It was not the outcome he wanted, but Kent said he will look for ways to serve the nation
Joe Kent put a video message on Facebook on Monday, thanking his supporters for their efforts during his recent campaign for Washington’s 3rd Congressional District seat.
“My campaign for Congress is over,” he wrote in his introduction to the video.
“Although we fell short, I will continue to look for ways to serve our nation,” he added.
In the latest update from the Washington Secretary of State at 12:58 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19, Democrat Incumbent Marie Gluesenkamp Perez had 213,781 votes. Kent had 197,553.
The last update from Clark County only was posted on Friday, Nov. 15. In Clark County, Perez led Kent by more than 35,000 votes.
“Thank you to everyone who supported my campaign,” Kent said. “I’m honored by your confidence in me and all the support you gave me.”
The election has not yet been certified, but the outcome of this race has all but been decided for some time now. In fact, Perez posted a long message to her supporters on Facebook on Nov. 7, just two days after the election.
“To the people of Southwest Washington, I pledge to you that I will work every day to live up to the responsibility you have placed in me,” she wrote. “I will continue to deliver results for our district, and I will continue to put the place we live above national politics trying to divide us. It never will.”
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