It will be a showdown in November for the Congressional District 8 seat between incumbent Kim Schrier, D-Sammamish, and Auburn Republican Carmen Goers.<\/p>\n
Schrier leads the four-candidate Aug. 6 primary with 51.51% of the vote, according to results released Aug. 6 by the Secretary of State. Schrier has received 57,480 votes. Goers is second with 44.27% (49,398 votes).<\/p>\n
Sammamish Democrat Imraan Siddiqi is in third with 2.79% followed by Auburn Democrat Keith Arnold with 1.3%.<\/p>\n
The two candidates with the most votes advance to the Nov. 5 general election. District 8 covers all or parts of King, Chelan, Douglas, Kittitas, Pierce and Snohomish counties.<\/p>\n
Schrier is seeking a fourth consecutive two-year term to return to Washington, D.C. She defeated Republican Dino Rossi with 52% of the vote in the 2018 general election after Republican Dave Reichert decided not to run again; beat Republican Jesse Jensen with 51.7% of the vote in 2020; and defeated Republican Matt Larkin with 53.7% of the vote in 2022.<\/p>\n
Schrier, who worked as an Issaquah pediatrician for 17 years, has raised $4.6 million so far for her campaign, according to the Federal Election Commission.<\/p>\n
Goers, a Kent commercial banker, served on the Public Facilities District Board for the accesso ShoWare Center in Kent. She lost in the 2022 primary for the 47th Legislative District House Position 2 seat, won by Chris Stearns, D-Auburn. She has raised $167,357.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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