52% of 1,012 Washington, Oregon, and Idaho voters surveyed by Civiqs earlier this month for NPI said they’d vote for the Democratic candidate in their congressional district if the election were being held now, while 40% said they’d vote for the Republican candidate. 8% were not sure.
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Kim Schrier wins: Associated Press, Seattle Times project Democratic victory in WA-08
Larkin is the third Republican candidate to be vanquished by Schrier in what is the state’s only “tossup” congressional district. Schrier previously defeated perennial candidate Dino Rossi in 2018 and then beat Jesse Jensen in 2020.
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Patty Murray, Kim Schrier, Steve Hobbs improve in second count of 2022 midterms
The Washington State Democratic Party’s three highest profile 2022 candidates each managed to build on their strong Election Night performance on the second day of counting, putting more distance between themselves and their opponents.
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U.S. Representative Kim Schrier, Republican challenger Matt Larkin debate in Ellensburg
Read NPI’s recap of the only debate between the 2022 candidates for Congress in Washington State’s 8th Congressional District.
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Kim Schrier’s Republican challenger Matt Larkin calls for lowering the minimum wage
Having seemingly not learned any lessons from Dino Rossi’s four unsuccessful bids for higher office this century, Kim Schrier’s Republican opponent Matt Larkin declared this week in an interview with The Herald of Everett that Washington’s minimum wage should be “closer” to the federal hourly minimum of $7.25.
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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.
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Washington State Debate Coalition announces October 2022 schedule of candidate debates
The Coalition and Braver Angels, a nonprofit working to create dialogue between progressives and conservatives, are organizing debates or candidate forums for U.S. Senate, Secretary of State, U.S. House, and even State Senate in the 26th LD.
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Reagan Dunn concedes defeat: Matt Larkin slated to face Kim Schrier in WA-08 this fall
The right wing Republican county councilmember’s second consecutive bid for high office has ended in failure after a boastful beginning.
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Patty Murray, Washington State Democrats celebrate a robust Top Two election showing
Washington State’s senior senator demonstrated that she is on track for reelection, while three low-profile Democratic congressional candidates put up strong numbers in the state’s Republican-controlled congressional districts. U.S. Representative Kim Schrier, meanwhile, is holding her own in a battleground district against a trio of Republican opponents.
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Midterms marvel: Seattle Times endorses a Democratic-only slate in marquee races
In what may come as a pleasant surprise to the majority of its readers, The Seattle Times is recommending a Democratic-only slate of candidates in each of the marquee contests that’s on the 2022 ballot.
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Patty Murray, Kim Schrier release new ads in wake of Alito court’s Dobbs decision
In the spots, Murray and Schrier speak directly to voters in a single take, emphasizing that they are unequivocally committed to reproductive rights, while noting that their opponents are not.
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WA Democrats double their congressional generic ballot lead from six to twelve points
51% of 1,039 likely 2022 voters interviewed last week for NPI by Public Policy Polling said they would vote for the Democratic candidate if the election were being held now, while 39% said they would vote for the Republican candidate. 10% were not sure.
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Reagan Dunn votes against reproductive rights as Democrats vow to make abortion care an issue in the 2022 midterms
If you missed the movie “Twister,” watch what Dunn, who is challenging Representative Kim Schrier, says and does on reproductive rights. His mother, the late United States Representative Jennifer Dunn, who retired in 2004, was a Reagan Republican, but pro-choice.
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Reagan Dunn launches bid for Congress, challenging Kim Schrier in Washington’s 8th
The longtime King County Councilmember is telling Republicans that “we’re going to take mom’s seat back,” referring to the late Jennifer Dunn. Dave Reichert is serving as campaign chair.