Democrat wins Washington swing district in major blow to Trump and GOP

Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez narrowly defeated far-right candidate Joe Kent in Washington state's 3rd Congressional District — a stinging loss for Republicans and Donald Trump, who endorsed Kent after he embraced the former president’s lies about the 2020 election.

Gluesenkamp Perez, an unknown before the primary, ran as a moderate, rural Democrat and small business owner. The district has been held by Republicans since 2011.