Ten-term incumbent Congressman Adam Smith, a Democrat whose 9th District stretches from South Seattle to Tacoma and includes Bellevue and Mercer Island, was easily outdistancing his opponents in Tuesday returns.

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Ten-term incumbent Congressman Adam Smith, a Democrat whose 9th District stretches from South Seattle to Tacoma and includes Bellevue and Mercer Island, was easily outdistancing his opponents in Tuesday returns.

Smith had 57 percent of the vote in Tuesday returns while Republican Doug Basler, challenging Smith for the second time, was second with 24 percent. Jesse Wineberry, a former state legislator who had the support of many of the district’s black clergy, was third with 13 percent.

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