Marsha Blackburn
- Republican · US Senator, Tennessee · On the Nov 3 ballot for Governor of Tennessee
- Served
- US House TN-07, 2003 to 2019
- Years in Congress
- 23
- Age
- 74
- Races
- Won 11 of 12
Spectrum
Centrist is the middle of the scale, not of Congress. How this works
By donors (CFscore, 2024 cycle)
Research estimate from Stanford DIME 4.0. Source
Method and limits
Published score 1.273 on a scale from −2.0 to 2.0, where 0 is the center. 12,197 donors. License: ODC-BY 1.0.
Places a candidate by who gave them money; candidates who share donors sit close together.
Reflects the donor network, not votes or views, and comes from past cycles, not a 2026 reading.
Now
Governor of Tennessee · Tue, Nov 3
Misam Abidi IndependentMarsha Blackburn RepublicanDean Brewer IndependentRay Brown IndependentJerri Green DemocraticDavid Hatley IndependentWendell Jackson IndependentCharles Van Morgan IndependentEddie Lee Murphy IndependentLauren Pinkston IndependentVictor L. Scoggin IndependentDave Seeman IndependentKarl Knox Smithson IndependentL. Webb Taylor IndependentRobert C. Vick Independent
- Newest poll
- Blackburn 43.5, Green 32, Hatley 11.9, Pinkston 1.4 · Spry Strategies, Oct 16, 2026 · polls as of Oct 30, 2026, from VoteHub
Career
| Year | Race | Result | Share | Lost to, or other round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | US Senate, TN | Won | 63.8% | |
| 2018 | US Senate, TN | Won · primary won 84.5% | 54.7% | |
| 2016 | US House, TN-07 | Won · primary won 100% | 72.2% | |
| 2014 | US House, TN-07 | Won · primary won 84.2% | 70% | |
| 2012 | US House, TN-07 | Won · primary won 100% | 71% | |
| 2010 | US House, TN-07 | Won · primary won 100% | 72.4% | |
| 2008 | US House, TN-07 | Won · primary won 62% | 68.6% | |
| 2006 | US House, TN-07 | Won · primary won 100% | 66% |
Earlier races (4 more races)
| Year | Race | Result | Share | Lost to, or other round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | US House, TN-07 | Won · primary won 100% | 100% | |
| 2002 | US House, TN-07 | Won · primary won 40.3% | 70.7% | |
| 1998 | State Senate, TN | Won | 66.8% | |
| 1992 | US House, TN-06 | Lost · primary won 50.7% | 40.6% | Bart Gordon 56.6% |
Races in our results files. Other offices, earlier years and most primaries can be missing. A general that went to a runoff counts as neither a win nor a loss. Some races are matched to this person by name and seat, not by an ID, so one could belong to someone with the same name.
Senate votes
119th Congress, through Sept 30, 2026915 roll calls. Yea 642, Nay 220, Not voting 53.
- Roll calls missed
- 5.8%
- Voted with own party when parties split
- 100%
How these are counted
Missed is Not Voting divided by every roll call the member was listed on, including quorum calls and procedural votes. It covers any absence, including illness and leave.
Party split: a roll call counts when the Democratic majority and the Republican majority voted opposite ways. That was 794 roll calls, and the member matched their own party on 794. We pick no votes ourselves.
Senate votes come from Voteview. Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/
Showing the newest 8 of 915
Sep 30, 2026 · Senate roll call 256
On the Nomination · PN1129
Keith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Secretary of Labor
Vote: Not votingNomination Confirmed, 47 to 41
Sep 30, 2026 · Senate roll call 255
On the Cloture Motion · PN1129
Keith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Secretary of Labor
Vote: YeaCloture Motion Agreed to, 53 to 47
Sep 30, 2026 · Senate roll call 254
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · HR9340
A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal standard relating to the recovery of the full, incremental costs of upgrades that serve large-load customers, and for other purposes.
Vote: YeaCloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected, 57 to 43
Sep 30, 2026 · Senate roll call 253
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · HR7008
A bill to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes.
Vote: YeaCloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected, 53 to 47
Sep 29, 2026 · Senate roll call 252
On the Motion to Discharge · SRES852
A resolution requesting information on Israel's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
Vote: NayMotion to Discharge Rejected, 47 to 51
Sep 29, 2026 · Senate roll call 251
On the Motion to Proceed · SJRES197
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027; and Basic Health Program".
Vote: NayMotion to Proceed Rejected, 48 to 51
Sep 28, 2026 · Senate roll call 250
On Passage of the Bill · S4668
A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes.
Vote: YeaBill Passed, 77 to 22
Sep 28, 2026 · Senate roll call 249
On the Amendment · S4668
To establish certain standards with respect to coaches of varsity sports teams.
Vote: NayAmendment Rejected, 47 to 52
Legislation
119th Congress, congress.gov, as of Oct 30, 2026Sponsored 127 bills and 18 resolutions. Cosponsored 410 bills and 92 resolutions. Amendments are not counted.
Latest bills Marsha Blackburn sponsored
- Biosimilars Access and Affordability ActS. 5571, introduced Sep 28, 2026
- Title IX Clarification Act of 2026S. 5179, introduced Jul 30, 2026
- Daughters of the American Revolution Membership Integrity ActS. 5152, introduced Jul 28, 2026
- Enhancing K–12 Cybersecurity ActS. 5098, introduced Jul 23, 2026
- Ban Birth Tourism Act of 2026S. 5023, introduced Jul 16, 2026
More about Marsha Blackburn
Offices held (10 terms and offices)
- 2019 to nowUS SenateRepublican
- 2003 to 2018US House, Tennessee District 7Republican
Committees (15 assignments)
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
- Telecommunications and Media subcommittee
- Chairman of the Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy subcommittee
- Science, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness subcommittee
Senate Committee on Finance
- Health Care subcommittee
- Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy subcommittee
- Taxation and IRS Oversight subcommittee
Senate Committee on the Judiciary
- Crime and Counterterrorism subcommittee
- Intellectual Property subcommittee
- Chairman of the Privacy, Technology, and the Law subcommittee
- the Constitution subcommittee
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Joint Economic Committee
Official pages (8 links)
Their own pages
Sources (13 sources)
Ballot listing, sos-prod.tnsosgovfiles.com
Name, party, office and status. Retrieved Sep 3, 2026.
unitedstates/congress-legislators (current)
Office, terms, committees, official links, age. Retrieved Oct 28, 2026. License: CC0-1.0.
Compiled by the @unitedstates project volunteers (rosters from official congressional sources) from official returns. Not an official source.
Stanford DIME public v4.0, recipients file (CFscores)
CFscores for candidates and officials; web/data/ideology/dime.json and aggregate.json. A research estimate by Adam Bonica, not an official measure. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: ODC-BY 1.0.
Compiled by Adam Bonica, Stanford University Libraries (built from campaign finance filings) from official returns. Not an official source.
Bonica, Adam. 2024. Database on Ideology, Money in Politics, and Elections: Public version 4.0 [Computer file]. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Libraries. https://data.stanford.edu/dime .
Voteview: Senate roll calls and votes, 119th Congress
Senate roll calls and votes with own party. Retrieved Oct 30, 2026. License: None stated. Cited as Voteview's data page asks.
Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/
Congress.gov API: sponsored and cosponsored legislation, nominations
Bills and resolutions. Retrieved Oct 30, 2026. License: US government work.
Election Wrld 2026 candidate files (state election office lists)
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: state public records; see each row's sourceUrl.
unitedstates/congress-legislators
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: CC0 1.0.
Election Wrld state legislative returns (web/data/results/sld); each row names its upstream source
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: see sources.json.
FEC candidate master file (cnYY.zip bulk download)
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: US government work, public domain.
Stanford DIME v4.0 recipients file
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: ODC-BY 1.0.
MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2024
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: CC0 1.0.
MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. Senate statewide 1976-2024
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: CC0 1.0.
Election Wrld officials files (web/data/officials)
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: see sources.json.
- Age: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), official birthday field, counted to Nov 3, 2026. We show the age, never the birth date.
- Took office in Congress 2003-01-07. Basis: congress-legislators terms (CC0).
Officials files, 2026 candidate files, returns files, DIME, FEC candidate master and congress-legislators terms, as of 2026-10-29. Nothing about jobs, retirement, or reasons is recorded or inferred.
Not available for Marsha Blackburn: state campaign finance, a background.
DataDownload votes (JSON)Sources: Voteview, congress.gov, DIME (ODC-BY), Results filesData as of Oct 29, 2026Photo credits