Scerick Richard Longcope
Scerick Richard Longcope (independent) ran in a special election to the U.S. House to represent Tennessee's 7th Congressional District. Longcope did not appear on the ballot for the special general election on December 2, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: Tennessee's 7th Congressional District special election, 2025
Tennessee's 7th Congressional District special election, 2025 (October 7 Republican primary)
Tennessee's 7th Congressional District special election, 2025 (October 7 Democratic primary)
General election
Special general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 7
The following candidates ran in the special general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 7 on December 2, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Matt Van Epps (R) | 53.8 | 95,470 | |
| Aftyn Behn (D) | 45.2 | 80,181 | ||
| Jonathan Thorp (Independent) | 0.5 | 923 | ||
| Teresa Christie (Independent) | 0.3 | 607 | ||
| Bobby Dodge (Independent) | 0.1 | 195 | ||
| Robert James Sutherby (Independent) | 0.1 | 128 | ||
| Total votes: 177,504 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Steven Hooper (Independent)
- Scerick Richard Longcope (Independent)
- David Richard Holbert (Independent)
- Caleb Stack (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 7
Aftyn Behn defeated Darden Copeland, Bo Mitchell, and Vincent Dixie in the special Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 7 on October 7, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Aftyn Behn | 27.9 | 8,648 | |
| Darden Copeland | 24.9 | 7,716 | ||
| Bo Mitchell | 24.2 | 7,492 | ||
| Vincent Dixie | 23.1 | 7,146 | ||
| Total votes: 31,002 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Joy Davis (D)
Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 7
The following candidates ran in the special Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 7 on October 7, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Matt Van Epps | 51.6 | 19,001 | |
| Jody Barrett | 25.3 | 9,335 | ||
| Gino Bulso | 10.9 | 4,004 | ||
| Lee Reeves | 5.2 | 1,929 | ||
| Mason Foley | 2.8 | 1,022 | ||
| Stewart Parks | 1.6 | 595 | ||
| Jason Knight | 1.0 | 381 | ||
| Stuart Cooper (Unofficially withdrew) | 0.6 | 239 | ||
| Tres Wittum | 0.4 | 133 | ||
| Joe Leurs | 0.3 | 122 | ||
| Adolph Agbéko Dagan | 0.3 | 93 | ||
| Total votes: 36,854 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Robert James Sutherby (R)
- Brandon Ogles (R)
- Eddie Lee Murphy (R)
- John Wilt (R)
- John Wesley Smith IV (R)
- Michael Vogel (R)
- Noah Cline (R)
- Robby Moore (R)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Longcope in this election.
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2025 Elections
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