Newhouse leads in 4th District race
Rep. Dan Newhouse was winning districtwide in the Fourth U.S. Congressional District when polls closed Tuesday, with 50.35% of voters and a total of 82,990 votes. However, in both Grant and Adams counties his opponent Jarrod Sessler held the lead.
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MOSES LAKE — Incumbent Dan Newhouse led in the polls with 82,990 votes, or 50.35%, of the districtwide vote for the Fourth Congressional District U.S. Representative position Tuesday night, while his opponent Jerrod Sessler trailed with 79,161 votes, or 48.03%, according to the Office of the Secretary of State.
However, in Grant County, Sessler was ahead with 8,375 votes and 52.95% of the vote to Newhouse’s 7,218 votes and 45.64% of voters. In Adams County Sessler also led with 667 votes and 52.03% of the vote, to 590 votes or 46.02% for Newhouse.
The Grant County Auditor reported that about 150 votes had yet to be counted and the Adams County Auditor reported about 700. Some mail-in ballots are still in play as well.
During the Aug. 6 primary election, Sessler won the districtwide vote with around 51,000 votes or 33.06% of voters. Newhouse followed behind with around 36,000 votes or 23.37% of voters. Republican Tiffany Smiley received almost 30,000 votes and Democrat Mary Baechler received around 22,000 votes. Votes for other candidates and a larger turnout for the general election appear to have leaned in Newhouse’s favor.
Neither candidate answered requests for comment prior to press time.