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


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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.

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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.

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



 

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