Who’s running in Tennessee’s new 2026 U.S. Congress races

By: Adam Friedman

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: May 18, 2026

Words: 521

Last Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago

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After a last-minute redrawing of Tennessee’s U.S. House map, the one-week qualifying deadline for the races ended Friday, leading to a new slate of candidates.

The end of the qualifying period means U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, a Memphis Democrat, will not run in the newly drawn 9th U.S. Congressional District, effectively retiring after two decades in Congress.

State Republican lawmakers redrew Tennessee’s U.S. House map on May 7, gerrymandering it to try to flip Cohen’s …

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