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Tennessee Special Election Candidates Hold Dueling Rallies in 11th-Hour Push for Support

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) called President Donald Trump while on stage at a rally on Monday morning in Franklin, Tennessee.
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Tennessee Special Election Candidates Hold Dueling Rallies in 11th-Hour Push for Support
Hundreds of supporters attended an early morning for Republican candidate Matt Van Epps in Franklin, Tenn., on Dec. 1, 2025. Jacki Thrapp/The Epoch Times
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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.

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