Tag: independent
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Aftyn Behn (D), Matt Van Epps (R), and four independent candidates are running in the special election for Tennessee's 7th Congressional District
Aftyn Behn (D), Matt Van Epps (R), and four independent candidates are running in the special election for Tennessee's 7th Congressional District on December 2, 2025. The special election will fill the vacancy created when the former incumbent, Rep. Mark Green (R), resigned on July 20, 2025. The Tennessee Lookout's Sam Stockard wrote, "The special…
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Fifty-eight minor party candidates received more votes than the margin-of-victory (MOV) in the 2024 elections
In 2024, 58 minor party or independent candidates received more votes than the margin of victory in their election. Margins of victory can be used to measure electoral competitiveness or political party or candidate strength. This page identifies those elections where the difference between the winning and losing candidates was smaller than the number of…