After seven days of early voting, fewer than 14,000 people across 14 counties have cast ballots in a special election to choose who will fill a vacancy left by retired U.S. Rep. Mark Green in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District, according to data from Secretary of State Tre Hargett’s office .

Turnout is proportionally low in Davidson County, with less than 3% of the 116,330 eligible registered voters — 3,343 — participating, according to data from the Davidson County Election Commission .

Turnout remains split and more evenly distributed between parties than in past years . About 54% of voters participated in the Republican primary and 46% in the Democratic primary.

Early voting is ongoing, and the primary election is Oct. 7. Nineteen candidates are on the ballot, including

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