Democrat Aftyn Behn seeks upset in Tennessee special election that could threaten fragile GOP House majority ahead of 2026 midterms in deep-red district.
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FRANKLIN,TN–RepublicanNationalCommittee(RNC)ChairJoeGruterssaysthattheDemocrats’momentumfollowingtheirsweepingvictoriesinlastmonth’s2025ballotboxshowdownswillcometoanendinTuesday’sspecialelectionforahotlycontestedGOP-controlledvacantHouseseatinarubyredTennesseecongressionaldistrict.
“Tennesseeistheredwall.Sothey’renotgettingpastTennessee.We’regoingtowinthisrace.Thisisourterritory,”theRNCchairtoldFoxNewsDigitalafterspeakingatarallyforMattVanEpps,theGOPcongressionalnomineeinamust-winraceforRepublicans.
VanEppsisfacingoffagainstDemocraticnomineeAftynBehnintheracetosucceedformerGOPRep.MarkGreen,whoresignedfromofficeinJunetotakeaprivatesectorjob.
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PresidentDonaldTrumpcarriedthe7thCongressionalDistrict—whichislocatedincentralandwesternTennessee,stretch
