Victoria Broderick defeats Scott DesJarlais in Tennessee’s 4th Congressional District
Democrat Victoria Broderick defeated longtime Republican Congressman Scott DesJarlais by just 280 votes.
Summary by The Nashville Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Brittney Baird, as published by WKRN News 2 (ABC affiliate) · · 1 min read
Democrat Victoria Broderick defeated longtime Republican Congressman Scott DesJarlais by just 280 votes.

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