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Tennessee Republicans pass new House map to break up state's lone Democratic seat

NPR | By Marianna Bacallao,
A Martínez
Published May 8, 2026 at 4:43 AM EDT

Tennessee is the first state to draw a new U.S. House map after the Supreme Court's move last week to weaken the Voting Rights Act's protections against racial discrimination in redistricting.

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Marianna Bacallao
A Martínez
A Martínez is one of the hosts of Morning Edition and Up First. He came to NPR in 2021 and is based out of NPR West.

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