Van Epps' 9 point victory margin was significantly narrower than the 21 point margin by which the GOP won the House seat in last year's election in the deep-red district.
ByAntonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes Staff
andSiladitya Ray,
Forbes Staff.
Republican Matt Van Epps, who President Donald Trump endorsed, won a special election on Tuesday for a House seat from Tennessee, beating out a stronger-than-expected Democratic challenge in a deep-red district that Trump won by 22 points.
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