{"id":11254,"date":"2025-12-04T12:12:36","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T12:12:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/?p=11254"},"modified":"2025-12-04T12:12:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T12:12:36","slug":"trump-backed-republican-wins-tennessee-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/?p=11254","title":{"rendered":"Trump-Backed Republican Wins Tennessee Election"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n              <span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time:<\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Matt Van Epps has defeated Democrat Aftyn Behn in a nationally watched Tennessee election that helped Republicans keep their majority in the United States House of Representatives.\n<\/p>\n<h4>This content is supported by your donations.<br \/>Give today.<\/h4>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Van Epps \u2014 a West Point graduate who served as a Lt. Col. in the Tennessee Army National Guard before being appointed as commissioner of the Tennessee Department of General Services and serving in the governor\u2019s office \u2014\u00a0won the special election for Tennessee\u2019s 7th Congressional District on Tuesday, earning 53.9% of the vote compared to Behn\u2019s 45%. Other candidates got less than 1% each,\u00a0CNN\u00a0reported.\n<\/p>\n<p>Van Epps\u00a0addressed\u00a0supporters in Nashville, calling his election victory \u201can incredible win\u201d in which voters \u201csent a message loud and clear\u201d that \u201cthe people of middle Tennessee stand with President Donald J. Trump.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am humbled beyond belief to stand before you tonight as your next representative,\u201d he added. \u201cI will never forget the trust placed in me. \u2026 I want to thank God for His guidance and grace every step of the way.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTonight, we did something everyone counted out. We proved to a nation that states like Tennessee are still worth fighting for,\u201d\u00a0tweeted\u00a0Aftyn Behn for Congress following her loss. \u201cThe margin was close, and that can only be attributed to the thousands of volunteers who showed out. This is just the beginning.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>Though Van Epps was successful, many Republicans expressed concern over the result, as President Donald Trump had carried the district by 22 points in the 2024 election.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m glad we won. But the GOP should not ignore the Virginia, New Jersey and Tennessee elections,\u201d said Republican Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska,\u00a0Politico\u00a0reported. \u201cWe must reach swing voters. America wants some normalcy.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>An unnamed Republican member of the House told Politico that Tuesday\u2019s results indicated that the 2026 congressional midterms are \u201cgoing to be a bitch of an election cycle.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRepublicans can survive if we play team and the Trump administration officials play smart. Neither is certain,\u201d the member of Congress added.\n<\/p>\n<h4>What do you think of these election results? Share your thoughts and prayers below.<\/h4>\n<p><em>This article was originally published at The Christian Post. Photo Credit: Brett Carlsen\/Getty Images.<\/em><br \/>\n&#13;\n            <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 2 minutes Matt Van Epps has defeated Democrat Aftyn Behn in a nationally watched Tennessee election that helped Republicans keep their majority in the United States House of Representatives. 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