Since the Marsha Blackburn-for-governor in 2026 rumors have picked up steam, it’s not too early to think about the chain of vacancies that could be set off if she were elected and inaugurated.
Once she was inaugurated in January 2027, the Republican would be the one who chooses her successor. And if that successor were to come from the ranks of the state’s U.S. House members, she also would have to set an immediate date for a special election to fill that seat.
Talk about putting your imprint on a state. Blackburn would have been a state senator, U.S. House member, U.S. senator, governor and would be in position potentially to control who was her successor and perhaps that successor’s replacement in the House.
But we’re getting way ahead of ourselves.