# Memphis

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## Timeline

- **2026-11**: Midterm general elections — The new map will be used in the general election, where Republicans are expected to win all nine of Tennessee's U.S. House seats.
- **2026-08-06**: Tennessee primary elections held under new map — The state's congressional primaries proceed using the challenged districts, effectively locking in the map for the November midterm elections.
- **2026-07-23**: Federal panel denies injunction against Tennessee map — A three-judge district court panel refuses to block the new map, ruling that plaintiffs lack direct evidence of racial motivation and that political goals sufficiently explain the district's dismantling.
- **2026-05-07**: Tennessee legislature passes new congressional map — In a special session, Tennessee's Republican-controlled legislature approves a revised U.S. House map that splits the Memphis majority-Black district, aiming to capture the state's sole Democratic seat.
- **2026-04**: Supreme Court strikes down Louisiana majority-Black district — The U.S. Supreme Court rules that Louisiana's second majority-Black congressional district is an illegal racial gerrymander, weakening the Voting Rights Act's protections and opening a path for states to redraw maps citing partisan intentions.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### TN Map Splits Majority-Black District: 9-0 GOP Sweep Now Possible
2026-07-25 06:06:20 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 6

The federal district court’s refusal to enjoin Tennessee’s new congressional map illustrates the post-Rucho challenge of proving racial gerrymandering absent direct evidence, as the panel found political motivations sufficient to explain the demolition of Memphis’s majority-Black district. The ruling, relying on the Supreme Court’s April 2026 Louisiana decision weakening the Voting Rights Act, will allow the map to be used in the August 6 primary, potentially giving Republicans all nine of the state’s U.S. House seats. Legal observers note this further narrows the path for minority vote dilution claims, even as mid-decade redistricting surges in GOP-led states.
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