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2026 candidates we're tracking in TN-7
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Matt Van Epps
Republican
Incumbent
Van Epps is a West Point graduate and Army combat veteran who served ten years of active duty, including deployments as a helicopter pilot and air mission commander, per the campaign site. Van Epps is running as the Republican candidate for Tennessee's 7th Congressional District, per the campaign site.
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Darden Copeland
Democratic
Darden Copeland, of Nashville, is a businessman who founded and leads the public affairs firm Calvert Street Group after an earlier career as a campaign strategist, per his campaign site and the Tennessee Lookout.
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Andrew J. Koontz
Independent
Andrew J. Koontz is an independent candidate from Portland, Tennessee for Tennessee's 7th Congressional District, per the certified Tennessee candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026; the certified list is the only verifiable source for Koontz. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026; the Tennessee Secretary of State's certified candidate list is the only verifiable source for Andrew J. Koontz.
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Lowell Reynolds
Independent
Lowell Reynolds, a Grammy-winning music engineer now studying law, is running as an independent for Tennessee's 7th Congressional District, per his campaign site. He holds a business degree and is a third-year law student at Syracuse University, and says he wants to restore constitutional accountability in Washington. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026; the Tennessee Secretary of State's certified candidate list is the only verifiable source for Lowell Reynolds.
About this race
Tennessee's 7th Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The Tennessee primary is Thursday, August 6, 2026, and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.