NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Republican Matt Van Epps won Tuesday night’s special election, securing his spot as the next congressperson representing District 7 in Tennessee. But his win came at far smaller margin than his 2024 predecessor Rep. Mark Green.

Van Epps defeated Aftyn Behn Tuesday night in a special election to fill Green’s seat, who resigned to work in the private sector. Van Epps received more than 96,000 votes, coming in at about 55% of the vote. Behn ended the night with about 46% of the vote.

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That’s a much tighter race than the district saw last year, when Green beat Democrat Megan Barry. In that race, Green received nearly 60% of the total vote and Barry came in at abo

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