It’s on! Early voting for the special primary election to fill the vacant U.S. House seat in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District previously represented by former Republican Congressman Mark Green begins today!
The 7th District in Middle Tennessee includes Stewart, Montgomery, Robertson, Houston, Dickson, Cheatham, Humphreys, Hickman, Perry, Decatur, Wayne, and parts of Davidson, Benton, and Williamson counties. The early voting period runs through Oct. 2. The primary election day is Oct 7.
A total of 11 Republicans, four Democrats, and four Independents are listed as candidates on the primary ballot, according to the Tennessee Secretary of State’s Office.
Republican candidates seeking the GOP nomination in the race include State Reps. Jody Barrett (R-Dickson), Gino Bulso (R-Brentwood), and Lee Reeves (R-Franklin), former Lee administration official Matt Van Epps, pardoned January 6th-er Stewart Parks, Montgomery County Commissioner Jason Knight, former Mitch McConnell aide Mason Foley, Williamson County Republican Party member Stuart Cooper, author and entrepreneur Adolph Agbéko Dagan, retired Undercover Detective with MNPD Joe Leurs, and Tennessee State Senate analyst Tres Wittum.
State Representatives Bo Mitchell (D-Nashville), Aftyn Behn (D-Nashville), Vincent Dixie (D-Nashville), and Nashville businessman Darden Copeland are seeking the Democratic nomination.
The general election for the seat will be conducted on December 2.
