Tennessee's House District 7 was supposed to be Democrat-proof, but a progressive state representative is looking for an upset over her GOP rival.

A poll shows early voters favor Democratic nominee Aftyn Behn, while those planning to vote on Election Day are leaning toward Republican nominee Matt Van Epps. What to know.

Polls have closed in Tennessee's special election to fill the House seat in the state's 7th Congressional District. Polls showed a tightening race down the stretch between Republican nominee Matt Van Epps,

Republican strategist Luke Ball and former Biden White House advisor Yemisi Egbewole discuss the Tennessee special election and the future of the Democratic Party on ‘The Sunday Briefing.’

Republican Matt Van Epps won the Tennessee 7th Congressional special election, but Aftyn Behn's overperformance has Democrats celebrating, too, and sets up an affordability focus in the 2026 midterms.

Elections are underway in Tennessee to fill up a seat in the US House of Representatives left vacant by the resignation of Republican Mark Green. It remains to be seen whether the Republican Party manages to continue their dominance in the traditional red state or if the Dems prove them wrong.

According to Polymarket, a platform where users can place bets on the likelihood of world events, Van Epps has an 85 percent chance of winning while Behn has a 16 percent of success. An Impact Research poll from October showed Van Epps up by 8 points (52 percent to 44 percent).

Runoff elections are happening in Idaho Falls and Pocatello on Tuesday, Dec. 2, and polling locations are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. These runoff elections are occurring because no candidate in these races received more than 50% of the vote in the general election on Nov.