Trump-backed incumbent ousted in House primary as GOP redistricting push set to reshape Tennessee

President Donald Trump’s clout with Republican voters was put to the test in Tennessee Thursday, as voters headed to the polls for the state’s first primaries under a newly redrawn congressional map designed to bolster Republicans’ chances of expanding their thin majority in the U.S. House this fall.The night delivered a split verdict for Trump in two of the state’s closely watched Republican House primaries. Trump-backed state Sen. Brent Taylor captured the GOP nomination in the newly redrawn 9th Congressional District, while former Tennessee Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher toppled T...

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