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- After the U.S. Supreme Court struck a 1965 Civil Rights Act provision on race-based data, Tennessee lawmakers repealed the ban on redrawing districts.
- Governor Bill Lee signed the map for the 2026 August primary.
- Senator John Stevens said the map aims to win nine Republican seats.
- Senator Jeff Yarbro said the plan puts 72% of white voters in one district and divides 75% of Black voters between two districts.
