All 2026 races

Tennessee Congressional District 7

Four candidates are on the November 3 ballot, including two independents.

On the ballot in Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Macon, Montgomery, Robertson, Sumner and Trousdale Counties.

On the November 3, 2026 ballot

  • Matt Van EppsRepublican

    Unopposed in the Republican primary, with 60,030 votes. Of Nashville. Full primary results

  • Darden CopelandDemocratic

    Won the Democratic primary with 39.9% of the vote (16,641 votes), ahead of Vincent Dixie at 27.3%. Of Nashville. Full primary results

  • Andrew J. KoontzIndependent

    Qualified by petition as an independent from Portland. Independents do not run in a primary.

  • Lowell ReynoldsIndependent

    Qualified by petition as an independent from Nashville. Independents do not run in a primary.

The counties

Voting information, deadlines and the election commission for each county in this district.

Ballot membership comes from the Tennessee Secretary of State’s certified 2026 candidate lists. Primary percentages come from the state’s own returns, frozen after the August 6, 2026 primary. Results are complete but unofficial until county election commissions certify them by August 24, 2026.

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