District Profile: Two Republicans Face Off In Washington's Fourth

Published October 3, 2014 at 1:40 PM EDT

Dan Newhouse (L) and Clint Didier will face each other in Washington's fourth district, even though both are Republicans. (Weldon Wilson / Office of the Governor of Washington State; Clint Didier campaign)

In Washington’s fourth Congressional district, farmer Clint Didier will face state legislator Dan Newhouse in November.

Both are Republicans, but because of a quirk in Washington’s law, the two top vote-getters in the primary election run in the general election.

Northwest Public Radio‘s Rowan Moore Gerety joins Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson to discuss the race.

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Guest

Rowan Moore Gerety, reporter for Northwest Public Radio. He tweets @rowanmg.

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