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U.S. House · Washington's 4th District

Central Washington, including the Tri-Cities (Kennewick, Pasco, Richland) and Yakima Valley.

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

Amanda McKinney, projected winner

CandidateVotesShare
Amanda McKinney123,78053.9%
John Duresky105,54145.9%
Total Write-ins5170.2%

About 92% of the expected vote counted. As of November 9. Winners take office next year. Counts can change until states certify. NBC News ↗

Sources re-checked September 25, 2026 · How we research

  • Incumbent Rep. Dan Newhouse (R) is listed by Ballotpedia among the district's "withdrawn or disqualified" 2026 primary candidates and did not appear on the August 4 primary ballot, leaving this an open-seat race. Amanda McKinney (R) led the top-two primary with 34.9% of the vote, followed by John Duresky (D) with 30.8%, out of eleven primary candidates including Jerrod Sessler and state Sen. Matt Boehnke.[1]

On the November 3 ballot · 2 candidates

Amanda McKinneyRPROJECTED WINNERYakima County CommissionerFull profile →John DureskyDFull profile →

Issue evidence — side by side

Recorded votes, documented positions and candidates’ own words are shown with sources. “In their own words” quotes a candidate on the topic without inferring a stance. Votes describe specific bills or motions; they do not establish overall support or opposition to a broad issue. A dash means our research has no evidence on that topic, not that the candidate has no position.

Stricter gun laws

  • Amanda McKinney
    Opposes[4]

    Says she will oppose gun control in Congress and has testified against gun restrictions as a county commissioner.

  • John Duresky
    —

Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

  • Amanda McKinney
    —
  • John Duresky
    Supports[2]

    Calls for closing the stepped-up basis and carried-interest tax loopholes, describing the tax code as favoring the wealthiest 1%.

Expand public health coverage

  • Amanda McKinney
    —
  • John Duresky
    Supports[5]

    Supports restoring and expanding ACA subsidies, protecting Medicare and Medicaid from cuts, and moving toward universal healthcare access.

Raise the minimum wage

  • Amanda McKinney
    —
  • John Duresky
    Supports[5]

    Campaign issues page says he will fight to raise the federal minimum wage.

Broad tariffs on imported goods

  • Amanda McKinney
    —
  • John Duresky
    Opposes[5]

    Says he will fight to remove tariffs that he says hurt farmers and raise consumer prices.

Bar transgender women and girls from women's and girls' school sports

  • Amanda McKinney
    Supports[4]

    According to her campaign website, she supports protecting Title IX and limiting girls' and women's sports to female athletes, excluding transgender girls and women.

  • John Duresky
    —

Research notes & limits

McKinney has not completed a Candidate Connection survey and no campaign website statement was found on her Ballotpedia page, so her positions and priorities could not be documented; researchDepth is minimal. Whether Rep. Dan Newhouse withdrew voluntarily or was excluded from the ballot was not independently confirmed beyond Ballotpedia's 'withdrawn or disqualified' listing. Biographical details such as McKinney's birthplace, education, and pre-office career were not found in the sources reviewed (no campaign-site biography page could be loaded).

Sources · 18

Researched 2026-09-25. Green citations are official government records.

  1. 1.Amanda McKinney (Washington) · Ballotpedia Reference
  2. 2.John Duresky — Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
  3. 3.John Duresky's campaign website (quoted July 22, 2026) · Ballotpedia, quoting John Duresky's campaign website Candidate's own words
  4. 4.McKinney for Washington · McKinney for Washington Candidate's own words
  5. 5.Issues · John Duresky for Congress Candidate's own words
  6. 6.Yakima County Commissioner Amanda McKinney announces campaign for Congress · Yakima Herald-Republic News report
  7. 7.Amanda McKinney (Washington) · Ballotpedia Reference
  8. 8.As barbs fly and Trump wades in, a central WA congressional race heats up · Tri-City Business News (Washington State Standard) News report
  9. 9.11 now running for Newhouse's seat, with new candidates for Yakima County offices · Yakima Herald-Republic News report
  10. 10.Trump-endorsed McKinney, Democrat Duresky advance in WA-4 primary to replace Newhouse - MyNorthwest.com · MyNorthwest News report
  11. 11.Washington's 4th District U.S. House election results 2026 · NBC News News report
  12. 12.Democrat John Duresky stresses affordability and accountability in campaign for Congress · Yakima Herald-Republic News report
  13. 13.After a career in the military and civil service, he's one of five, and the only Democrat vying for Rep Newhouse's seat · Columbia Gorge News News report
  14. 14.John Duresky for Congress · John Duresky for Congress (campaign website) Candidate's own words
  15. 15.John Duresky — Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
  16. 16.John Duresky's campaign website (quoted July 22, 2026) · Ballotpedia, quoting John Duresky's campaign website Candidate's own words
  17. 17.Trump-endorsed McKinney, Democrat Duresky advance in WA-4 primary to replace Newhouse - MyNorthwest.com · MyNorthwest News report
  18. 18.U.S. House · Washington's 4th District results 2026 · NBC News News report