For weeks, a Tennessee special election was flying under the radar in a heavily Republican congressional district. But now funding from President Donald Trump’s allies and an appearance by former Vice President Kamala Harris have turned the Dec.

Early voting is ongoing in the special election for Tennessee's open congressional seat. Behn faces Republican nominee Matt Van Epps.

Former Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday urged Tennesseans to participate in a special House election Democrats hope to claim in the state. Harris’s appearance at a small Nashville rally ahead of the December election featuring Democrat Aftyn Behn and Republican Matt Van Epps marked the first time she has campaigned for a political candidate

Former Vice President Kamala Harris returned to the campaign trail for first time since her 2024 election loss, supporting Tennessee congressional candidate Aftyn Behn in a red district.

On Tuesday, the former vice president made her first campaign appearance for another Democrat since leaving office.

The former vice president has kept largely kept a low political profiled since losing the 2024 presidential race as the Democratic Party nominee.

Acting Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee and former Houston City Council member Amanda Edwards are competing for the congressional seat, which has been vacant since the March death of U.S. Rep.

Two weeks before Election Day, Gov. Greg Abbott stopped by a barbecue joint in Harris County to rally voters, sharing his two goals for next year’s midterm election. The first is to win his own race, returning him to the governor’s mansion for a fourth term. The second is to flip Harris County.