Washington Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, one of 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach President Donald Trump in January 2021, conceded Tuesday night that she had lost her bid for a seventh term in an all-party primary held last week.
Republican Joe Kent, a former Green Beret who had Trump’s endorsement, pulled ahead of Herrera Beutler in the 3rd District vote tally Monday, and was leading by 928 votes when The Associated Press reported her concession around 8:35 p.m. Tuesday. The wire service had not yet officially declared Kent the winner of the second spot on the ballot in the top-two all-party primary, however.
“Ever since I was first elected to this seat I have done my very best to serve my home region and our country,” Herrera Beutler said in a statement posted on Twitter by a Seattle Times reporter. “Though my campaign came up short this time, I’m proud of all we’ve accomplished together.”
