Brent Taylor defeated Charlotte Bergmann, Jeremy Thompson, and Todd Warner in the Republican primary for U.S. House of Representatives in Tennessee's 9th Congressional District on August 6, 2026.
The Tennessee Legislature redrew the majority-minority Memphis district in a May 2026 special session called by Gov. Bill Lee (R) following the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Louisiana v. Callais, in which the Court ruled the Voting Rights Act did not require Louisiana to add a second majority-minority congressional district. Incumbent Steve Cohen (D), who had represented the old 9th District since 2007, withdrew from the race after the map was redrawn. The new district voted 60%-38% for President Donald Trump (R) in the 2024 presidential election. The Republican primary candidates included a multiple-time Republican nominee in the former district, a retired U.S. Army sergeant, and two state legislators.
Taylor was elected to represent Tennessee Senate District 31 in 2022. He earned his degree in mortuary science from Northwest Mississippi Community College and worked as a funeral director. He previously served on the Memphis City Council and Shelby County Election Commission. Taylor said, "If we want strong borders, and we want to end illegal immigration, and we want to support President Trump and his laying out and implementing his agenda, and we want to provide impeachment insurance for President Trump in these final two years in office, we have to win."
