State Rep. Aftyn Behn, a Democrat, outraised her Republican foe Matt Van Epps almost two to one in recent weeks as the two head toward a Dec. 2 special election for Tennessee’s open 7th Congressional District seat.

According to pre-election reports released Nov. 20, Behn reported more than $1 million raised since her Oct. 7 primary win . Van Epps, the former commissioner of the Tennessee Department of General Services under Gov. Bill Lee, reported $590,000 over the same period. National attention has amplified the stakes in district, which is bound by the Alabama and Kentucky state borders and includes a slice of Davidson County, putting Democrats squarely on offense as Trump battles controversies within his own party.

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