Election 2026 Redistricting

Rep. Caleb Hemmer, D-Nashville, and Rep. Sam McKenzie, D-Knoxville, walk to the House chamber arm in arm for a special session of the state legislature to redraw U.S. Congressional voting maps Thursday, May 7, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn.

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Tennessee enacts new US House map carving up majority-Black district in Memphis

Tennessee enacts new US House map carving up majority-Black district in Memphis

Tennessee has enacted a new U.S. House map that carves up a majority-Black district in Memphis. The new voting districts signed into law Thursday by Republican Gov. Bill Lee gives the GOP a chance to win all nine of the state’s congressional seats in the November midterm elections. Tennessee is the first state to adopt new districts since a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last week that undermined a key provision of the Voting Rights Act. President Donald Trump has urged more Republican-led states to redraw their districts in light of the court ruling. Louisiana, Alabama and South Carolina also have taken steps toward redistricting.