Van Epps election night results

Republican Matt Van Epps won Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District Tuesday night, beating state Rep. Aftyn Behn, a progressive Nashville Democrat. Behn cut into the GOP’s margin from November of last year, when voters elected incumbent U.S. Rep. Mark Green by 22 percentage points.

Behn also rallied rare national attention to the race, which both parties considered a litmus test on Donald Trump’s rocky second term. A huge voter turnout in Davidson County gave Behn a boost, but last-minute campaign help from U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson and millions in Trump-aligned PAC spending helped carry Van Epps across the finish line. 

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