Republican candidate Matt Van Epps is likely to win the special election in Tennessee, according to the latest polls and betting odds.

Vann Epps is standing against Aftyn Behn, a Democratic state legislator, to fill a seat left vacant by former Representative Mark Greene, who resigned from the House earlier this year.

Polls, betting odds and political analysis indicate Van Epps will likely win the seat but there have been signs that support for Behn is growing.

Newsweek reached out to representatives for Behn and Van Epps by email to comment on this story outside of normal business hours.

Why It Matters

The election has attracted national attention because the GOP has a slim majority in the House of Representatives with 219 seats to the Democrats 213. The resignation of Representat

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