US EditionTrump tries to dial up Republican votes on eve of US House special election in Tennessee
President Trump called into a Nashville rally to support GOP candidate Matt Van Epps amid a tightening race, with Van Epps leading by just 2 percent in a key special election.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump and top Republicans made a last-ditch push to prevent embarrassment in Tennessee's 7th U.S. House Congressional District, with Speaker Mike Johnson headlining rallies and Trump urging, `The whole world is watching Tennessee right now, and they're watching your district.`
- With Republicans seeking a rebound from recent losses, Republican Party leaders aimed to defend a narrow House majority while Democratic Party leaders sought a strong showing for next year's midterm elections.
- The House Majority PAC has put $1 million behind Aftyn Behn, while Matt Van Epps, Republican candidate, attracted GOP leaders including Joe Gruters, Gov. Bill Lee, and Sens. Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty and received over $1 million from MAGA Inc. super PAC.
- With early voting extending into Thanksgiving week, campaigns warned of turnout risks as Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries predicted an unexpectedly close race and said `Republicans have already lost`.
- The 7th District is one of three seats redrawn in 2022 to erode Nashville's influence, with only about 1 in 5 of its 14-county voters in Nashville, and it voted for Mark Green and Trump by similar margins last year.
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Trump-backed Republican keeps crucial congressional seat in GOP hands with special election victory | 2 Dec 2025 | Republicans will hold onto a GOP-controlled vacant congressional seat in ruby-red Tennessee after winning a hotly contested special election that grabbed plenty of national attention. Republican nominee Matt Van Epps on Tuesday defeated Democratic rival Aftyn Behn, according to the Associated Press, in the high-stakes race to succee…
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