The Daily Beast has taken a deep dive look at what lies beneath the surface of the 2024 WA-03 Republican frontrunner’s campaign, and found a lot of muck.
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After picking up WA-03 and Alaska in 2022, PNW House Democrats are now on defense
It takes days to count mail-in ballots in Washington, and weeks under Alaska’s ranked voting system. Conceivably, the nation could be kept waiting next November for a final vote on which party controls one house of Congress.
Washington State Republican Party votes to give Joe Kent an early endorsement in WA-03
After some debate, the party’s state central committee voted to embrace Kent’s candidacy, spurning Camas City Councilmember Leslie Lewallen, who is supported by Tiffany Smiley, the party’s unsuccessful challenger to Senator Patty Murray.
National Democrats find they have a lot they can learn from Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
She has held office fewer than three months, but the 3rd Congressional District’s Representative Marie Gluesenkamp-Perez (MGP), D‑Washington, is emerging as a role model and media magnet in the Democrats’ Class of 2022.
Joe Kent belatedly concedes to Marie Gluesenkamp Perez in Washington’s 3rd
“I promised during the campaign that I would accept the outcome of the election, now definitively determined as the recount has concluded,” Kent said in a statement issued today by his campaign. “This morning, I called my opponent to concede and offer my congratulations on her victory.”
Democrats champion “porcupine” strategy to keep Marie Gluesenkamp Perez in Congress
Gluesenkamp Perez faces an overarching task. She needs to secure reelection to continue representing Southwest Washington. Upset winners have targets on their backs when they seek a second term. Being proactive is the key to survival.
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez’s victory confirmed, recount requested by Joe Kent changes little
The recount, which involved seven counties, added five votes to Kent’s tally and nine votes to Gluesenkamp Perez’s tally. At certification, Democrat Gluesenkamp Perez led by 2,629 votes out of 319,759 total votes cast in the district.
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez makes key staff hires and prepares to take office in January
Having prevailed over ultra MAGA Republican Joe Kent in the contest for U.S. Representative in Washington’s 3rd, just as NPI’s research showed she could, Gluesenkamp Perez is now getting ready to take office on January 3rd.
Lessons from the biggest House upset in the country: The victory of Marie Gluesenkamp Perez in Washington’s 3rd District
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez has put a different hue on the 3rd District, scoring the most surprising Democratic upset of any U.S. House race in the country.
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez wins: Democrats flip WA-03 back to blue, defeat Joe Kent
“I am humbled and honored by the vote of confidence the people of Southwest Washington have put in me and my campaign,” said Representative-elect Marie Gluesenkamp Perez in a statement. “Right up to the end, far-away pundits and prognosticators said this race couldn’t be won.”
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez remains ahead of Joe Kent as late ballots dwindle in number
After a fourth consecutive day of counting, Democratic congressional hopeful Marie Gluesenkamp Perez remains ahead of ultra MAGA Republican rival Joe Kent in the race for U.S. Representative in Washington’s 3rd Congressional District.
Joe Kent cuts into Marie Gluesenkamp Perez’s lead, but may be running out of runway
On the third day of counting, Republican Joe Kent reduced Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez’s lead from 10,273 votes to 5,882 votes. But the rural counties that have backed him most enthusiastically are now mostly out of ballots.
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez’s lead over Joe Kent holds in second day of counting
Democratic congressional hopeful Marie Gluesenkamp Perez remained ahead of ultra MAGA Republican rival Joe Kent on November 9th as thousands of ballots were tabulated across the five counties in Washington’s 3rd Congressional District.
Democrats retain advantage on congressional generic ballot in WA as Election Day nears
49% of 782 respondents surveyed by Public Policy Polling for NPI from October 19th-20th expressed a preference for Democrats in U.S. House contests, while 40% expressed a preference for Republicans. 11% were not sure.