Matt Van Epps beats Aftyn Behn in Tennessee
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Republican Matt Van Epps has won a hotly contested special election for a deep-red congressional seat in Tennessee, NBC News projects, seeing off a Democratic challenge for the longtime GOP district
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) encouraged Tennessee voters to turn out for who he calls “one of the best candidates,” Matt Van Epps, instead of “homegrown Marxist” Aftyn Behn. “Look, this lady was educated in Knoxville,