Republican Ron Estes, the state treasurer, has won a special election Tuesday night in Kansas to replace Rep. Mike Pompeo, who became President Donald Trump's CIA director, CNN projects.
Estes defeated Democrat Jim Thompson, a civil rights attorney and army veteran, and Libertarian Chris Rockhold.
The seat was considered to be by Republicans a straight win -- until an energized Democratic base left Estes with a smaller advantage.
Trump tweeted about the race Tuesday morning, urging voters to get out and support Estes over his Democratic challenger.
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