GOP Rep Who Voted To Impeach Trump Wins Primary

The Washington Post reports:

Washington state Rep. Dan Newhouse, one of 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach then-President Donald Trump in the wake of the Capitol insurrection, has advanced to the general election in the state’s 4th Congressional District, according to a race call by The Associated Press.

Newhouse will face Democrat Doug White in November’s general election in the heavily Republican district.

Of the other GOP lawmakers who voted to impeach Trump, four announced they would retire from Congress. Reps. Tom Rice (S.C.) and Peter Meijer (Mich.) lost their primary elections, while Rep. David G. Valadao (Calif.) survived his all-party primary.

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Rep. Dan Newhouse (R) is projected to advance in his Washington state primary against a Trump-backed challenger https://t.co/d6G5u5YLOe

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