Phil Bredesen (D) talks about his eight years in office on Dec. 13, 2010. Former Tennessee governor Phil Bredesen (D) released a video to announce that he is running for a U.S. Senate seat in Tennessee. Former Mississippi governor Ronnie Musgrove (D) came up short in his bid for a Senate seat in 2008. have run as former governors who became senators, retired, and then ran for Senate again, only to fall by double digits. If Democrats nab three of those four seats and hold all their territory, they'll win the majority.

Source: Washington Post December 08, 2017 16:33 UTC