Senator Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee won the Republican nomination for governor of the state on Thursday, The Associated Press said, clearing the way for her likely election in November to be the G.O.P.-led state’s first female governor. While President Trump choose to stay out of the primary, Ms. Blackburn positioned herself as a front-runner with a series of prominent Tennessee endorsements and high fund-raising. Ms. Blackburn, the first woman to represent Tennessee in the Senate, has built a reputation as a reliable Trump ally and hard-line conservative. Republicans are hoping to flip what had been the state’s lone Democratic-held seat, previously centered around Memphis. The post Blackburn Wins Republican Nomination for Tennessee Governor appeared first on New York Times.