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LIVE RESULTS: Special Election in TN-07! UPDATE: DDHQ Calls Election for Van Epps
Hot Air ^ | 2 Dec 2025 | Ed Morrissey

Posted on 12/02/2025 6:38:12 PM PST by Rummyfan

It's all over but the shouting. And the voting. Tonight, we find out whether Democrats caught Republicans napping in a special election for a congressional district that Donald Trump won by 22 points a year ago. Or did a late Trump intervention manage to save a much-needed House seat?

Tennessee US House 7 Special Election General

County Results
Last Updated: Dec 2, 2025 at 9:34 PM
> 95% est. reporting
Candidates Party Votes Pct.
Matt Van Epps. GOP 78,589 51.9%
Aftyn Behn. DEM 71,361 47.1%
Jonathan Thorp. IND 757 0.5%
.......
Total 151,569

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To: Rummyfan

Trump won this district by 22 points. Glad we won but low margin is concerning.


21 posted on 12/02/2025 7:05:15 PM PST by vivenne (7Come to think of it. Fact)
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To: vivenne

Yeah...demcommies missed their cheat numbers


22 posted on 12/02/2025 7:08:43 PM PST by goodnesswins (Make educ institutions return to the Mission...reading, writing, math...not Opinions & propaganda)
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To: vivenne

Kamahala, the Jamaican Voodoo Hoodoo gave Aftyn Dogface 1.5 million. The RATS poured more money into this district than they did last time with Trump.


23 posted on 12/02/2025 7:10:18 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (I started watching FNC again when Trump got elected. I'm done watching again after today's crap.)
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To: vivenne

If Republican and Independent voters weren’t as disgusted with Republican members of Congress, the margin would have been greater. Not much enthusiasm to get out and stand in line for a bunch of RINO do-nothings.


24 posted on 12/02/2025 7:14:06 PM PST by JudyinCanada
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To: Rummyfan

On only fans maybe


25 posted on 12/02/2025 7:16:04 PM PST by normbal (normbal. Non-native Tennessean.)
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To: showme_the_Glory

Laz is conspicuous by his absence, which should answer your question. :)


27 posted on 12/02/2025 7:18:20 PM PST by OKSooner (We are all mortal... But Jim and his website have made a significant difference in my life. RIP)
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To: Rummyfan

It’s good to know that Nashvillains hate Nashville and Country Music. They are the reason people like Aftyn hate Nashville.


28 posted on 12/02/2025 7:19:37 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (I started watching FNC again when Trump got elected. I'm done watching again after today's crap.)
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To: Rummyfan

๐Ÿ˜†


29 posted on 12/02/2025 7:24:58 PM PST by Beowulf9
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To: pissant

That’s not an appropriate comment for a family friendly site.


30 posted on 12/02/2025 7:25:08 PM PST by deks (Deo duce, ferro comitante ยท God for guide, sword for companion)
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To: Rummyfan

the real story is that polls under estimated the Republican again by several points.


31 posted on 12/02/2025 7:26:18 PM PST by TexasFreeper2009
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To: TexasFreeper2009

Good observation. An eight point victory is not bad. At least it shows that Republicans will come out to vote.


32 posted on 12/02/2025 7:28:30 PM PST by Maine Mariner
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To: Rummyfan

This is not correct data.


33 posted on 12/02/2025 7:31:33 PM PST by Ge0ffrey
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To: OKSooner; Lazamataz

“Laz is conspicuous by his absence...”

Still consulting his Magic 8-Ball.


34 posted on 12/02/2025 7:32:35 PM PST by decal (They won't stop, so they'll have to be stopped)
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To: decal

Matt Van Epps
R
96,988
53.9%

Aftyn Behn
D
81,044
45.0%

Jon Thorp
I
932
0.5%
Total
179,899

+ view all candidates
98.9% expected votes in (Est. remaining 2,100)


35 posted on 12/02/2025 7:34:02 PM PST by Ge0ffrey
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To: blackdog

But how many registered voters are in the Davidson county part of the 7th?

How many voted? And what is the breakdown?


36 posted on 12/02/2025 7:35:55 PM PST by Fledermaus ("It turns out all we really needed was a new President!")
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To: EandH Dad

Really? How many Davidson voters are in the 7th? It’s a sliver of the county. Mostly still 5th and a lot now in the 6th.


37 posted on 12/02/2025 7:38:19 PM PST by Fledermaus ("It turns out all we really needed was a new President!")
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To: EandH Dad
Davidson County is the heart of Nashville and 30,000 voted for a woman that hates them.

Are there any current residents of Nashville who were actually born in Tennessee?

38 posted on 12/02/2025 7:38:27 PM PST by Drew68
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To: blackdog
I am confident they will keep finding in the trunks of rental car returns and street storm drains.

The FBI needs to put voter fraud on the top of their lists. Democrats are running with zero ideas and they're acting confident. That reeks of potential fraud.

39 posted on 12/02/2025 7:40:19 PM PST by GOPJ (Soros & democrats back criminals, dope dealers, illegals & terrorists. <P><I><B><big><center></B>)
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To: Ge0ffrey

When those last few votes are counted it will be a 9+ point victory. I wonder if the Dems. will quit calling it close? If they want to say it was closer than Trumps victory, that would be true, but in a Special Election like this a 9+ point victory for a Republican is almost a “landslide”. She won One, that’s one county, and that was Downtown Nashville.


40 posted on 12/02/2025 7:44:47 PM PST by Old Retired Army Guy (That's)
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