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First-place-primary finishers include Washington State Senate Minority Leader John Braun (WA-03)... Braun received nearly 40% of the vote in his crowded primary field, finishing well ahead of Democratic incumbent Marie Gluesenkamp Perez.

Challenger

Republicans should never have lost a district that President Trump easily carried every time he was on the ballot, but after two cycles of disappointment, Republicans have found the right man to reclaim it: Washington state Senator John Braun.

Braun's life has been defined by public service and private enterprise. A 31-year Navy veteran, he says he went "from factory floor to Senate floor" as a manufacturing executive and a legislator. He's the proven conservative who can secure the GOP's lost foothold in southwest Washington and a steadier leader than current Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez.