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Special Election Race Is Neck and Neck in Tennessee District Long Held by Republicans

Republican Matt Van Epps has a narrow lead over Democrat Aftyn Behn in the Seventh District, with voters focused on affordability and health care.
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Special Election Race Is Neck and Neck in Tennessee District Long Held by Republicans
Democratic state Rep. Aftyn Behn attends a campaign event in Nashville on Nov. 13, 2025. George Walker IV/AP
Jacki Thrapp
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Democrat Aftyn Behn and Republican Matt Van Epps are running neck and neck in the Dec. 2 special election for Tennessee’s Seventh Congressional District seat, according to a new poll released on Nov 26.

An Emerson College Polling/The Hill survey shows 48 percent of voters support Epps and 46 percent support Behn to succeed Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.) after he retired to take a job in the private sector.  The district has been represented by Republicans since 1983.

Jacki Thrapp
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