Former Nashville Mayor Karl Dean, a Democrat, speaks at a gubernatorial forum hosted by the Tennessee Business Roundtable in Nashville, Tenn., on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig)U.S. Rep. Diane Black and former Nashville Mayor Karl Dean have the highest approval ratings in their respective gubernatorial primaries, according to a new poll from Middle Tennessee State University.
The poll, released Tuesday, found 33 percent of Republicans approved of Black, narrowly ahead of House Speaker Beth Harwell, who received 32 percent approval.
The difference between Black and Harwell falls within the poll’s margin of error.
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