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Pearson and Taylor to face off for Tennessee congressional seat targeted by redistricting

Pearson won the Democratic primary in the redrawn 9th District and will face Republican Brent Taylor.

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Brent Taylor and Justin Pearson won their respective primaries in Tennessee’s redrawn 9th Congressional District, setting up a general-election contest. The redistricting reshaped the state’s only House district then held by a Democrat and drew concern from some Memphis voters.

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Democratic primary winner in Tennessee’s 9th Congressional District

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Republican primary winner in Tennessee’s 9th Congressional District

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John W. Rose
R · TN-6

Representative who chose to run for governor rather than seek reelection

Democratic state senator and candidate in the 9th District primary

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who endorsed Taylor and supported the redistricting

Democratic candidate in the reshaped 5th District

Andrew Ogles
R · TN-5

Representative seeking reelection in the reshaped 5th District

Republican primary winner in Tennessee’s 6th Congressional District

Republican primary challenger to Ogles

Bill Hagerty
R · TN · SEN

Senator who won the uncontested Republican Senate primary

Marsha Blackburn
R · TN · SEN

Senator who won the Republican gubernatorial primary

Democratic Senate candidate who won her party’s nomination

Steve Cohen
D · TN-9

Democratic representative who decided not to seek reelection after the district was redrawn

ALSO MENTIONED  Bill Lee, Tennessee governor who is barred by term limits from seeking reelection; Jerri Green, Memphis City Council member who won the Democratic gubernatorial primary; Van Hilleary, Former representative and Republican primary candidate in the 6th District

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Justin Pearson Wins Tennessee Democratic Primary for Ninth District

Justin Pearson won the Democratic primary for Tennessee’s redrawn 9th District and will face Brent Taylor in the general election. Left-leaning outlets focus on the map’s effects on Memphis voters and Pearson’s prospects. Center outlets place the matchup in the context of redistricting and voter concerns. Right-leaning outlets emphasize that Pearson advances in a district described as strongly Republican.

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