Trump-endorsed McKinney leads Duresky in early WA District 4 results to replace Newhouse

Republican Amanda McKinney leads Democrat John Duresky in initial results for Washington’s 4th Congressional District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.

McKinney has received 54.13% of votes counted, while Duresky received 45.68%.

The district has long been the state’s most conservative congressional seat. The last Democrat to win a U.S. House seat in Washington’s 4th District was former Governor Jay Inslee, who won in 1992 but lost reelection after one term to Republican Doc Hastings. Hastings held the seat until his retirement in 2015.

McKinney, a Yakima County commissioner, earned the most votes in the primary after President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson endorsed her.

McKinney worked in mortgage banking for more than two decades before entering politics as a member of the Yakima County Board of Commissioners. During her six-year tenure, one of her biggest priorities was managing water resources and protecting fish and wildlife, working with a range of state, federal, tribal, business, and community organizations.

She said water resources, energy, and job growth are her top priorities.

In the August primary, McKinney earned 25,633 votes (34.9%) while Duresky received 22,657 votes (30.8%).

Duresky served 24 years in the U.S. Air Force, earning the rank of major, and spent an additional 13 years in federal civilian service.

He recently worked as a project control officer at the Hanford Field Office within the U.S. Department of Energy, emphasizing the importance of protecting Hanford cleanup jobs.

On the campaign trail, Duresky emphasized job growth, affordability, agriculture, and healthcare access, going so far as to say, “the time has come for universal health care of some form.” Both the Washington State Labor Council and the Washington Education Association endorsed him.

Newhouse steps down

Last December, Washington Congressman Dan Newhouse (R-WA) announced he would not seek reelection in 2026 after representing Washington’s Fourth District for more than a decade. His career concluded after more than 25 years in public service.

Newhouse was one of the few House Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump after the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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