Longtime Democratic Rep Steve Cohen announces end to re-election bid

By Alex Nitzberg

Published May 15, 2026

Democratic Rep. Steve Cohen of Tennessee announced on Friday that he signed a document requesting not to be included on the ballot in Tennessee's 9th Congressional District.

The congressman described the district determined by "new lines" as "nothing like the 9th district that I've represented."

The Democratic primary in the district is scheduled to take place in August. Cohen's ending his re-election bid after 19 years in Congress.

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Alex Nitzberg is a writer for Fox News Digital.

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