U.S. Representative
Election Results
| Candidate | Votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Newhouse (R) | 38,095 | 25.52% |
| Doug White (D) | 37,574 | 25.17% |
| Loren Culp (R) | 32,376 | 21.69% |
| Jerrod Sessler (R) | 18,325 | 12.27% |
| Brad Klippert (R) | 15,257 | 10.22% |
| Corey Gibson (R) | 5,047 | 3.38% |
| Benancio “Ben” Garcia III (R) | 2,133 | 1.43% |
| Jacek Kobiesa (R) | 481 | 0.32% |
* Race percentages are calculated with data from the Secretary of State's Office, which omits write-in votes from its calculations when there are too few to affect the outcome. The Spokane County Auditor's Office may have slightly different percentages than are reflected here because its figures include any write-in votes.
About the Race
Featured Candidates
Dan Newhouse
- Party:
- Republican
- Age:
- 69
- City:
- Sunnyside, Washington
Education: Graduated from Sunnyside High School in 1973. Earned a bachelor’s in agricultural economics from Washington State University in 1977.
Work experience: Third-generation farmer. His family still operates an 850-acre farm near Sunnyside, growing hops, tree fruit and grapes.
Political experience: Elected to Congress in 2014. Previously served as director of Washington Department of Agriculture 2009-13, and before that as a state representative from 2003-09.
Family: Married to Joan Galvin. Has two adult children with his late wife Carol Newhouse, who died in 2017.
Campaign finance: Had raised about $2 million and spent about $1.5 million as of Sept. 30, according to Federal Election Commission filings. Some of his largest donors are agricultural businesses and industry groups, including the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, the Wine Institute and the Dairy Farmers of America.
Doug White
- Party:
- Democratic
- Age:
- 2
- City:
- Yakima, Washington
Education: Graduated from West Valley High School in Yakima in 1979. Earned a bachelor's degree from Western Washington University in 1984 and a master's degree from San Jose State University in 1996.
Political experience: None. First-time candidate.
Work experience: Returned home to Yakima in 2020 after 20-year career in international business, most recently running a digital marketing company based in Hong Kong.
Family: Single. No children.
Campaign contributions: Raised $367,000 and had $174,000 on hand as of June 30, 2022.
Loren Culp
- Party:
- Republican
- Age:
- 63
- City:
- Republic, Washington
Education: Attended Republic High School and obtained GED in 1978. Graduated from Army Non-Commissioned Officer Academy during active duty 1980-1984.
Political experience: Ran for governor of Washington as a Republican in 2020, losing to Democrat Jay Inslee.
Work experience: Served in U.S. Army 1980-1986, worked as police officer in Republic 2010-2020. Campaigning full-time since 2020 gubernatorial race.
Family: Married to Barb Culp. Has two adult children.
Campaign contributions: As of June 30, raised $300,000 and had $53,000 on hand.
Jerrod Sessler
- Party:
- Republican
- Age:
- 55
- City:
- Prosser, Washington
Education: Graduated from Evergreen High School in White Center, Washington, in 1987. Earned an associate degree from Highline Community College in 1991 and a bachelor’s degree in 1996 from Kennedy-Western University, an unaccredited school based in California that has since closed.
Work experience: Owns and operates HomeTask, a website that connects customers to local handymen and other home services providers. Has campaigned full time since starting his first run for Washington’s 4th congressional district in 2021. Served in the Navy 1987-89 and raced stock cars in a regional NASCAR series 1999-2006.
Political experience: Ran unsuccessfully for Washington’s 4th Congressional District in 2022, finishing with 12.3% of votes in the primary.
Family: Married to Nicole “Nikki” Sessler. Has three children.
Campaign finance: Had raised about $548,000, of which $350,000 he provided himself, and spent about $264,000 as of Sept. 30, according to Federal Election Commission filings. Notable donors include Dina Dwyer-Owens, a Texas entrepreneur who appeared on the reality TV show “Undercover Boss,” and the House Freedom Fund, the campaign arm of the Trump-aligned House Freedom Caucus.
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