The Winner
If you live in Washington’s 10th Congressional District, Rep. Marilyn Strickland (D-WA) will keep representing you after winning a fourth term. She won 63.5% of the vote to 35.9% for Republican Chris Chung, a margin of about 28 points, according to Associated Press results with an estimated 83% of votes counted. Strickland had 156,010 votes to Chung’s 88,356, and the AP called the race for her.
The Race
Chung, a Lakewood pharmacist, advanced through the Aug. 4 top-two primary in second place with 31.5%, behind Strickland’s 47.4%, according to NBC News primary results. Democrats Alex Scheel and Adam Arafat were among the candidates eliminated.
Strickland is a former two-term Tacoma mayor. She widened her margin from 2024, when she beat Republican Don Hewett 58.5% to 41.2%. Before the election, Cook Political Report and Inside Elections rated the seat Solid Democratic, and Sabato’s Crystal Ball rated it Safe Democratic, according to race ratings compiled by Ballotpedia.
The district covers parts of Pierce and Thurston counties, including Olympia, Puyallup and parts of Tacoma, according to Cook Political Report. It also includes Joint Base Lewis-McChord.
The district has about 777,300 residents, a median household income of $94,400 and a median age of 36.8. About 32.1% of adults hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, unemployment is 5.5% and 9.4% of residents live below the poverty line. Residents are 62.1% white, 13.6% Hispanic, 7.6% Asian and 7.4% Black.
What’s Next
Strickland’s new term begins Sunday, Jan. 3, in a House that Democrats won control of in the midterms. After her win, she said her top priorities will remain lowering the cost of living, securing fair wages and benefits for workers, and protecting voting rights, according to SBS News.
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