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SPOKANE — A perennial local politician is leading in the Tuesday, Aug. 6, primary election race for the 5th Congressional District seat being vacated by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers.
At the end of the first day of counting, Spokane Republican Michael Baumgartner had a commanding lead with 29,892 votes. Spokane Democrat Marla Conroy was in second place with 20,938 votes.
Baumgartner won most of the counties in the southeast portion of the district, but the lion's share of his support — 21,429 ballots, or 71.69% of his initial tally— came from Spokane County.
While Conroy didn't win a single county, similarly, most of the Spokane Democrat's votes — 17,001, or 81.19% of her initial tally — came from Spokane County.
Only the Top 2 candidates will advance to the general election.
Jacquelin Maycumber, R-Republic, was a distant third with 12,975 votes, followed by Democrat Bernadine Bank with 12,393 votes.
Maycumber won Ferry, Stevens and Pend Oreille Counties.
Trump-backed candidate Brian Dansel, R-Republic, was in fifth place with 10,434 votes. Dansel won Franklin County.
Others receiving early votes in the race include:
Rick Valentine Flynn, 2,859
Rene Holaday, 3,098
Jonathan D. Bingle 3,621
Ann Marie Danimus, 6,048
Matthew Welde, 2,443
Bobbi Bennett-Wolcott 1,436
Late-arriving ballots will continue to be counted until results are certified Aug. 20.
The 5th Congressional District includes Eastern Adams and Franklin Counties, among others.
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