Incumbent Andy Ogles (R) defeated Courtney Johnston (R) in the Republican primary in Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District on Aug. 1, 2024. As of Aug. 2, 2024, Ogles had 56.5% of the vote and Johnston had 43.5%. Ogles was first elected in 2022 after winning the Republican nomination with 35.4% of the vote in a ten-candidate…
Tennessee and Louisiana joined a group of six other states with Republican trifectas that have adopted laws related to voter registration drives or third-party assistance for voter registration applications since 2020. In Tennessee, Gov. Bill Lee (R) signed HB 1955 / SB 2586 on May 1, prohibiting the pre-filling of information on a voter registration…