Republicans won Tennessee's hotly watched special U.S. House election Tuesday, but the single-digit margin in a conservative Nashville-area district was the party's latest warning sign ahead of next year's midterms.

Driving the news: In a district President Trump won by 22 points last year, Trump-backed Republican Matt Van Epps defeated progressive Democrat Aftyn Behn by just under 9 points, 54% to 45%. The result created an unusual mixed bag of feelings on both sides: • Republicans cheered the victory while fretting over the latest evidence that voters are cooling on Trump's agenda and his handling of the economy. • Democrats were encouraged by what the results could mean in the 2026 midterms for candidates in less conservative districts now represented by Republicans — but wondered

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