Democratic congressional candidate Aftyn Behn visits a home in Franklin, Tennessee as she canvases for votes in a special election for the state's seventh district, on November 13. George Walker IV/AP

Democrats started this year in the doldrums, having lost both the White House and control of Congress and with their party heading toward record-low approval ratings .

They’re in a position to end it riding a wave of momentum, with one more chance to over-perform expectations and make the Republican majority in the US House even narrower.

Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District on Tuesday will host the fifth and final special US House election of the year. In the first four, Democrats exceeded the Democratic candidates’ margins in 2024 House races by an average of 16 points. They ran

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