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Trump-backed Republican keeps crucial congressional seat in GOP hands with special election victory

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Republicans will hold onto a GOP-controlled vacant congressional seat in ruby-red Tennessee after winning a hotly contested special election by nine percentage points Tuesday. Read More

Republican wins Tennessee special election for House seat, NBC News projects

Matt Van Epps, who was backed by Trump, is projected to defeat Democrat Aftyn Behn in a congressional district the president won by 22 percentage points in 2024. Coverage of this live blog has ended. Read More

Republican Matt Van Epps holds deep-red House district in Tennessee special election

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. Read More

Republicans hold onto US House seat in Tennessee special election

Tennessee’s 7th District Congressional seat will remain Republican after U.S. Army combat veteran Matt Van Epps successfully held off a challenge from liberal state Rep. Democrat Aftyn Behn in the ... Read More

Takeaways from the latest special election and what it means for control of the House

There was yet another sign this week of a potential 2026 wave that could hand control of the House of Representatives to Democrats. Republicans won a special congressional election in Tennessee, but ... Read More

Republicans defend a deep-red House district in expensive Tennessee special election

General elections for former Rep. Mark Green's congressional seat in Middle Tennessee have been sleepy, safely Republican affairs. But Tuesday’s special election for the district west of Nashville has ... Read More

Democrats' chances of flipping Republican seat in special election—Polls

Voters in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District will head to the ballot box in one week to vote in the race between Democratic state legislator Aftyn Behn and Republican Matt Van Epps, with polls ... Read More