For the second time this year, Republican Tom Tiffany will square off with Democratic candidate Tricia Zunker for the 7th Congressional District seat.
The seat became vacant in September 2019 when incumbent Sean Duffy stepped down. On May 12, Tiffany received 57% of the vote in a special election, while Zunker obtained 43% of the vote.
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