U.S. Rep. Newhouse has a race on his hands in Central WA

After the first votes were counted Tuesday, Newhouse led with 27% of the vote. Next was White with 26%, followed by Culp with 22%.

Just two years ago, incumbent U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse seemed all but a sure thing to win this election after he easily won a fourth term representing the district in 2020, garnering 66.21% of the vote.

But Newhouse quickly fell out of favor with conservatives a few months later when he voted to impeach former President Donald J. Trump over his actions during the Jan. 6 insurrection, just one of 10 Republicans to do so.

Newhouse also has held differing views from the leaders in his

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