NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Wednesday was the first day of early voting in a special primary election to replace Congressman Mark Green. The seventh congressional district covers 14 counties and nearly 500,000 Tennessee voters.

There's a large amount of people that could cast their ballot in this primary. The question becomes — will they take the time to go vote?

It was a slow start in Davidson County. By the end of the day, only a few hundred had cast their ballots. It was a smaller crowd in Dickson County. Election officials told us, by mid-afternoon, only 85 voters had cast their ballots. In Montgomery County, by 4 pm, more than 500 voters made their official choice.

"I have voted in every election that I could vote in since I turned 18," said Katie Fitzpatrick, who voted early with he

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