Matt Van Epps, the Republican candidate for Congress in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District, defeated his Democrat opponent, Aftyn Behn, in a special election on Tuesday night.

The race was called by Dave Wasserman, Senior Editor and Election Analyst for the Cook Political Report.

Van Epps and Aftyn Behn were vying for the U.S. Congressional seat that former Rep. Mark Green (R-TN) left vacant, as he resigned from Congress for a job in the private sector.

Van Epps’ win comes after he appeared on Breitbart News Daily , stating that it was “a critical election for the balance of power in the House for Republicans to hold the majority.”

“This is a critical election for the balance of power in the House for Republicans to hold the majority,” Van Epps said. “You know there — when yo

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