Overview
- Cohen, who has represented the Memphis-based 9th District since 2007, said Friday he will not run under the new lines and asked to be left off the August primary ballot.
- The Republican-controlled legislature passed a new map that Governor Bill Lee signed last week, dividing the state’s only majority-Black district into three Republican-leaning seats.
- Independent analysts estimate the reconfigured 9th would have backed Donald Trump by about 21 points in 2024, signaling steep odds for any Democrat.
- A federal judge on Thursday allowed the new map and the tightened election schedule to stand for now, while lawsuits from Cohen and civil-rights groups continue.
- Cohen says he would reenter the race if courts restore the old district, as Democrat Justin Pearson presses on and Republicans Brent Taylor and Todd Warner run in contests that could leave Tennessee with an all-GOP House delegation.