Vulnerable Democrat, Trump-Backed Challenger Advance in Battleground Washington Primary

The primary result makes for a second matchup between Gluesenkamp Perez and Kent in the Republican-leaning district, which Kent narrowly lost in 2022

Rep.-Elect Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez (D-WA) speaks at a Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) event welcoming new Latino members to Congress at the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) in Washington, on Nov. 18, 2022. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.) and her Republican challenger Joe Kent advanced to the general election after Washington’s congressional primary election on Aug. 6.

Gluesenkamp Perez, a first-term member, is regarded as one of the most vulnerable House Democrats in the 2024 election cycle—representing a Republican-leaning district in southwest Washington.