Republican Concedes to Democrat in US House Race With Narrow Margin

Republican congressional candidate Joe Kent speaks at a campaign event in Morton, Wash., on Oct. 5, 2022. Nathan Howard/Getty Images

Democrats have flipped a U.S. House of Representatives seat representing Washington state, the Republican candidate for the seat acknowledged on Dec. 21.

Joe Kent, the GOP candidate for the seat representing Washington’s 3rd Congressional District, announced he'd called his rival to concede after a recount ended.