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Tennessee’s political landscape is shifting tonight as voters head to the polls for major primaries, with a fierce GOP race to replace term-limited Governor Bill Lee featuring Senator Marsha Blackburn and Rep. John Rose — a winner here could easily become the next governor. Meanwhile, Memphis is being reshaped by a new Republican-drawn congressional map that splits the city into three GOP-leaning districts, forcing longtime Democrat Steve Cohen into retirement and sending shockwaves through local politics. Candidates like Justin Pearson, who was expelled and then re-elected, are now running in these redrawn districts — a test of whether gerrymandering can truly change representation. In the Senate, Bill Hagerty faces no GOP challenger but five Democrats in November. Historically, winning statewide in Tennessee hinges on dominating one major city while holding rural areas — and tonight’s results could set the stage for the next decade of Tennessee politics.

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