Republican Brent Taylor Wins Election to U.S. House in Tennessee's 9th Congressional District
Taylor won by about 1 percentage point after Republican redistricting turned the Memphis-area seat into a GOP pickup, according to Associated Press results.
- On Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, Republican State Senator Brent Taylor defeated Democratic State Representative Justin J. Pearson in the race for Tennessee's 9th Congressional District.
- Tennessee Republicans redrew the Memphis-based district in May to improve electoral prospects, prompting incumbent Congressman Steve Cohen to retire after 19 years representing the historically Democratic region.
- Taylor secured 111,968 votes—about 2,500 ahead of Pearson—while campaigning on his platform to "unleash" American energy, lower costs, and reduce federal spending in Washington.
- Pearson, a 31-year-old member of the "Tennessee Three", has not conceded, stating he will wait for official results before determining whether to appeal the outcome.
- The victory shifts the 9th District to Republican control after nearly two decades of Democratic representation, triggering a special election to replace Taylor in the Tennessee General Assembly.
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Republican Brent Taylor wins election to U.S. House in Tennessee’s 9th Congressional District
Republican Brent Taylor won election Thursday to the U.S. House of Representatives representing Tennessee’s 9th Congressional District, defeating Democrat Justin Pearson. Taylor is a state senator who benefited from a vastly reconfigured congressional district that carved up a majority-Black district in Memphis. He acknowledged an “indiscretion” in the final days of the campaign following a...
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Republican Brent Taylor wins election to U.S. House in Tennessee's 9th Congressional District
Republican Brent Taylor won election Thursday to the U.S. House of Representatives representing Tennessee's 9th Congressional District, defeating Democrat Justin Pearson.
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