TN GOP discussing eliminating the state’s only Democratic-held U.S. House seat

By: Adam Friedman

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: April 30, 2026

Words: 1,039

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Update: President Donald Trump said in a social media post that Gov. Bill Lee and the Republican legislature had agreed to draw new maps.

The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a key provision of the Voting Rights Act Wednesday, triggering a call from Tennessee’s senior U.S. Senator for the state to redraw its U.S. House map and eliminate its only Democratic-held district.

The Supreme Court ruled that states are no longer required to …

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