Tennessee District 5 candidates vie for constituents spread across the state’s extremes

By: Cassandra Stephenson

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: July 17, 2026

Words: 2,298

Last Updated: 19 hours, 21 minutes ago

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Rural counties at the heart of Tennessee’s agricultural industry, a slice of Memphis’ lowest income neighborhoods and the affluent suburbs of Williamson County have something in common: Come November, they’ll all be represented by the same U.S. House Representative.

The upside-down horseshoe-shaped district reaches from southwest Memphis, up to Tennessee’s northern border and back down to Middle Tennessee. It spans parts of 17 counties, including communities with the state’s highest and lowest poverty rates; the …

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