Trump looms large as 11 candidates vie to replace Dan Newhouse in central WA

By: Orion Donovan Smith, The Spokesman-Review

Outlets: Washington State Standard

Published: June 11, 2026

Words: 3,273

Last Updated: 8 hours, 50 minutes ago

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MOSES LAKE – For the first time in a dozen years, Rep. Dan Newhouse won’t be on the ballot when voters in central Washington cast their votes in November to choose who will represent the state’s 4th Congressional District.

The genteel GOP lawmaker’s announcement in December that he wouldn’t seek re-election cleared the way for another Republican to represent Washington’s most reliably conservative House district, and 11 candidates have jumped into the race to …

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