SEATTLE — Six-term U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler conceded her loss to Donald Trump-endorsed challenger Joe Kent on Tuesday after new vote totals confirmed she would place third in the primary.
“Ever since I was first elected to this seat I have done my very best to serve my home region and our country. Though my campaign came up short this time, I’m proud of all we’ve accomplished together for the place where I was raised and still call home,” Herrera Beutler said in a statement.
Herrera Beutler did not mention Kent in her statement, but made an apparent reference to her vote to impeach Trump over the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol.
