US EditionTrump Intensifies Messaging Ahead of Tennessee Special Election, Says ‘The World Is Watching
The race to fill the vacant seat involves heavy spending and endorsements, with turnout at 69% of 2024 registered voters, highlighting its significance for the 2026 midterms.
- On Tuesday, the special congressional election in Tennessee's 7th features Republican Matt Van Epps, West Point graduate and former Army pilot, and Democrat Aftyn Behn, a state representative first elected in 2023, as House Republicans look to hold the seat to preserve their 219-213 majority.
- After the vacancy opened in July when Mark Green resigned, national outside spenders and prominent political backers boosted attention, as Democratic strategists see the race as a midterm test.
- Fundraising filings show Van Epps raised an additional $590,000 compared to about $1 million for Behn, with heavy campaign spending in primaries, and over 84,000 ballots cast early or by absentee as of Nov. 26.
- Polls close at 7 p.m. local time, which is 8 p.m. ET, and Tennessee's rules mean recounts occur only through court challenges, while the Associated Press declares a winner when no comeback is possible.
- Historical returns show the district's Republican tilt, with Trump carrying the 7th District in 2024 by about 60% versus Harris's 38%, while this year's special elections mark the fifth contest.
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If in 2024 the Republicans had won the seventh constituency of Tennessee by hand, a year later the partial legislature promised to be very tight.
Pres. Trump URGES Tennessee’s 7th District to Vote for Matt Van Epps After New "Poll" Shows Razor-Thin Lead Over Radical Democrat Aftyn Behn in High-Stakes Special Election | The Gateway Pundit | by Jim Hᴏft
Tennessee’s 7th District is now the center of national political attention as President Donald Trump is urging voters to flood the polls for Republican candidate Matt Van Epps, following new polling showing an unexpectedly tight race against far-left Democrat Aftyn Behn.
Tennessee Special Election Candidates Hold Dueling Rallies in 11th-Hour Push for Support
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn.—High-profile Republicans flew to Tennessee on Dec. 1 to boost support for candidate Matt Van Epps, one day before the special election for the state’s Seventh Congressional District seat. Epps, Democratic nominee Aftyn Behn, and four independent candidates are hoping to win the vacant U.S. House seat after Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.) retired to take a job in the private sector. The GOP’s multi-county, boots-on-the-ground effort …
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