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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Aug 5, 2022

Jason Martin will face Republican Gov. Bill Lee in the November general election after winning the Democratic gubernatorial primary yesterday. Martin beat out Carnita Atwater and JB Smiley Jr. in the primary, the Nashville Post reports. Martin is a surgeon who lives in Nashville. He raised more money than either of his competitors. Smiley is a Memphis City councilmember and the only candidate in the primary with experience in elected office. Atwater is a community organizer in Memphis.