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Tennessee Calls for Electric Chair After Botched Execution

Updated 2026-10-01 19:40 UTC 1 source Negative

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) is calling on Tennessee to reintroduce the electric chair after a botched execution of death-row prisoner Christa Pike. The move comes as Blackburn campaigns for governor in Tennessee.

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Blackburn calls on TN to 'bring back' electric chair after botched Christa Pike execution

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) on Thursday called on Tennessee to reintroduce the electric chair for executions after death-row prisoner Christa Pike survived two lethal injections the day before. Blachburn, who is the GOP nominee in the Volunteer State's gubernatorial race, called the botched exe

2026-10-01 19:22 UTC