Tennessee District 7

TN-07 • 2026 Election
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Primary

Democratic Primary

Held August 6, 2026.

CandidateVotes%
Darden Copeland 16,641 39.9%
Vincent Dixie 11,385 27.3%
Saletta Holloway 9,980 23.9%

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Race Overview

Incumbent
Matt Van Epps
Party
Republican
Current Rating
Safe R expert avg
Open Seat
No
Cook PVI
R+18

Race Ratings

Expert Consensus Rating

Safe R

Individual forecaster ratings will be updated as they become available.

Candidates

Darden Hunter Copeland Nominee

Democrat
Total Raised: $868,615
Cash on Hand: $78,689

Mark Green Incumbent

Republican
Total Raised: $269,638
Cash on Hand: $0

Matt Van Epps Incumbent

Republican
Total Raised: $2,300,690
Cash on Hand: $207,954

Saletta Holloway

Democrat
Total Raised: $60,673
Cash on Hand: $1,711

Vincent Dixie

Democrat
Total Raised: $250,384
Cash on Hand: $21,498

Andrew Koontz

Independent
Total Raised: $5,100
Cash on Hand: $4,970

Average reflects all polls from the last 30 days; table shows the most recent 30 days or the newest 3 polls, whichever is more. How accurate is each pollster? →

No polls in the last 90 days.

Questions About This Race

Is the 2026 TN-07 House race competitive?

No — the expert consensus rates it Safe R for Republicans.

When is the 2026 TN-07 House race decided?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

How is the PollingSource average calculated?

The PollingSource average is the unweighted mean of every scientific public poll of the race from the last 30 days — we do not exclude pollsters. Each race page lists the individual polls behind the average with pollster, field dates, sample size, and margin of error. Full details: pollingsource.com/methodology.

Race Notes

Won special election Dec 2025 after Mark Green resigned

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