By Steve Kornacki Republican Matt Van Epps held off a challenge from Democrat Aftyn Behn on Tuesday in the special election in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District, with voters delivering both a result and a broader message. The result preserves a House seat that the GOP badly needs, given how slim its majority is. But the margin — a 9-point win for Van Epps in a district President Donald Trump carried by 22 points last year — bolsters Democratic optimism heading into next year’s midterms. The big picture The final result is in line with all of the other House special elections
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