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.

Republican Matt Van Epps narrowly hung on to a House seat in a Tennessee district President Donald Trump easily won one year ago, a warning about the GOP’s deteriorating political position and a disap...

The special election in the 7th Congressional District pitted Republican Matt Van Epps against Democratic state Rep. Aftyn Behn in a district President Trump won by more than 20 points last November.