Incumbent U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen is ending his re-election campaign after Tennessee Republicans approved President Donald Trump’s mid-decade redistricting plan.
After redistricting, what does representation mean to Tennessee voters?
What does representation look like for Tennessee voters who were split into three new congressional districts last week? NPR traveled from Memphis into the Nashville suburbs to ask.
Southern states move on redistricting
Republican senators in Louisiana advanced a plan Wednesday to eliminate one of two majority-Black congressional seats before the November midterm elections while Georgia’s governor announced that he will call lawmakers back to work to redraw legislative voting districts for the 2028 elections.
What Tennessee’s new redistricting map looks like from the ground
In Memphis, new congressional maps have split the city’s single congressional district, held by a Democrat, into three that are likely to elect Republicans in November.
Tennessee residents grapple with the aftermath of the state’s new congressional map
In Tennessee, both parties are grappling with the aftermath of that state’s new map that splits the majority-Black Memphis into three districts that are likely to elect Republicans.
Tennessee GOP removes Democrats from House committees over redistricting protest
Tennessee’s House Speaker has removed all Democrats from House committees, further limiting the time they’re able to debate legislation in the Republican supermajority.
Tennessee’s redistricting plan faces legal challenges
Tennessee’s new congressional maps are now facing multiple legal challenges, as voters, candidates and the NAACP, file to stop new maps from going into effect before the midterms.
NAACP goes to court over Tennessee redistricting
Not long after Tennessee’s new congressional map became law, the NAACP Tennessee State Conference sued in state court asserting that the mid-decade redistricting is illegal.
Tennessee approves Trump redistricting plan, dividing majority-Black Memphis voting bloc
Heeding a call from President Trump to give Republicans more seats in Congress, Tennessee’s GOP-led statehouse voted Thursday to carve Memphis into three reliably red districts.
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