Phil Bredesen

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 23: Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) is surrounded by reporters after leaving the office of Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) at the U.S. Capitol March 23, 2017 in Washington, DC. Ryan and House GOP leaders postponed a vote on the American Health Care Act after it became apparent they did not have enough votes to pass the legislation that would repeal and replace Obamacare. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Key takeaways from the Tennessee primaries

By Matt Loffman

Phil Bredesen, former governor of Tennessee, talks with reporters outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. Corporate leaders pressing for a solution to the so-called fiscal cliff will make their case at the White House and the Capitol a day after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid lamented the lack of progress toward a deal. Photographer: T.J. Kirkpatrick/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Former Governor Phil Bredesen to run for Bob Corker’s Senate seat

Bredesen is the last Democrat to win a statewide election in Tennessee, a state that famously turned its back on favorite son Al Gore in the 2000 presidential election in favor of Republican George W. Bush.

By Associated Press

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