<div>U.S. Rep. Kim Schrier was winning big in her race for another term as Washington’s 8th District congresswoman in the 2026 General Election.Schrier, a Democrat, had picked up 57.5% of the vote in the first tally of ballots on Election Day.Republican challenger Spencer Meline had 42.2% of the initial count.The Associated Press called the race at 8:55 p.m. Tuesday.“I am honored to have once again earned the trust of voters in Washington’s 8th District,” Schrier said in a post on her campaign’s Facebook page.“I am proud to continue my work for the people of this district by serving as a pragmatic leader who will always be focused on doing the best for the district, whether by working across the aisle to deliver results or standing up to President Trump when he is tearing away at our shared values,” she continued.“Tonight, Americans in every corner sent a resounding message — they want to put a check on the Trump Administration. They want an overwhelming Democratic majority in Congress that will actually put people first. We will immediately focus on lower costs, expanding access to healthcare, fighting the rampant corruption we are seeing in the Trump Administration, and curbing the abuses of big tech and big insurance.“I am fired up and ready to continue to fight for all 10,000 square miles of our great district,” Schrier added.The 8th Congressional District spans Kittitas and Chelan counties, and includes eastern parts of King, Snohomish and Pierce counties, as well as a portion of Douglas County.Schrier found her victory in vote-rich King County, as well as Chelan County.In King County, Schrier was the choice for 66% of voters, while Meline took in 33.75% of the vote. A total of 112,718 ballots were counted on Election Day, with 74,400 going Schrier’s way and Meline collecting 38,043 — a difference of 36,357 votes. (There were 275 write-in ballots.)In Chelan County, Schrier pulled in 52.6% over the vote, while Meline had 46.3%. It was a difference of 1,336 votes in Schrier’s favor; 13,256 to 11,920.Meline led in Kittitas, Snohomish, Douglas and Pierce counties.In Snohomish County, Meline was up by 45 votes, 9,542 to 9,497, or 50.06% to 49.82%, at the end of Tuesday night.In Kittitas County, Meline had 52.38% in the Election Night tally. Schrier had 47.41%.The gap in Kittitas County was the second-closest, percentage wise (4.9%), in all of the five counties that have areas in Washington’s 8th Congressional District.The count was 7,598 ballots for Meline and 6,878 for Schrier, a difference of 720 votes.In Douglas County, Meline had 55.41% over Schrier’s take of 44.16%. The vote tally in that single precinct was 128 votes for Meline, and 102 for the incumbent, a gap of 26 votes.And in Pierce, Meline led 53%-46% (25,379 to 21,794, for a difference of 3,585 votes).</div>

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U.S. Rep. Kim Schrier was winning big in her race for another term as Washington’s 8th District congresswoman in the 2026 General Election. Schrier, a Democrat, had picked up 57.5% of the vote in the first tally of ballots on Election Day. Republican challenger Spencer Meline had 42.2% of...

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U.S. Rep. Kim Schrier was winning big in her race for another term as Washington’s 8th District congresswoman in the 2026 General Election. Schrier, a Demo

UPDATE | Schrier gets another term thanks to big vote in King County

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