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Tennessee Democrat ends re-election bid after map redrawing carves up his district

New map reshapes representative Steve Cohen’s majority-Black Memphis district and gives advantage to Republicans

Democratic representative Steve Cohen of Tennessee on Friday announced that he is ending his bid for re-election, his career upended by the redistricting battles that are sweeping the country after last month’s supreme court decision.

Republicans in Tennessee this month enacted a new US House map that carves up Cohen’s majority-Black district, reshaping it to the GOP’s advantage as part of Donald Trump’s strategy to hold on to a slim majority in the November midterm elections.

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May 15, 2026 Tennessee Memphis US voting rights

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