Tennessee, Matt Van Epps and Democrats
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Polls closed at 7 p.m., and Van Epps was declared the winner less than two hours later in Tuesday’s special election.
Republican Matt Van Epps won a nationally watched special election in Tennessee for a seat in the U.S. House on Tuesday, maintaining his party's grip on the district with help from President Donald Trump.
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Matt Van Epps defeats Rep. Aftyn Behn in special election to fill vacant congressional seat
Republican Van Epps defeated Rep. Aftyn Behn (D-Nashville) to represent the 7th Congressional District, which spans 14 Tennessee counties.
Multiple outlets reported that Republican Van Epps will defeat Rep. Aftyn Behn to represent the 7th Congressional District, which spans 14 Tennessee counties.
Republican Matt Van Epps won Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District Tuesday night, beating state Rep. Aftyn Behn, a progressive Nashville Democrat. Behn cut into the GOP’s margin from November of last year, when voters elected incumbent U.S. Rep. Mark Green by 22 percentage points.