Democrats, Tennessee
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Republican Matt Van Epps won a special election on Tuesday to represent Tennessee's 7th Congressional District.
Democrats were more bullish on their chances of recapturing control of the U.S. House of Representatives in next year's midterms, they said on Wednesday, after gaining ground in solidly Republican Tennessee in this week's off-cycle election.
The former vice president made a rare return to the campaign trail as he delivered an impassioned plea to Tennesseans to vote for Democrat Aftyn Behn.