Dan Newhouse, one of 10 members of Congress to vote for impeachment, set to beat Trump-backed Loren Culp in Washington state
This victory comes on the heels of another fellow Republican supporter of the impeachment, Peter Meijer,Republican Loren Culp, who has been backed by Trump in the election, was a close second to Newhouse in Washington’s fourth congressional district, garnering the
in four out of the eight counties. In some of the counties where Newhouse won, however, he received almost double the number of votes as Culp.Culp was up against six other Republican candidates, and will face Doug White, the district’s only Democratic candidate, in November for the generation election.
Despite his victory, the journey has rarely been smooth for Newhouse. Following his vote for impeachment in January, six Republican leaders in his districtHe defended his position, claiming he “made a decision to vote based on my oath to support and defend the constitution”. On 2 August, he had majority votes in three out of those six counties that had voted for his resignation.
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