When Donald Trump won the presidential election in 2024, he swept Tennessee’s 7th congressional district by 22 points, but the dramatic shift away from Republicans is turning heads ahead of next week’s special election.
Voters are casting ballots on Tuesday in a special election to fill the seat vacated by Republican Rep. Mark Green. Green beat Democrat Megan Barry in the congressional race last year by more than 21 points.
But a new poll out of the district shows the race neck-and-neck between Republican Matt Van Epps and Democratic state Rep. Aftyn Behn.
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