In crowded primaries for Tennessee’s 9th Congressional District, what separates the candidates?

By: Adam Friedman

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: August 3, 2026

Words: 1,008

Last Updated: 3 hours, 44 minutes ago

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Three months ago, Tennessee lawmakers created a new U.S. House District 9, scaring off the Democratic incumbent and creating a mad-dash primary for both parties.

The 9th has traditionally been a seat drawn around the Democratic stronghold of Memphis. But the last-minute redistricting — and a gerrymander by Republicans — now leaves an L-shaped district that pins vast stretches of rural Middle and West Tennessee counties between two of the state’s richest suburbs in Nashville …

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