How outlets cover Matt Van Epps R · TN-7 · Dec 3, 2025
Matt Van Epps Wins Tennessee Special Election
So far two center outlets have covered this. No left- or right-leaning outlet has picked it up yet.
Lead article · Roll Call · CENTERDemocrats see Tennessee special election as sign of expanding 2026 mapCommunity verdict
VOTING CLOSEDNo good or bad look here
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Republican Matt Van Epps defeated Democrat Aftyn Behn by nine points in Tennessee’s 7th District special election. Democrats cast Behn’s strong showing as evidence that the 2026 battleground is expanding, while Republicans cautioned that a special election may not predict midterm results.
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How outlets portrayed Van Epps, by side
2 ARTICLESEach article counts once, however many sites carried it. Sides are each outlet’s published lean. How portrayal is read
Left: 0 favorable, 0 critical, 0 mixed, 0 neutral. Center: 0 favorable, 0 critical, 0 mixed, 2 neutral. Right: 0 favorable, 0 critical, 0 mixed, 0 neutral.
When each side covered it
DEC 3Articles per day by side. DEC 3: Left 0, Center 2, Right 0.
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