U.S. Rep. Zach Wamp, R-Tenn., conceded the gubernatorial election to Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam a few minutes ago.
Wamp told supporters gathered in Chattanooga that he thought he’d win. But he said he called Haslam and congratulated him after the Associated Press called the election for Haslam.
“He’s going to become the 49th governor of Tennessee,” Wamp said of Halsam, who will face democrat Mike McWherter in November.