Pearson accepts loss in congressional race while decrying ‘rigged maps’
State Rep. Justin J. Pearson gives a speech on Nov. 3, 2026, after running for Tennessee’s 9th Congressional District. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
“I accept the results of this election for Congress. But I will not concede to rigged maps, attacks on democracy in Tennessee or to billionaire control of our political system.”
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