Steve Cohen
D · TN-9

Tennessee representative who did not seek reelection

ALSO MENTIONED  Bill Haggerty, Republican senator running unopposed for reelection; Bill Lee, Tennessee governor whose term is limited; Jerri Green, Democratic nominee for Tennessee governor; Monty Fritts, State representative and Republican gubernatorial primary candidate

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Charlie Hatcher Defeats Andy Ogles in Tennessee Republican Primary

Outlets agree that Charlie Hatcher defeated Rep. Andy Ogles in Tennessee’s Republican primary for the 5th District. Left-leaning outlets frame the result as a setback for Trump’s influence. Center outlets place the defeat in the context of redistricting, campaign controversies and other Tennessee races. Right-leaning outlets foreground outside spending against Ogles, while some also stress Hatcher’s backing from Gov. Bill Lee.

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