The Supreme Court ruled in Louisiana v. Callais on June 1, and Tennessee redrew its congressional map six days later, splitting Memphis into three districts and stretching the 9th about 200 miles toward Nashville's suburbs. A special session was called the day of a Black colleague's funeral. State legislator Justin Pearson is running in the 9th, where a new poll puts him four points behind in a district Trump won by 21 in 2024. Democrats are now spending there, and two Tennessee districts are in play.