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April 13, 2017

Kansas Republican Wins Congressional Seat by Narrow Margin
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In Kansas, Republican Ron Estes won a congressional seat in a special
election Tuesday in a surprisingly close vote for a heavily conservative
district. Estes beat Democratic challenger James Thompson by a slim
53-46 margin, in a district that Donald Trump carried by 27 percentage
points last November. The narrow victory could signal trouble for
Republicans in another congressional special election in Georgia next
week-and could be a sign of voter anger against the Republican Party
less than 100 days into the Trump administration.


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