(Left) Republican Congressional candidate Matt Van Epps and US Seventh Congressional District candidate Aftyn Behn. AP AP —

Matt Van Epps, a former commissioner in Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee’s administration who was endorsed by President Donald Trump, and Democratic state Rep. Aftyn Behn won their crowded primary races Tuesday and will face off in December in a special election to replace a GOP congressman who left office this summer.

Van Epps clinched victory with the presidential endorsement that came after in-person early voting ended. Eleven Republicans were on the ballot for the seat vacated by former US Rep. Mark Green . Two among them, including state Rep. Lee Reeves, suspended their campaigns after Trump weighed in, and they likewise endorsed Van Epps.

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