Marilyn Strickland wins fourth term in Washington's 10th District
The gist
Democratic Rep. Marilyn Strickland won a fourth term in Washington's 10th District, defeating Republican Chris Chung.
Her win was one of several by Korean American House candidates in the midterms.
How it unfolded
- Nov 3, 2026Strickland wins a fourth term in Washington's 10th District, defeating Republican Chris Chung, according to the AP. With 62 percent of the vote counted she had 64.37 percent to Chung's 35.05 percent.
- Nov 4, 2026Strickland is elected by her New Democrat Coalition colleagues as Vice Chair for Communications in the 120th Congress.
- Nov 5, 2026Dave Min's reelection in California's 47th district is reported; he becomes the third Korean American candidate to win a congressional race in Tuesday's midterms, following Strickland and Dan Koh.
Key terms
- midterms
- US general elections held near the midpoint of a president's four-year term, when all House seats and about a third of Senate seats are contested.
- New Democrat Coalition
- A caucus of U.S. House Democrats who are largely liberal-to-centrist and pro-business on fiscal matters.
- 120th Congress
- The upcoming two-year session of the U.S. federal legislature, made up of the Senate and House of Representatives.
Source: Wikipedia