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Candidate profile: Devin Poore in Washington’s 4th District

Independent Devin Poore is running for the U.S. House in Washington’s 4th District in the 2026 general election.

Candidate profile: Devin Poore in Washington’s 4th District

Key takeaways

  • Devin Poore is running as an Independent in Washington’s 4th District.
  • The general election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026.
  • The contested race currently includes 11 candidates.
  • No biography or documented policy positions are on file for Poore.
  • Dan Newhouse is the incumbent.

Devin Poore in the 2026 race

Devin Poore is running as an Independent for the U.S. House seat representing Washington’s 4th District. The general election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026.

Poore is one of 11 candidates in the contested race and one of two candidates identified as Independent. No biography is on file for Poore. Poore also has no documented policy positions, fundraising total, spending total or cash-on-hand figure on file.

Those records establish Poore’s name, Independent label, office sought and place in the candidate field. They do not establish a position on any policy issue.

The full candidate field

The race includes candidates identified as Republican, Democrat, Independent and NON. Each candidate’s current record is summarized below.

  • Dan Newhouse, Republican: No biography, fundraising total, spending total, cash-on-hand figure or documented policy position is on file.
  • Elpidia Saavedra, Republican: No biography, fundraising total, spending total, cash-on-hand figure or documented policy position is on file.
  • Carmen Elizabeth Black, NON: No biography, fundraising total, spending total, cash-on-hand figure or documented policy position is on file.
  • John Duresky, Democrat: No biography, fundraising total, spending total, cash-on-hand figure or documented policy position is on file.
  • Amanda Mckinney, Republican: No biography, fundraising total, spending total, cash-on-hand figure or documented policy position is on file.
  • Wesley Meier, Republican: No biography, fundraising total, spending total, cash-on-hand figure or documented policy position is on file.
  • Devin Poore, Independent: No biography, fundraising total, spending total, cash-on-hand figure or documented policy position is on file.
  • John C Hughs, Republican: Fundraising is recorded at $4,957.88 and spending at $4,243.71. No biography, cash-on-hand figure or documented policy position is on file.
  • Matthew Boehnke, Republican: No biography, fundraising total, spending total, cash-on-hand figure or documented policy position is on file.
  • Jerrod Sessler, Republican: No biography, fundraising total, spending total, cash-on-hand figure or documented policy position is on file.
  • Favian Valencia, Independent: No biography, fundraising total, spending total, cash-on-hand figure or documented policy position is on file.

How the field is composed

Seven candidates are identified as Republicans: Newhouse, Saavedra, Mckinney, Meier, Hughs, Boehnke and Sessler. Newhouse is the incumbent.

Poore and Valencia are identified as Independents. Duresky is identified as a Democrat, while Black is identified with the label NON. The candidate information does not define that label further.

No candidate in the field has a biography or documented policy position on file. The listed party or candidate label identifies how each person is entered in the race, but it does not by itself describe a policy position.

What comes next

The next scheduled election event identified for this contest is the general election on Nov. 3, 2026. Updates to candidate biographies, policy positions and campaign finance records would add detail about the field before voters make their choice.

For Poore, the central facts remain the office sought and the Independent label. Any later record of policy positions, campaign activity or financial filings could give voters more information to compare with the other 10 candidates in the race.

What to watch

  • Updates to the official candidate field
  • Publication of candidate biographies or policy positions
  • New campaign finance filings
  • The Nov. 3, 2026 general election

Who's running: U.S. House, District 4

Election day: November 3, 2026

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