Van Epps Wins Special GOP Primary in Tennessee Race to Replace Mark Green’s House Seat

Van Epps is a former Tennessee commissioner of General Services and was endorsed by both President Donald Trump and former Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.).

U.S. Seventh Congressional District candidate Matt Van Epps speaks during a political forum in Dickson, Tenn., on Sept. 8, 2025. George Walker IV/AP Photo

Matt Van Epps, Tennessee’s former commissioner of General Services, won a special primary election for the Republican nomination to the U.S. House of Representatives from the state’s Seventh Congressional District on Oct. 7, according to projections from The Associated Press.

Democrat Aftyn Behn, a state representative, won the Democratic nomination.