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Democrat Aftyn Behn significantly exceeded expectations after she received help from the national party in a deep-red district

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Republican Matt Van Epps has won a special election in a race that turned out to be surprisingly closer than expected in a sign of the Republican Party’s increasing unpopularity going into next year’s midterm elections.