{"id":2641613,"date":"2026-08-06T22:14:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T02:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/justin-pearson-wins-democratic-primary-for-tennessees-redrawn-9th-district\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T22:16:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T02:16:38","slug":"justin-pearson-wins-democratic-primary-for-tennessees-redrawn-9th-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/justin-pearson-wins-democratic-primary-for-tennessees-redrawn-9th-district\/","title":{"rendered":"Justin Pearson wins Democratic primary for Tennessee&#8217;s redrawn 9th District"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjustin-pearson-wins-democratic-primary-for-tennessees-redrawn-9th-district%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2641613&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Tennessee State Rep. justin Pearson won the Democratic primary for the redrawn 9th Congressional District, defeating State Senator London Lamar wiht 64.9% of the vote. Pearson, known for his role in the \u201cTennessee Three\u201d protest over gun violence, is stepping into this district amid meaningful changes caused by mid-decade redistricting that shifted it from a Democratic stronghold to a solid Republican area.The primary featured an ideological contest between progressive and more conventional Democratic candidates, with endorsements reflecting this divide. Pearson&#8217;s platform includes progressive policies like Medicare for All, environmental protections, and economic reforms, contrasting with Lamar\u2019s focus on lowering living costs and supporting rural healthcare. His victory marks a win for the progressive wing of the democratic Party, but in the upcoming general election, he is likely to face GOP candidate Brent taylor, in a district that heavily favors Republicans, with former Congressman Steve Cohen opting not to run again due to redistricting changes.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tennessee\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"600\">Tennessee<\/a> state Rep. Justin Pearson won the Democratic primary in the Volunteer State\u2019s newly redrawn 9th Congressional District on Thursday, besting state Sen. London Lamar to advance to the general election.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pearson defeated Lamar by a 40-point margin, winning 64.9% of the vote to the state senator\u2019s 24.9%, according to the <em>Associated Press<\/em>. Pearson took a chance on the federal congressional primary after he garnered national attention for his role as part of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/304972\/tennessee-lawmakers-file-resolutions-to-oust-three-democrats-from-statehouse-over-protests\/\">\u201cTennessee Three,\u201d<\/a> the group of state lawmakers who were briefly expelled from the legislature over their gun violence protest on the chamber floor.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4678673\/justin-pearson-tennessee-house-democratic-primary\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>\u2018Tennessee Three\u2019 lawmaker Justin Pearson wins Democratic primary for redrawn 9th District<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4678473\/third-way-15-million-campaign-dsa\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Centrist Democrats launch $15 million campaign to curtail DSA\u2019s national influence after el Sayed win<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4678478\/max-miller-support-crumbles-ohio-washington-abuse-allegations\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Max Miller\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/max-miller-support-crumbles-back-home-and-in-washington\/\" title=\"Max Miller support crumbles back home and in Washington\">support crumbles back home<\/a> and in Washington\u00a0over abuse allegations<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the Democratic candidate for the district after Tennessee\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4557215\/tennessee-gop-release-new-congressional-map\/\">mid-decade redistricting<\/a>, Pearson will face an uphill battle in the general election. The 9th District swung from a solid Democratic district to solidly Republican after the redraw, which split Memphis and its suburbs up from one district into three.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Retiring Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN), who has represented Memphis in the 9th District for nearly two decades, saw the writing on the wall and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4570409\/steve-cohen-ends-reelection-bid-new-maps-redrew-his-district\/\">dropped his bid for reelection<\/a> after the state\u2019s redistricting move, leaving the primary open to Pearson and Lamar.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The primary race between Pearson and Lamar became another ideological battle between a progressive and a more traditional Democrat, a primary trend that has dominated the Democratic Party\u2019s story throughout the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2026-election\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"11675\">2026 election cycle<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pearson earned endorsements from the anti-establishment likes of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), while Lamar won the backing of Cohen, one of the area\u2019s most prominent Democratic leaders.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lamar\u2019s agenda focused on issues such as lowering the cost of living through affordable housing, childcare, and utilities; stabilizing rural hospitals; and protecting food security programs, while Pearson campaigned on progressive platform issues such as advancing \u201cMedicare for all,\u201d fighting back against reported environmental effects of data centers, and \u201cpoverty eradication,\u201d as his website <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.votejustinj.com\/\">says<\/a>, through steps like increasing the minimum wage and taxing the rich.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4677781\/trump-endorses-andy-ogles-tennessee-gop-primary\/\">TRUMP RE-UPS ENDORSEMENT OF ANDY OGLES AMID TOUGH TENNESSEE PRIMARY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pearson\u2019s win notches another victory for the more progressive side of the Democratic party, following Abdul el Sayed\u2019s victory in Michigan\u2019s Senate race over centrist Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) this week.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pearson is expected to face President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a>-endorsed and favored GOP candidate state Sen. Brent Taylor in the November general election. The area encompassing the newly redrawn 9th District, which sits on the state\u2019s southern border east of Memphis, voted for Trump by a 21-percentage-point margin, according to the Cook Political Report.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Justin Pearson wins TN primary in new 9th District<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2641614,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26031568259908.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[83812,32807,34069,83811,6651],"class_list":["post-2641613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-9th-district","tag-democratic-primary","tag-election-news","tag-justin-pearson","tag-tennessee"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26031568259908.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2641613","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2641613"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2641613\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2641617,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2641613\/revisions\/2641617"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2641614"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2641613"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2641613"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2641613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}