BIG: Joe Kent Wins Washington Primary Against Pro-Impeachment Jaime Herrera Beutler

Big news out of Washington state!

Republican challenger Joe Kent defeated Trump-hating Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler in the Washington primary.

The race was called Monday evening.

“Pro-Impeachment Republican Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler has lost reelection. Trump-endorsed Joe Kent (R) will advance to November and face Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D),” Election Wizard tweeted.

RACE CALLED: Pro-Impeachment Republican Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler has lost reelection. Trump-endorsed Joe Kent (R) will advance to November and face Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D). pic.twitter.com/BvXANTkUX0

— Election Wizard (@ElectionWiz) August 9, 2022

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The Seattle Times reported:

U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler has fallen to third place behind Donald Trump-endorsed challenger Joe Kent, leaving the six-term incumbent on the edge of defeat.

With new votes tallied in Clark, Thurston and Cowlitz counties Monday, Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, was trailing Kent by 960 votes. She had been ahead by 257 votes Friday.

Facing backlash over her vote to impeach Trump over the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol assault, Herrera Beutler had been in second place since election night in the 3rd District race in Southwest Washington.

But her support eroded in later ballot counts, which favored Kent. That trend continued Monday as a new batch of Clark County ballots put Kent ahead of her for the first time.

Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez remained in first place with about 31% of the overall vote, leaving her headed for a November matchup against either Kent or Herrera Beutler. Kent was at 22.8% and Herrera Beutler at 22.3% as of Monday evening.

Congrats, @joekent16jan19 — a true champion of foreign-policy restraint and realism! https://t.co/Ek0dwugi9n

— Sohrab Ahmari (@SohrabAhmari) August 9, 2022

a very, very significant victory by @joekent16jan19 and painful defeat for the washington establishment.

they pulled countless dirty tricks to kneecap him, exposing how threatened they are by populist, america first “outsider” candidates. https://t.co/QghJMp3dJJ

— paige (@midwesterneur) August 9, 2022

Epic comeback @joekent16jan19 https://t.co/7VIaWYNshX

— Darren J. Beattie 🌐 (@DarrenJBeattie) August 9, 2022

Update – we are in the lead & feeling very strong. Thank you to all our supporters. Now, more than ever, we must unite to save our nation. The enemy is organized & on the attack, we have to be ready to fight back.

Between now & the 15th check to ensure your ballot was accepted. https://t.co/UkfhUDFYwH

— Joe Kent for WA-3 (@joekent16jan19) August 9, 2022

Joe Kent appeared on Fox News to discuss the FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago:

Our top priority in 2023 is dismantling the administrative state and bringing the national security state to heel. To accomplish this we have to win in November; to do that we must unify. pic.twitter.com/RXvBv5Htj0

— Joe Kent for WA-3 (@joekent16jan19) August 9, 2022