Matt Van Epps
TN-7What the Signal reads
Epps is the Republican incumbent, defending a seat the Signal rates Safe R. The market has Epps at 97.4¢ against Copeland's 4¢, up 4.5¢ since August 3. Epps leads 2.6 to 1 in money raised.
The market
This contract settles on whether a Republican holds the seat, not on Matt Van Epps by name.
6,370 traded · 4,416 open. Prices are the yes ask; sides may not sum to 100.Checked 2:09 PM ET
Epps v Copeland
Metric by metricThe 2026 race
Tennessee 7th District2024 general election · previous district lines, won by Mark E. Green.
Raised 2025 to 2026, through July 17.
THEIR SEAT WAS REDRAWNR+22.3 → R+22.4
Tennessee redrew its congressional map in the middle of the decade through HB 7003, signed on May 7, 2026. The plan splits Shelby County, home to Memphis, among the 5th, 8th and 9th districts. Its partisan lean barely changes (Trump +22.3 to Trump +22.4 in the 2024 presidential vote).