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Posted by: Chicoya Gallman & Jennifer Safstrom on May 11, 2026

Tennessee lawmakers successfully passed legislation to establish a new congressional map ahead of the August primaries, days after the U.S. Supreme Court found that a 2024 Louisiana congressional map was unconstitutionally racially gerrymandered. The re-drawn map splits the Memphis-based 9th Congressional District, the state's only majority-Black and Democratic-held district, into three parts. One section would be added to the 5th District, one would be added to the 8th District, and the remaining section would become the new 9th District. The changes are being challenged by a number of candidates, voters and community organizations. The New York Times and Fox17 Nashville report on the lawsuits.