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Justin Pearson, Memphis’s rising progressive star and newly minted Democratic primary winner for Tennessee’s 9th District, is poised to face Republican Brent Taylor in a high-stakes November showdown — a race made tougher by redrawn district lines that now tilt toward GOP dominance. Once a reliably Democratic seat, this district’s new map, coupled with the retirement of its longtime representative, has turned it into a battleground. Pearson’s national profile soared last year when he joined the “Tennessee Three” to protest the school shooting tragedy, defying expulsion attempts and igniting national attention. With a massive fundraising edge over his rivals, Pearson enters the general election as a formidable contender — but the real test lies ahead: can he hold off a determined Republican challenger in a district no longer guaranteed to be blue?

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