Dollars flowing into a pair of hotly contested WA congressional races

An early fundraising leader has emerged from the crowd of candidates battling to succeed retiring Republican Congressman Dan Newhouse in central Washington.

Republican Amanda McKinney, a Yakima County commissioner, hauled in $523,892 through the end of March, far outpacing the other seven people vying for the reliably GOP seat in the 4th Congressional District.

Meanwhile, in a closely watched congressional race in southwest Washington, Democratic U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez raised $1.3 million in the first quarter of 2026, more than three times the amount collected by the leading Republican challenger, John Braun, per the latest filings with the Federal Election Commission.

Congressional candidate fundraising totals for the first three months of this year were due Wednesday. The next reports, covering April 1 to June 30, will be posted in mid-July.

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