Republican Matt Van Epps will win Tennessee special election, averting Democratic upset, CNN projects

By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Republican Matt Van Epps will win the special US House election for Tennessee’s 7th District, CNN’s Decision Desk projects, preventing an upset but emboldening Democrats as they were on track to over-perform in a normally deep-red district. His win over Democrat Aftyn Behn allows the GOP to retain the