Inside Elections changed its rating for Tennessee ‘s 7th Congressional District special election from “safe Republican ” to “lean Republican,” as Democrats continue to pour money into the race.

Democrat Aftyn Behn and Republican Matt Van Epps are facing off to fill the seat of former Republican Tennessee Rep. Mark Green, who left Congress in June. Despite Green winning his general election with nearly 60% of the vote, and President Donald Trump winning there by over 22 points, the race has emerged as unusually close. A new Emerson College Polling-the Hill survey for the special election found that 48% of voters supported Epps and 46% supported Behn, a close result that triggered Inside Elections’s switch.

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