The 2026 midterms were first election under new congressional map in Tennessee. Here are the results of those races – WSMV

The 2026 midterms were first election under new congressional map in Tennessee. Here are the results of those races  WSMV

The 2026 midterm election was the the first time Tennessee voters cast their ballots under its new map for U.S. Congressional districts. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – The 2026 midterm election was the first time Tennessee voters cast their ballots under its new map for U.S. Congressional districts. Tennessee’s congressional district map was redrawn during a three-day special session called by Gov. Bill Lee in May. It was passed by state Republicans and signed into law on May 7. The new map split Memphis, Tennessee’s only Black majority district, into three districts — 5, 8 and 9. Unofficial results from the Tennessee Secretary of State’s Office show Republicans won all three of those seats.

Tennessee Republicans said the new map modernizes the state’s redistricting process by removing “racial data from the mapmaking process entirely.” However, state Democrats said the map was meant to “target and potentially dismantle the state’s only Black-majority district centered in Memphis.” A lawsuit filed by three Memphis voters, the Black Clergy Collaborative of Memphis, Memphis A. Philip Randolph Institute and The Equity Alliance filed a lawsuit after the map was passed, claiming that it discriminates against Black voters. However, a federal court denied the temporary injunction the lawsuit asked for after determining that the map was driven by politics and not race. On Tuesday, Republicans came out