Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Sunnyside, is narrowly leading Tuesday night in perhaps his fiercest challenge to date against Jerrod Sessler, a former NASCAR driver who former President Donald Trump had endorsed in a bid to unseat Newhouse.

Republican Congressman Dan Newhouse, who represents central Washington, is holding onto his narrow lead over fellow Republican Jerrod Sessler. With new results in a handful of the district’s counties,

U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse held a narrow lead Tuesday over challenger Jerrod Sessler, as the two Republicans faced off in a mini-referendum on the endorsement power of Donald Trump and the ability of a non-MAGA Republican to survive in Trump’s Republican Party.

Incumbent Dan Newhouse led in the polls with 82,990 votes, or 50.35%, of the districtwide vote for the Fourth Congressional District U.S. Representative position Tuesday night, while his opponent Jerrod Sessler trailed with 79,

Dan Newhouse’s edge over Jerrod Sessler bumped up a bit Wednesday afternoon, but thousands of ballots in the 4th Congressional District in Central Washington remain to be counted.

The Republican representative was one of only a handful to vote to impeach then-President Donald Trump after the Capitol Riot.

Dan Newhouse, who currently holds the seat, is seeking reelection, whereas Jerrod Sessler is looking to take the seat over.