SPOKANE — Eastern Washington’s two incumbent Republican congressional representatives were leading by large margins following the initial general election tally Tuesday night.
In the 5th Congressional District, Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Spokane was leading Democrat Dave Wilson, 195,907 votes to 133,419 (59.4% to 40.4%).
In the 4th Congressional District race, Rep. Dan Newhouse of Sunnyside was leading Democrat Doug McKinley of Richland, 126,355 votes to 67,533 votes (65.1% to 34.8%).
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