USA Today: Tennessee congressional race becomes unlikely test of blue wave

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/11/30/tennessee-congressional-race-becomes-unlikely-test-of-blue-wave/87481674007/

Joey Garrison and Zac Anderson UPDATED DEC 1

Fresh off Democrats' domination in the off-year elections, a congressional race in Tennessee has become an unlikely test for whether a national blue wave is building that could produce a seismic shakeup in next year's midterm election.

The special election to fill the seat of retired Republican Rep. Mark Green, set for Tuesday, Dec. 2, was hardly on the national radar a month ago.

Now, the race between Democrat Aftyn Behn, a 36-year-old liberal state representative, and Republican Matt Van Epps, a combat veteran, has Democrats dreaming of an unexpected House pickup. Meanwhile, top Republicans ‒ including President Donald Trump ‒ are circling the wagons and pumping in millions to try to stop a disaster.

Tennessee's 7th congressional district was never supposed to be competitive. It's the creation of Tennessee's Republican-controlled legislature, which drew its boundaries in 2022 by splitting Democrat-stronghold Nashville into three districts, each dominated by conservative rural counties and different Middle Tennessee suburbs. One was District 7, which includes parts of Nashville's Davidson County and 13 other counties.

FULL story at link above.

If we win tomorrow with Aftyn, Republicans lose a House seat.

Thanks to RandySF: A new Emerson/The Hill survey of the special election for US Congress in Tennessee’s 7th district finds 48% of voters support Matt Van Epps (R) and 46% support Aftyn Behn (D).

Help flip this seat. Undecideds will make the difference.

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