Republican Brent Taylor wins election to U.S. House in Tennessee’s 9th Congressional District
Republican Brent Taylor secured victory on Thursday in the U.S. House election for Tennessee’s 9th Congressional District, topping Democrat Justin Pearson. Taylor, a state senator, gained an advantage due to the reconfiguration of the congressional district, which split a predominantly Black district in Memphis. In the campaign's closing days, Taylor admitted to an "indiscretion" involving the sending of unsolicited nude photos of himself in 2021.
Pearson's campaign saw national attention in 2023 after he faced a rare expulsion vote from the Tennessee House following a gun control protest within the Legislature. The Associated Press officially declared Taylor the winner at 2:40 p.m. EST.
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