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Columbus Mayor Teresa Tomlinson has decided against running for governor or any other statewide office, though she's exploring a U.S. Senate bid in 2020.

Tomlinson told The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer Wednesday that she came "pretty close" to launching a campaign to succeed Republican Gov. Nathan Deal but decided instead to focus on her final stretch as the west Georgia city's mayor and her stint as chair of Sweet Briar College in Virginia.

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