As a leader of the College Democrats at Vanderbilt University, Luci Wingo knew the odds of a Democrat winning one of Nashville's three U.S. House seats weren't great. Yet her hope grew as the party mounted an aggressive campaign for its candidate,

Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District special election will be held on Dec. 2. Here's what to know and how to keep up with results.

With the 2026 Midterms approaching, here’s a look at where Donald Trump’s approval stands in the wake of a tight Tennessee special election.

Who won the race for state’s 7th Congressional District? Here are the Tennessee's special election results

Tennessee's special election in District 7 to replace U.S. Rep. Mark Green has elected a winner, but not quite how Republicans imagined.

Republican Matt Van Epps has won a hotly contested special election for a deep-red congressional seat in Tennessee, NBC News projects, seeing off a Democratic challenge for the longtime GOP district

One political analysts says the results are a “very, very bad omen for Republicans and a very, very good omen for Democrats."

The race has been viewed as a bellwether for the 2026 midterm elections, and the margin of Republican victory will be closely analysed.

Republican Matt Van Epps, a military veteran and former state general services commissioner, defeated Democratic state Rep. Aftyn Behn by 9 percentage points on Tuesday for the seat vacated by Republican Mark Green, who retired over the summer. Green had won reelection in 2024 by 21 percentage points.