Republican Van Epps defeated Rep. Aftyn Behn (D-Nashville) to represent the 7th Congressional District, which spans 14 Tennessee counties.

Tennessee has seen some major growth over the past few years, but how has the wealth distributed in the state? SmartAsset, a financial advising organization, created a map of the wealthiest counties in the United States. Counties were ranked on the median ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — It's no secret, people are moving by the thousands to Tennessee. According to new census data from the Tennessee State Data Center in Knox County, on average, 14 people are added to the population every day. From 2022 to 2023, Knox ...

After years of appearing on the "distressed counties" list for Appalachian communities, Grundy County finally climbed from the ranks of the economically worst 10% of counties in Tennessee. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Tuesday announced the number of ...

Republican Matt Van Epps won after both parties spent significant effort in a district Trump won by more than 20 points.

Even with that victory, the outcome contributed to a gloomy outlook for the party going into the 2026 contests that will determine control of Congress. Republicans will need to defend much more vulnerable seats if they have any hope of keeping their House majority,