More than a dozen people are running in the Tennessee primary special election on Oct. 7, including President Trump's preferred pick: Matt Van Epps.

Republican Matt Van Epps and Democratic State Rep. Aftyn Behn will face off in the Dec. 2 general election to decide who will see out the remainder of Green’s term in Tennessee’s 7 th Congressional District. Green stepped down in July.

Matt Van Epps, a former commissioner in Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee’s administration, has won a crowded Republican primary in the special election to replace a GOP congressman who left office this summer.

More than a dozen candidates are vying for the chance to represent Tennessee’s Seventh Congressional District, which cuts through part of Nashville. Read about the results ›

As the special House election for a deep-red congressional district in Tennessee approaches, one issue has shaped the race above all else: Donald Trump

More than a dozen candidates are competing for their parties’ nominations Tuesday to fill a vacant Tennessee congressional seat in the closely divided U.S. House.

A Tennessee special election to replace a Republican congressman who stepped aside this summer has attracted crowded primaries for both major parties

Stuart Cooper and Lee Reeves suspended their campaigns after Matt Van Epps received an endorsement from President Donald Trump. You can learn more about the candidates here. You can find more information on polling locations here. Voting for the Special Primary Election ends at 7 p.m. on October 7.

Tuesday night's election had lots of drama, including a surprise upset that turned out to be nothing, a four way neck-and-neck race, and the emergence of Montgomery County as a pivotal battleground.

Matt Van Epps won the Republican nomination for a December special election in the state’s Seventh Congressional District. State Representative Aftyn Behn won the Democratic primary.