Tiffany Smiley

Republican Tiffany Smiley, who is challenging U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., speaks Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022, at a Republican Party event on Election Day in Issaquah, Wash., east of Seattle. Smiley and Murray advanced Tuesday to the fall election in Washington's top-two primary system in which the two candidates with the most votes move on to the November ballot, regardless of party. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Tiffany Smiley secures GOP nomination for Wash. Senate

First-time candidate Tiffany Smiley made the top two in the fight to represent Washington State in the Senate. According to reports, she secured the GOP nomination with 32 percent of the vote.