TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Azya Thornton on Jul 25, 2025

A special election will be held in Tennessee in December to fill the vacancy left by Republican U.S. Representative Mark Green’s retirement. State officials announced Thursday that the primary election will take place Oct. 7, with the general election set for Dec. 2 in the 7th Congressional District, The Associated Press reports. Green, who served as chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, resigned July 20. The race already includes contested primaries for both the Democratic and Republican parties