Kent overtakes Herrera Beutler in Washington congressional race, leads by 960 votesTrump-backed congressional candidate Joe Kent’s comeback has percolated over days.OPB, Aug 8, 2022
After almost a week of ballots being counted in a methodical fashion, Republican challenger Joe Kent has overtaken fellow Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler in the primary election for Washington’s 3rd Congressional District.
Ballot tallies Monday evening showed Kent, a former Green Beret, surpassed the congresswoman by 960 votes. He had trailed by roughly 5,000 votes on election night last week while tens of thousands of ballots waited to be counted.
The two candidates are vying for the second and final spot on the November ballot. Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez already won the top position with around a third of the vote in the primary. In Washington state, the top two vote-getters advance regardless of party.
Kent’s biggest gains Monday came in Clark County, the largest county in Washington’s 3rd Congressional District. He picked up 5,053 votes to Herrera Beutler’s 3,937 votes.
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