By Nolan D. McCaskill

WASHINGTON, Dec 2 (Reuters) – Voters in Tennessee will choose their next representative in a special election on Tuesday that will affect Republicans’ narrow grip on the U.S. House of Representatives heading into next year’s midterm elections.

Republican Matt Van Epps, a former commissioner of the Tennessee Department of General Services, is favored over Democratic state Representative Aftyn Behn to fill the seat vacated by former Representative Mark Green, who resigned in July. The Middle Tennessee district includes parts of Nashville.

President Donald Trump won the district by 22 points in 2024, and both Trump and Green have endorsed Van Epps. A survey by Emerson College Polling/The Hill released on Wednesday suggested it could be a tight race.

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