Kent, meanwhile, told supporters on Twitter on Saturday night that he is not conceding, and urged voters to check the status of their mail-in ballots online. There are approximately 12,000 votes yet to to be counted in the district, but the Associated Press determined that they are not enough to change the outcome for Kent.
Gluesenkamp Perez will replace Rep. Jamie Herrera Beutler (R), whose vote to impeach the former president drew a litany of pro-Trump challengers in the state’s open primary — including Kent, who edged out Herrera Beutler. In the general election, the central question was how Herrera Beutler’s more moderate GOP supporters would vote: further right toward Kent, or slightly left for Gluesenkamp Perez, who holds moderate positions on issues like gun control.