India, Dec. 3 -- The polling for the special election in Tennessee's 7th district closed at 7:00 p.m. CT on Tuesday after a day-long voting across hundreds of polling booths in the district. Around 460,000 registered voters were expected to cast their votes for the US House seat left vacant by ex-GOP Rep, Mark Green's resignation.

The counting of votes for the special election for Tennessee's 7th district is expected to start within minutes of the polls closing. A winner is expected to be declared by late evening.

Tennessee's 7th Congressional District includes all or parts of the following counties: Benton, Cheatham, Davidson (part), Dickson, Decatur, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery, Perry, Robertson, Stewart, Wayne, and Willia...