PIKEVILLE, Tenn.—Republican state lawmakers redrew Tennessee’s 4th Congressional District this year, stretching it from rural Alabama border counties and small towns like Pikeville westward into eastern Nashville, the state capital.
Now a Democrat has claimed victory in the new district, and only 280 votes separate her from Rep. Scott DesJarlais (R-Tenn.), who has held the seat since 2011.
DesJarlais has remained quiet as Victoria Broderick and the Tennessee Democratic Party declared victory. The results have not been certified, and The Associated Press has not called the race. The AP did not respond by publication to a request for comment on the status of its call….