@time: Justin Pearson had spent months campaigning to represent a congressional district in the Memphis area. Then, in just three days, Tennessee Republicans erased it. The new map, passed in a special session and signed into law on May 7, split the only majority-Black district into three areas and folded them into adjacent Republican-leaning districts. In doing so, it transformed the 9th District from a solid Democratic seat into a Republican stronghold with an estimated nine-point advantage, according to an analysis by the nonpartisan organization Cook Political Report. Pearson’s campaign is unfolding against a rapidly shifting national political landscape ahead of November’s elections. Since 2025, eight states have changed their congressional maps, while Alabama and Louisiana have also moved to redraw theirs. #news #midterms #memphis #elections

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