GOP incumbents in the 17th and 18th districts trail their Democrat challengers by margins ranging from 3 to nearly 10 points in Tuesday’s primary. File photo🎧 Clark County GOP Trails in 17th and 18th District Primaries Your browser does not support the audio element. 17th Legislative DistrictIncumbent Republican state lawmakers seem to be in trouble in southwest Washington’s 17th Legislative District, as Democrats hope to gain a wider majority in the House. In Position 1, Republican Rep. Kevin Waters trails Democrat Ben Christly, a Navy veteran, with 44% to Christly’s 52.7%. In a sign of the changing tide in the district, just two years ago, he easily won reelection unopposed.