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- Rep. Kim Schrier defeated Republican Matt Larkin in Washington’s eighth Congressional District.
- The eighth District is positioned close to Seattle, the most important metropolis within the state.
- In 2018, Schrier grew to become the primary pediatrician to be elected to Congress.
Democratic Rep. Kim Schrier defeated Republican Matt Larkin in Washington’s eighth Congressional District.
Polls closed within the state at 8 p.m. native time, or 11 p.m. EST.
Washington’s eighth Congressional District candidates
Schrier is a member of the Home Committee on Training and Labor. Prior to her time in Congress, she labored as a pediatrician, working with kids throughout the Puget Sound area. The 55-year-old congresswoman, who was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, completed on the high amongst a crowded slate of greater than 10 candidates within the nonpartisan major for Washington’s eighth Congressional District.
In 2018, Schrier turned the district blue for the first time since its creation.
Larkin, Schrier’s challenger, works for a family-owned manufacturing firm. In 2020, he ran and lost in opposition to incumbent Bob Ferguson within the basic election for lawyer basic of Washington. Prior to running for Congress, Larkin served as a felony prosecutor and an lawyer. He completed second to Schrier within the nonpartisan major that featured three Democrats, 5 Republicans, and three third-party candidates.
Voting historical past for Washington’s eighth Congressional District
Washington’s eighth Congressional District straddles each side of the Cascade Mountains and contains jap King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties. Seattle, the most important metropolis within the state in addition to the Pacific Northwestern area of the nation, is located in shut proximity and is positioned within the seventh District.
President Joe Biden had a 6.5 share level margin of victory over former President Donald Trump below the district’s earlier boundaries in 2020 earlier than it was redrawn to expand northwest and take in more of King and Snohomish counties in redistricting following the 2020 Census. The partisan lean remained unchanged.
The cash race
In response to OpenSecrets, Schrier raised $8.6 million, spent $9.3 million, and had $1 million of money available, as of October 19. Her opponent, Larkin, raised $2.1 million, spent $1.9 million, and had $216,488 of money nonetheless left to spend, as of October 19.
As of early November, tremendous PACs, nationwide get together committees, and different non-candidate teams collectively spent about $17.5 million to advocate for or in opposition to the candidates, together with throughout the primaries.
What specialists say
The race between Schrier and Larkin was rated as a “toss-up” by Inside Elections, a “toss-up” by The Cook Political Report, and “leans Democratic” by Sabato’s Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia Center for Politics.
