Prominent Republicans head toward losses in Southwest Washington general election

As of Wednesday night, Camas City Councilor Leslie Lewallen was trailing in her re-election bid by 12.5 percentage points. In Longview, Mayor Spencer Boudreau was losing by 14.6 percentage points. Both failed to close substantial gaps in the latest election counts after Tuesday’s election.

They’re just two examples of notable Southwest Washington Republicans losing in elections as the party saw several defeats across the country.

Lewallen has been a city councilor since 2021. Last year, she sought the Republican nomination for Washington’s Congressional District 3 but lost in the primary to challenger Joe Kent. In campaign videos from the time, Lewallen described herself as an “America First Conservative” and excoriated what she called the radical left.

Boudreau is a city councilor in Longview who has served as mayor since 2022. He’s one of four conservative city officials who have been embroiled in a slow-moving lawsuit that alleges they broke state open meetings laws when they fired a city manager in early 2024.




https://www.opb.org/article/2025/11/05/washington-election-leslie-lewallen-spencer-boudreau-politics/