Republican Tennessee congressional candidate Matt Van Epps won the special election Tuesday for Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District, securing 81,017 votes
Republican Tennessee congressional candidate Matt Van Epps won the special election Tuesday for Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District, securing 81,017 votes (52.4%) over Democratic Tennessee congressional candidate Aftyn Behn, who received 71,912 votes (46.5%), with 93% of votes in, according to The New York Post.
Former Republican Tennessee Rep. Mark Green resigned in July, stepping down fewer than six months into his fourth term. The 7th District — which President Donald Trump carried by 20 points in 2024 — drew millions of dollars from both of the two major political parties in the run-up to Tuesday’s vote, despite Republicans historically dominating the area.
