Expelled Tennessee Democrats Win Back Seats

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Two Tennessee state representatives who were expelled by House Republicans back in April won back their seats last night. Justin Pearson and Justin Jones are part of a trio of state democratic lawmakers known as the Tennessee three for their protest over gun reform. Both representatives were temporarily reinstated ahead of yesterday's special election. Jones defeated his Republican challenger Laura Nelson with more than 75% of the vote. Pearson overwhelmingly defeated independent candidate Jeff Johnson with more than 90% of the vote.