GOP member who voted to impeach Trump advances in Washington's House race

One of the last remaining U.S. House Republicans who voted to impeach Donald Trump and a candidate endorsed by the former president have advanced in Tuesday's primary to the general election in Washington state's 4th Congressional District.

U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse is seeking a sixth term in the conservative Washington district that runs from the Canadian border to the Columbia River. He will face Republican Jerrod Sessler, a Navy veteran and former NASCAR driver, in November.

This was a rematch for the pair from 2022, when Sessler earned a distant fourth in the primary. This time, Sessler said things have gone his way. He was endorsed by the Washington State Republican Party and nabbed Trump's backing early on, which he called a game change. He said he communicates regularly with Trump's team, referencing a text he said he received from the GOP presidential candidate this year saying, The country is counting on you.

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