Baumgartner to face Conroy, again

General election will include familiar faces

By: Roger Harnack

Outlets: Cheney Free Press

Published: August 6, 2026

Words: 350

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

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SPOKANE – It looks like the race for Eastern Washington's congressional seat will be a rematch.

At the end of the initial tally of ballots on election day, Aug. 4, Spokane Republican Michael Baumgartner and Democrat Carmela Conroy were well ahead in the 12-candidate field.

Baumgartner, the only Republican in the primary, had a whopping 54,205 votes, or 47.97%, district-wide. Conroy was a distant second with 23,536 votes, or 20.83%.

Independent Nate Powell, whose financial …

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