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Tennessee Republicans pass a map to break up the state's lone Democratic House seat
Tennessee Republicans on Thursday passed a new congressional map that would crack Shelby County — home to majority-Black Memphis — into three different districts, in an effort to eliminate the state's...

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Tennessee Republicans unveil proposed congressional map
Tennessee adopts new congressional map carving up Memphis
NAACP files emergency petition to block Tennessee’s newly approved redistricting plan
The NAACP on Thursday filed an emergency petition to block Tennessee’s attempt to remove the only majority Black congressional district in the state, which the organization argues violates the state c...

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‘They are such liars’: TN Democrat slams Republicans for redrawn map that she calls ‘racist’
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Tennessee approves map dismantling majority-Black district
Protests Erupt as Tennessee Republicans Erase Only Democratic District
In a special session, the Tennessee state House of Representatives voted 64–25–3 to approve the new map, which had only been released to the public the day before.

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‘Stupid Motherf*cker!’ Tennessee Democrat Rages at Police During Chaotic Gerrymander Protest
WATCH LIVE | Tennessee House passes bill to adopt new congressional map, Senate to now vote on the legislation

Tennessee redraws congressional districts. How to find yours

Tennessee's district map will soon be redrawn following approval from the state legislature. Here's how to find your district online.

Tennessee approves new congressional map dissolving majority Black district

Tennessee Republicans earlier Thursday approved a measure to overturn the state's ban on mid-decade redistricting.

New Tennessee resolution proposes to restrict timing on congressional map redraws

p. Jason Powell has proposed a new House Joint Resolution that would limit when congressional district maps can be redrawn.

How GOP's Tennessee redistricting map impacts Nashville, Memphis elections

On day two of Tennessee's special session, the GOP proposed its ambitious redraw linking Memphis and the greater Nashville area in two separate districts.