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The 5th congressional district of Tennessee is a congressional district in Middle Tennessee.It has been represented by Republican Andy Ogles since January 2023.. In the past, the fifth district has been nearly synonymous with Tennessee's capital city, Nashville, as the district has almost always been centered on Nashville throughout the 20th and early 21st centuries.
English: The congressional district, highlighted in red, overlayed with other congressional districts and county boundaries, as well as major roads, water areas, and area landmarks (inc. parks) in the Nashville and Lebanon urban areas, with an inset for Tennessee as a whole.
The Tennessee congressional maps are an example of partisan gerrymandering, in this case by the Republican-controlled state legislature, which in 2022 drew maps to ‘crack’ the Democratic stronghold of Nashville across three otherwise Republican districts, ensuring three Republican representatives, despite Nashville’s strong Democratic ...
In the hotly contested 5th Congressional District race, incumbent first term U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles, R, sprinted ahead, drawing 6,530 votes in Maury County, while energetic competitor Courtney ...
Tennessee is facing its first court challenge over a congressional redistricting map that carved up Democratic-leaning Nashville to help Republicans flip a seat in last year's elections, a move ...
One of the top races in Middle Tennessee is the fifth congressional district, where incumbent U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles is seeking reelection. What to know about each candidate.
The Tennessee Legislature drew new maps for Tennessee's congressional districts to account for the new 2020 census data. The Republican Party had a trifecta in the Tennessee Government at the time, giving them full control of the redistricting process. Legislators drew the maps for the state from late 2021 through early 2022. [2]
2nd district 3rd district 4th district 5th district 6th district; 13th (1813–1815) John Rhea (DR) John Sevier (DR) Thomas K. Harris (DR) John Henry Bowen (DR) Felix Grundy (DR) Parry Wayne Humphries (DR) Newton Cannon (DR) 14th (1815–1817) Samuel Powell (DR) Isaac Thomas (DR) Bennett H. Henderson (DR) James B. Reynolds (DR) William Grainger ...