Tennessee Republicans pass US House map carving up Memphis days after SCOTUS guts Voting Rights Act

By: Adam Friedman

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: May 7, 2026

Words: 838

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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The Tennessee Legislature passed a new U.S. congressional map that will favor Republicans in all nine of the state’s districts ahead of this year’s midterm election.

The bill passed Thursday and is expected to be quickly signed by Gov. Bill Lee, as state lawmakers faced a tight deadline to get the maps approved ahead of the state’s August primary election, set to take place in 90 days.

The new map splits the state’s last …

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