Eleven candidates, including multiple Republicans have filed paperwork with Washington state election officials to compete in an Aug. 4 primary to help select a successor to incumbent Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.) in the state’s 4th congressional district.
The Central Washington district, with a history of supporting Republicans, includes the Department of Energy’s Hanford Site.
Newhouse, a member of the House Appropriations Committee, is one of the few remaining Republicans left in Congress who voted to impeach President Donald Trump following the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Individuals who have filed to run in the open primary, sometimes called a “jungle primary.”
The crowded field includes at least one Republican candidate who unsuccessfully challenged Newhouse in the past. The primary will decide which two finalists will face each other in the Nov. 3 general election.