Democrats are looking to make another political statement in a special election Tuesday for a deep-red House seat in Tennessee that has garnered national attention.

Both parties have poured millions into the 7th District race between Republican Army veteran Matt Van Epps and Democratic state Rep. Aftyn Behn to complete the unfinished term of GOP former Rep. Mark E. Green, who resigned in July to take a job in the private sector. The election’s outcome will serve as another data point in the fight for the House in next year’s midterm elections with Republicans’ narrow majority on the line.

Polling shows the race for the 7th District — which Donald Trump carried by 22 points last year, according to calculations by Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales — has gotten closer. A Nov. 22-2

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