There are 11 article(s) tagged 2026 redistricting:

• October 2026

  • Last day to register to vote on Nov. 3 ballot is Monday

    The general elections for three newly drawn congressional districts that divide Shelby County are expected to be a potent draw on the Nov. 3 ballot along with a tightening race for governor.

    By Bill Dries October 04, 2026

• August 2026

  • Early-vote turnout clears 90K in Shelby County

    This year marks the highest early-voting turnout since 2010 for the congressional midterm election cycle.

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    After early voting issues, voting machines being tested before Election Day

    By Bill Dries August 04, 2026

• July 2026

  • Panel rules new TN district maps will stand for now, have no ‘evidence of racial animus’

    Three judges denied an injunction in a combined civil rights lawsuit that challenged Tennessee’s new congressional map. The map favors Republicans as it splits majority-Democratic Shelby County into three different districts.

    By Noah McLane July 23, 2026

  • Redistricting could fuel higher turnout, election official says

    Election officials talk on “Behind The Headlines” about the disruption of new congressional districts and how that could lead to an increase in voter turnout.

    By Bill Dries July 22, 2026

  • Bevy of Shelby County contenders jostle for Congressional primary races

    A total of 14 contenders from Shelby County are on the Aug. 6 federal primary ballot in the 5th, 8th and 9th Congressional districts. Will multiple Memphians cancel each other out? Also in the political roundup: Pearson and Lamar spar; attorneys weigh in on judicial races.

    By Bill Dries July 05, 2026

• June 2026

  • How many Shelby County voters are moving among the 3 new congressional districts?

    Also in the political roundup: Washington’s affordable-housing standoff, the Ultimate Fighting Championship plot and A C Wharton Jr. warns Mickell Lowery about being mayor.

    By Bill Dries June 28, 2026

  • Cohen, Pearson drop federal redistricting lawsuit

    One of the federal lawsuits against Tennessee’s new congressional map was dismissed following a request by the plaintiffs.

    By Noah McLane June 09, 2026

  • Souls to the Polls rally mixes political optimism with hardcore organizing

    Outrage over the redrawing of congressional district lines is fueling get-out-the-vote efforts in Memphis. The formal effort went public Sunday with a Souls at the Polls rally, where candidates were seen but not heard.

    By Bill Dries June 09, 2026

• May 2026

  • Here’s who is on the panel that will hear the federal redistricting cases

    Three judges have been selected to preside over the constitutional challenges to Tennessee’s new congressional map.

    By Hannah Carley May 29, 2026

  • Chancery Court hears arguments for, against congressional maps

    A Chancery Court in Nashville heard arguments Thursday on a request for a temporary injunction in relation to Tennessee’s new congressional map.

    By Noah McLane, Hannah Carley May 28, 2026

  • Why a federal judge denied an injunction against TN’s new congressional map

    A judge filed a legal memo a week after his May 14 decision to deny a motion for a temporary pause in implementing the state’s new congressional map. 

    By Noah McLane May 28, 2026