GOP’s McKinney wins election for Newhouse’s open Washington seat

The Hill · Tara Suter · 2026-11-06 00:31 UTC

Republican Amanda McKinney, a Yakima County commissioner, is projected to win the race for Washington’s 4th Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ. McKinney defeated Air Force veteran John Duresky (D) in the battle for the seat, which covers a large portion of the eastern half of the Evergreen State. Eastern Washington is more rural…

Republican Amanda McKinney, a Yakima County commissioner, is projected to win the race for Washington’s 4th Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ.

McKinney defeated Air Force veteran John Duresky (D) in the battle for the seat, which covers a large portion of the eastern half of the Evergreen State. Eastern Washington is more rural and tends to lean more Republican than the bluer western half of the state on the other side of the Cascades.

The race between McKinney and Duresky had been rated as solidly Republican by the nonpartisan political handicapper Cook Political Report.

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