By Owen Auston-Babcock and Bridget Bowman Republican Matt Van Epps has won a hotly contested special election for a deep-red congressional seat in Tennessee, NBC News projects, seeing off a Democratic challenge for the longtime GOP district. Though President Donald Trump carried the 7th Congressional District by 22 points in 2024, Republican super PACs poured millions into defending
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By Alexandra Marquez and Ryan Karlin New Jersey Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill’s victory in the governor’s election this month left behind a now-vacant congressional district — and at least 11 Democrats have lined up for the chance to fill it. Among them are a former congressman running to represent a different district from the one he once represented, a county
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By Jeff Zeleny and Gregory Krieg The final weekend of campaigning for the primary in Ohio’s 11th Congressional District brought to life the divisions that still exist deep inside the Democratic Party, despite broader signs of unity during the first six months of the Biden administration. Sen. Bernie Sanders was back on the campaign trail here, trying
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