Matt Van Epps wins 7th Congressional District Republican primary Former Rep. Mark Green’s pick will face off against the Democratic primary winner in December Hamilton Matthew Masters Matt Masters Author email Oct 7, 2025 Oct 7, 2025 Updated Oct 27, 2025 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gift this article New subscriber benefit! Copied to clipboard Out of gifts for the month Unfortunately you've used all of your gifts this month. Your counter will reset on the first day of next month. Share this article paywall-free Email Copy Link With polls closed in Tennessee's 7th Congressional District special primaries, Matt Van Epps is projected to win the Republican nomination. He will face off against a Democratic challenger in the Dec. 2 general election for the seat vacated by former U.S. Rep. Mark Green in July.Last week, Van Epps was endorsed by President Donald Trump and Gov. Bill Lee. Hours later, he was endorsed by fellow Republican candidate and Franklin state Rep. Lee Reeves, who suspended his campaign rather than facing off against a Trump-endorsed fellow Republican. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kA 5:ClQ=ECQm'2? tAAD[ E96 7@C>6C 4@>>:DD:@?6C @7 E96 %6??6DD66 s6A2CE>6?E @7 v6?6C2= $6CG:46D[ 4FCC6?E=J D6CG6D 2D 2 =:6FE6?2?E 4@=@?6= :? E96 %6??6DD66 }2E:@?2= vF2C5] %96 &]$] pC>J #2?86C 2?5 (6DE !@:?E 8C25F2E6 D6CG65 :? E96 D2>6 DA64:2= @A6C2E:@?D C68:>6?E 2D k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]?2D9G:==6A@DE]4@>^A@=:E:4D^6=64E:@?D^>2C<\8C66?\DEF>AD\7@C\G2?\6AAD\2D\fE9\4@?8C6DD:@?2=\5:DEC:4E\62C=J\G@E:?8\?62CD^2CE:4=603e`eah`h\h634\dhed\g463\a2c6d64`6gc6]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm7@C>6C &]$] #6A] vC66?k^2m[ H9@ 2=D@ 6?5@CD65 '2? tAAD 62C=J :? E96 C246 D9@CE=J 27E6C C6D:8?:?8]k^AmkAm'2? tAAD H2D 2=D@ 324<65 3J 7@C>6C v@G] q:== w2D=2> 2?5 }2D9G:==6 2FE@ >28?2E6 {66 q62>2?[ 2?5 92D C6=:65 962G:=J @? DFAA@CE 7C@> 24E:G6\5FEJ >:=:E2CJ 2?5 G6E6C2?D] w6 AC@>:D6D E92E 9:D k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]?2D9G:==6D46?6]4@>^?6HD^4@G6CDE@CJ^E6??6DD66D\fE9\4@?8C6DD:@?2=\5:DEC:4E\C246^2CE:4=60hcg3bf7e\373_\c3fh\3c5a\e2ca`c`_g323]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm7:CDE AC@A@D65 3:==k^2m H:== 2:> E@ C65F46 E96 4@DE @7 =:G:?8 7@C G6E6C2?D]k^AmkAmx? 2 4C@H565 #6AF3=:42? 7:6=5[ '2? tAAD 362E @FE DE2E6 #6AD] y@5J q2CC6EE W#\s:4<D@?X 2?5 v:?@ qF=D@ W#\qC6?EH@@5X[ 2=@?8 H:E9 C@F89=J 92=7 2 5@K6? @E96C 492==6?86CD] k^AmkAmpE 2 9@>6 :? qFC?D[ %6??][ D64@?5\A=246 7:?:D96C q2CC6EE 255C6DD65 9:D DFAA@CE6CD] k^AmkAmQ{@@<[ xVG6 E@=5 2 =@E @7 A6@A=6 E9:D[ 2?5 >J 42>A2:8? >2?286C D>24<65 >6 FAD:56 E96 9625 2 4@FA=6 @7 E:>6D 7@C D2J:?8 E9:D[Q D2:5 q2CC6EE %F6D52J ?:89E] Qx 5:5?VE C62==J H2?E E@ H:? E9:D E9:?8 2?JH2J] x ?6G6C H2?E65 E@ CF? 7@C 2? @77:46 :? s]r][ 3FE E9:D H2D 2? @AA@CEF?:EJ E92E @A6?65 FA[ 2?5 2 =@E @7 A6@A=6 42>6 2?5 =:7E65 >6 FA 2?5 <:?5 @7 AFD965 >6 E@ E2<6 2 CF? 2E E9:D] xE H2D D@>6E9:?8 E92E x 76=E =:<6 x H2D 36:?8 42==65 E@ 5@]Qk^Am State Rep. Jody Barrett concedes, Oct. 7, 2025 Photo: Hamilton Matthew Masters Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tags 7th Congressional District Matt Van Epps Republican Candidate Bill Lee Donald Trump Mark Green Matt Masters Author email Follow Matt Masters Close Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Save Manage followed notifications Close Followed notifications Please log in to use this feature Log In Don't have an account? Sign Up Today Recommended for you Trending The Boring Company buys Murfreesboro Pike property Health Care Notes: HCA acquires healthcare-focused college East Nashville church building sells for $5M Predators reveal new renderings for Bridgestone Arena, Centennial Ice Rink Billionaire couple donates $25M to Vanderbilt
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