2026 Tennessee redistricting
Mid-decade change to congressional districts
2026 Tennessee redistricting
In April 2026, lawmakers from the Tennessee General Assembly began considering a mid-decade redistricting plan of their state's congressional districts ahead of the 2026 United States House of Representatives elections. On April 29, 2026, the United States Supreme Court ruled in Louisiana v. Callais that Louisiana's current redistricting map was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander under the Fifteenth Amendment. Following the decision, prominent Republican politicians began pushing for the redrawing of Tennessee's 9th congressional district, which covers most of Memphis and much of Shelby County. It is the state's only majority-minority district and its lone Democratic seat. On May 1, 2026, Governor Bill Lee called for a special session of the state legislature beginning on May 5 to review the state’s congressional map. The new map passed in both the state House and Senate on May 7, and Lee signed it into law the same day.
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