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由共和党掌控的田纳西州议会周四批准重新划分该州国会选区，将该州仅有的民主党掌控选区拆分。随着两党都在为11月的美国众议院选举争夺控制权，这是最新一个仓促调整选区划分的州。
新的选区划分方案将提交给共和党籍州长比尔·李，后者此前召集议员召开特别会议以重新划定选区边界。州议会周四首先必须通过一项法案，推翻自身此前对中期改划选区的禁令。
新方案将非裔占多数的城市孟菲斯及其所在的谢尔比县拆分为三个选区，此举将有利于共和党。目前孟菲斯和谢尔比县由民主党众议员史蒂夫·科恩代表，他已表示将就新方案提起诉讼。
纳什维尔此前是民主党票仓，在2021年选区重划时被拆分，此次新方案仍将其划分为三个选区，但调整了各选区边界。在本周重新划区前，民主党原本瞄准了目前由共和党众议员安迪·奥格尔斯代表的第五选区，但该选区现在纳入了富裕的纳什维尔郊区，并延伸至孟菲斯市中心。
最高法院推翻路易斯安那州国会选区划分方案后，李于上周召集田纳西州议会召开特别会议。在该裁决中，最高法院缩小了《选举权法案》第二条的适用范围，该条款要求在重新划分众议院选区时考虑种族因素。
“这些选区地图的绘制是为了最大化我们的党派优势，”代表田纳西州西北部的共和党参议员约翰·史蒂文斯说道。
民主党强烈反对新的选区方案，周四抗议者挤满了州议会大厦。在参议院投票前，抗议者高呼：“不要这么做！”代表孟菲斯的民主党参议员伦敦·拉马尔警告共和党人：“你们今天唤醒了一头沉睡的巨人。”
该法案首先在混乱的议会中获得田纳西州众议院通过，期间观众被驱逐出会场。法案通过后，民主党议员集体离场抗议。
这场中期改划选区的纷争始于去年夏天，当时前总统特朗普敦促得克萨斯州共和党人重新划分该州国会选区。最高法院上周的裁决让这场纷争再次升温。
Tennessee lawmakers approve new congressional map that dissolves majority Black district
May 7, 2026 / 2:51 PM EDT / CBS News
Tennessee’s Republican-led legislature on Thursday approved redrawing the state’s congressional map to carve up the lone Democratic represented district, the latest state to scramble to redistrict as both parties seek control of the U.S. House in November.
The new map will now go to GOP Gov. Bill Lee, who called the lawmakers into a special session to redraw the map. The General Assembly first on Thursday had to pass a measure to overturn its own ban on mid-decade redistricting.
The new map splits Memphis, a Black majority city, and the county that encompasses it, Shelby, into three districts, a move that would favor Republicans. Memphis and Shelby County are currently represented by Democratic Rep. Steve Cohen, who has said he will sue over the new map.
Nashville, a Democratic stronghold until it was split up during the 2021 redistricting, remains split between three districts, although the new map changes those boundaries. Before the map was redrawn this week, Democrats were targeting District 5, currently represented by GOP Rep. Andy Ogles, but that district now includes the affluent Nashville suburbs and runs into downtown Memphis.
Lee called the special session of the Tennessee legislature last week after the Supreme Court threw out Louisiana’s congressional map. In the ruling, the Supreme Court narrowed Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, which considered race in redrawing its House district lines.
“These maps were drawn to maximize our partisan advantage,” said Republican state Sen. John Stevens, who represents northwest Tennessee.
Democrats strenuously objected to the new map, and protesters against the measure filled the State Capitol on Thursday. Ahead of the Senate vote, protesters yelled: “Don’t do this!” Democratic state Sen. London Lamar, who represents Memphis, warned Republicans, “You have awakened a sleeping giant today.”
The measure first passed the Tennessee House during the rowdy session in which the audience was ejected. Democratic lawmakers then walked out when the measure passed.
The mid-decade redistricting war, which kicked off last summer when President Trump pushed Texas Republicans to redraw their congressional map, gained renewed momentum last week after the Supreme Court ruling.
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