Visual: What a TN U.S. House map would look like without a Memphis Democratic-held seat

By: Adam Friedman

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: May 1, 2026

Words: 662

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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President Donald Trump announced Thursday that Tennessee’s legislative leaders had agreed to draw new maps that would eliminate the state’s only majority-minority district in Memphis in hopes of handing Republicans a 9-0 advantage in the state’s U.S. House map.

But Gov. Bill Lee has not publicly said whether he would call a special session, and didn’t respond to Lookout when asked by email. Lt. Gov. Randy McNally and House Speaker Cameron Sexton both said …

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