![]() He trounced his Democratic opponent in 2018. Lee was unopposed in his primary election Thursday as he looks to secure a second four-year term in a state that hasn’t elected a Democrat to statewide office since 2006. “He stood on the sidelines while 27,000 of our fellow Tennesseans died during the last couple of years,” Martin added, referring to the number of COVID-19 deaths in the state. You’re upset that Bill Lee has failed you,” Martin said late Thursday, declaring victory before the race was called as he held a narrow lead in the vote count. Both Smiley and Atwater would have been the state’s first Black gubernatorial nominee if either had won. by a thin margin, with advocate Carnita Atwater finishing a distant third. Martin, a first-time political candidate, defeated Memphis attorney and City Councilman JB Smiley Jr. ![]() Bill Lee’s hands-off approach to the COVID-19 pandemic, won the Democratic nomination for governor Friday and will face Lee in November. ![]() (AP) - Jason Martin, a Nashville doctor critical of Republican Gov. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. ![]()
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