Key facts
- McKinney, a Yakima County commissioner, defeated Air Force veteran John Duresky for the seat.
- McKinney will succeed retiring Rep. Dan Newhouse, a Republican who voted to impeach Trump after January 6, 2021.
- Cook Political Report, a nonpartisan handicapper, rated the race as solidly Republican.
- McKinney held endorsements from President Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson.
- The district covers much of eastern Washington, which leans more Republican than the western half.
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, a Democrat, in the contest for the seat, which covers a large portion of the eastern half of Washington state.
Eastern Washington is more rural and tends to lean more Republican than the western half of the state on the other side of the Cascades. The nonpartisan political handicapper Cook Political Report had rated the race as solidly Republican.
McKinney has previously worked as a mortgage banker and a small-business owner. She has done political advocacy on issues including vaccine mandates, agriculture and opposing Cascades grizzly bear reintroduction.
McKinney, who locked down endorsements from President Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson, will succeed retiring Rep. Dan Newhouse in the seat. Newhouse was one of the Republicans who voted to impeach Trump following the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot. Trump wrote on Truth Social in January that McKinney is "a very successful Business Executive, Civic Leader, and Highly Respected Yakima County Commissioner" who "has dedicated her life to serving her Community."