For weeks, a Tennessee special election was flying under the radar in a heavily Republican congressional district. But now funding from President Donald Trump’s allies and an appearance by former Vice President Kamala Harris have turned the Dec.
Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District, which runs from Kentucky to Alabama and cuts through Nashville, is holding a special election on December 2 to replace former Republican Rep. Mark Green. Just a few years ago,
Money is pouring into a deep-red House district in Tennessee ahead of an early December special election, as the candidates and their super PAC backers ramp up spending
Tennessee’s 7 th congressional district has been solidly Republican for decades.
The special election will determine who will fill the seat left open by retiring Republican U.S. Rep. Mark Green.
The congressional race in the state’s seventh congressional district, which includes Nashville, is where cracks in Donald Trump’s base are starting to show. Democrat Aftyn Behn is facing off against Matt Van Epps, a Republican West Point grad who had been strongly favored to win.
Aftyn Behn is trying to flip a seat Donald Trump won by 22 points in a December special election. Grocery bills and corporate taxes dominate.
Still the favorites, Republicans have grown nervous about a House special election that could show whether the political environment continues to shift leftward.
Following a blue wave in the 2025 elections, a House special election in Tennessee will see whether Democrats can flip a red seat.
Next week’s special election in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District is shaping up to be a bellwether of Democrats' strength.
A special election in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District, once expected to attract little notice in the reliably Republican region, has
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