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called the race for Newhouse and Republican Jerrod Sessler on Thursday, two days after the polls closed. Sessler, endorsed by Trump, led the way with 31.8% of the vote, followed by Newhouse with 24.1% of the vote, with 77% of the ballots counted.Given Washington state’s top-two primary system, two Republicans will face off in the general election for the 4th Congressional District. The closest Democratic challenger, Mary Baechler, received only 14.5% of the vote in the primary.
Newhouse is one of the few remaining House Republicans in office who voted to impeach Trump in 2021. He has represented Washington’s 4th District since 2015. The former president attempted to unseat Newhouse with Sessler in the 2022 primary midterm elections, but Sessler was unsuccessful.3 1/2 months later. The former president had called Newhouse a “weak and pathetic RINO,” or “Republican in name only.
Sessler had brushed off concerns regarding Trump’s double endorsement, arguing he was the only candidate who had support from the House Freedom Caucus and the Washington State Republican Party.
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