Congressman Jaime Herrera Beutler was exiled in the primary after becoming the third Congressman to vote to impeach former PresidentDonald Trump.
Herrera Beutler lost to Trump supporter Joe Kent, former Green Berets, in the third congressional district election. The district is located in southwestern Washington across the border from Portland, Oregon. Kent will face Democrat Marie Gursenkamp He Perez in November. She was the top vote-getter after her Aug. 2 primary with 31% of the vote, so she had already advanced to the general election.
Her Herrera Beutler, who was first elected to the United States House of Representatives in 2010, led Kent with about 4,700 votes on election night, but her lead narrowed throughout the last week and was updated Wednesday night. Kent got a no due to the returned return. From Monday night she's in second place — by a margin of 1050 votes.
Kent finished with 22.8% of the vote and Herrera Beutler was her third with 22.3% of the vote.
Herrera Beutler confirmed her candidacy in an email Tuesday night, saying, "Since I was first elected to this seat, I have done what is best for my region and my country. I have done my best," he said.
In her statement on Wednesday, Kent thanked the other Republican candidates and said, "The campaign fought hard because we all care deeply about this district and this country." said.
"Now is the time to unite as Republicans. The stakes have never been higher," he wrote.
Gluesenkamp Perez said in a statement earlier this week that the 3rd congressional district election campaign "will be a national trailblazer for the direction of the country and the future of democracy." .
Under Washington's primary system, the top two vote-getters in each August 2 race advance to his November election, regardless of party. Washington is a mail-in ballot state, and voters are not required to declare a political party affiliation.
Because Washington is a vote-by-mail state and ballots must arrive by Election Day, ballots reach county elections offices throughout the week, so in a close race, the final result is It often takes days to find out.
Of his ten House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump, four chose not to run for re-election. Rep. Peter Meyer of Michigan lost the primary to pro-Trump John Gibbs last week, while Rep. Tom Rice of South Carolina lost to a pro-Trump challenger in June. Rep. David Valadao of California, who has primaries open like Washington, survived the primary challenge. Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney is poised to lose to her Trump-backed rival in the Aug. 16 primary.
Washington State Rep. Dan Newhouse advanced to the general election in last week's Washington state primary, fending off his pro-Trump rival and trailing Democratic opponent Doug White on the November ballot. We plan to run together.
