| The Green Papers: 2025 General Election |
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119th Congress (2025-2027) House Seats by State |
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| Tennessee 2-year term. Election Cycle 2026, 2028. No Term Limit. | |||||
| Partisan Composition: 7 Republican, 1 Democratic, 1 Vacancy | |||||
| Incumbent - 119th Congress | |||||
| CD 7 Vacant |
Republican | Member of Congress Mark E. Green First elected: 2018 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 Vacant Office - 9 June 2025: "It is with a heavy heart that I announce my retirement from Congress ... I was offered an opportunity in the private sector ... today I notified ... the House of Representatives that I will resign from Congress as soon as the House votes ... on the reconciliation package ... there will be a special election to replace me ..." 4 July 2025: Member of Congress Mark E. Green (Republican) announced his resignation effective 20 July 2025. State law gives Governor William "Bill" Lee (Republican) 10 days to call a Special Election. The primary is 50 to 55 days after the Special Election is called and the Special General Election is 50 to 55 days later. The estimated dates for the special primary is 7 October and the special general election is 2 December. 24 July 2025: Governor William "Bill" Lee (Republican) issues the Writs of Election to fill the vacant seat of former Member of Congress Mark E. Green (Republican). The filing deadline is 12 August 2025, the Primary Election (for Democrats and Republicans) is 7 October 2025 and the General Election is 2 December 2025. |
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| Member of Congress Mark E. Green (Republican) who was first elected in 2018 and re-elected in 2020, 2022, and 2024 resigned on 20 July 2025. On 9 June 2025 he stated "It is with a heavy heart that I announce my retirement from Congress ... I was offered an opportunity in the private sector ... today I notified ... the House of Representatives that I will resign from Congress as soon as the House votes ... on the reconciliation package ... there will be a special election to replace me ..." State law gives Governor William "Bill" Lee (Republican) 10 days to call a Special Election. The primary is 50 to 55 days after the Special Election is called and the Special General Election is 50 to 55 days later. The estimated dates for the special primary is 7 October and the special general election is 2 December. 24 July 2025: Governor William "Bill" Lee (Republican) issues the Writs of Election to fill the vacant seat of former Member of Congress Mark E. Green (Republican). The filing deadline is 12 August 2025, the Primary Election (for Democrats and Republicans) is 7 October 2025 and the General Election is 2 December 2025. | |||||
| Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such. |
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| Democratic-Farmer Labor | |
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| Constitution | |
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| American Solidarity | |
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| Independence | |
| Independent American | |
| MGTOW | |
| No Labels | |
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| Independents | |
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| None | |
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| Working Class | |
| Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable | |
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| Notes |
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Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot. "FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary. When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details. If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements. |
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