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TN-07 House forecast

Safe Rep2026 lines

Polls close . Statewide at 8:00 PM Eastern, 7:00 PM Central

Van Epps 97% chance

  • Darden Copeland (D)0% past 7 days3%
  • Matt Van Epps (R)+1% past 7 days97%

Chance over time

  • Copeland3%
  • Van Epps97%

Chance over time, past month: Copeland from 5% to 3%; Van Epps from 95% to 97%.

Chance over time, past month, weekly
DateCopelandVan Epps
Sep 22, 20265%96%
Sep 29, 20265%95%
Oct 7, 20263%95%
Oct 14, 20263%96%
Oct 21, 20263%97%

Projected margin

Most likely Van Epps by 5–10 · 8 in 10: Van Epps +24.6 to Van Epps +5.2

Margin forecast from public sources, collected by Helm's data infrastructure
Projected margin of victory
MarginChance
Van Epps by 30+5%
Van Epps by 25–305%
Van Epps by 20–255%
Van Epps by 15–2022%
Van Epps by 10–1525%
Van Epps by 5–1030%
Van Epps by 0–56%
Copeland wins3%

Helm simulation

Not among the districts that most often decide House control in the simulation.

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Context

  • New lines for 2026: the current TN-07 member was elected on different lines.

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