Curtains for Kent in Washington's 3rd
Over the weekend, ABC News reported that Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez is projected to win reelection in Washington's 3rd District. This is a Trump-friendly seat in southwest Washington that played host to one of 2022's closest races, when Gluesenkamp Perez won by fewer than 3,000 votes over Republican Joe Kent. But despite Kent returning for another bout — and with a more professional campaign — the mechanic and moderate Democrat won a more comfortable victory this time around; she currently leads Kent by 4.2%, or about 16,000 votes, with 93% of the expected vote reporting. And that's with Trump carrying the district by what will likely be a sizable margin.