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John Guenther
John Guenther (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Washington's 5th Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the primary on August 6, 2024.
Guenther also ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Washington. He did not appear on the ballot for the primary on August 6, 2024.
Biography
John Guenther earned a master's degree in social work.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Washington's 5th Congressional District election, 2024
Washington's 5th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 6 top-two primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Washington District 5
Michael Baumgartner defeated Carmela Conroy in the general election for U.S. House Washington District 5 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Michael Baumgartner (R) | 60.6 | 240,619 |
 | Carmela Conroy (D)  | 39.3 | 156,074 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 593 | ||
| Total votes: 397,286 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Washington District 5
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House Washington District 5 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Baumgartner (R) | 27.5 | 55,859 |
| ✔ | | Carmela Conroy (D) | 18.3 | 37,227 |
 | Jacquelin Maycumber (R) | 13.6 | 27,717 | |
 | Bernadine Bank (D) | 11.9 | 24,111 | |
 | Brian Dansel (R) | 10.8 | 21,983 | |
 | Ann Marie Danimus (D) | 5.6 | 11,306 | |
 | Jonathan Bingle (R) | 3.7 | 7,510 | |
 | Rene' Holaday (R) | 3.0 | 6,180 | |
 | Rick Flynn (R) | 2.4 | 4,822 | |
 | Matthew Welde (D) | 2.1 | 4,183 | |
 | Bobbi Bennett-Wolcott (D) | 1.1 | 2,336 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 175 | ||
| Total votes: 203,409 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R)
- John Guenther (R)
- Jody Spurgeon (R)
- Terri Cooper (R)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Guenther in this election.
2024
See also: United States Senate election in Washington, 2024
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Washington
Incumbent Maria Cantwell defeated Raul Garcia in the general election for U.S. Senate Washington on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Maria Cantwell (D) | 59.1 | 2,252,577 |
 | Raul Garcia (R) | 40.6 | 1,549,187 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 10,627 | ||
| Total votes: 3,812,391 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. Senate Washington
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. Senate Washington on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Maria Cantwell (D) | 57.2 | 1,114,327 |
| ✔ | | Raul Garcia (R) | 22.1 | 431,182 |
 | Scott Nazarino (R) | 5.7 | 111,386 | |
 | Isaac Holyk (R) | 5.7 | 110,701 | |
 | Melanie Ram (R) | 4.5 | 86,956 | |
 | Charlie Jackson (Independent Party) | 1.1 | 21,055 | |
 | David Tilton (No party preference) | 0.9 | 17,561 | |
 | Paul Giesick (D) | 0.9 | 17,433 | |
 | GoodSpaceGuy (R) | 0.9 | 16,826 | |
 | Thor Amundson (Independent Party) | 0.5 | 10,587 | |
 | Henry Dennison (Socialist Workers Party) | 0.4 | 7,840 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 2,862 | ||
| Total votes: 1,948,716 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Aria Ursa (D)
- Ryan Searcy (R)
- John Guenther (R)
- Gregory Saunders (R)
- Destiny Archer (R)
- John Peterson (D)
2022
See also: United States Senate election in Washington, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Washington
Incumbent Patty Murray defeated Tiffany Smiley in the general election for U.S. Senate Washington on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Patty Murray (D) | 57.1 | 1,741,827 |
 | Tiffany Smiley (R) | 42.6 | 1,299,322 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 6,751 | ||
| Total votes: 3,047,900 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. Senate Washington
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. Senate Washington on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Patty Murray (D) | 52.2 | 1,002,811 |
| ✔ | | Tiffany Smiley (R) | 33.7 | 646,917 |
 | Leon Lawson (Trump Republican Party) | 3.1 | 59,134 | |
 | John Guenther (R) | 2.9 | 55,426 | |
 | Ravin Pierre (D) | 1.2 | 22,172 | |
 | Dave Saulibio (JFK Republican Party) | 1.0 | 19,341 | |
 | Naz Paul (Independent) | 1.0 | 18,858 | |
 | Bill Hirt (R) | 0.8 | 15,276 | |
 | Mohammad Said (D) | 0.7 | 13,995 | |
| Henry Dennison (Socialist Workers Party) | 0.7 | 13,901 | |
 | Pano Churchill (D) | 0.6 | 11,859 | |
 | Bryan Solstin (D) | 0.5 | 9,627 | |
| Charlie Jackson (Independent) | 0.4 | 8,604 | |
 | Jon Butler (Independent) | 0.3 | 5,413 | |
| Thor Amundson (Independent) | 0.3 | 5,133 | |
 | Martin Hash (Independent) | 0.2 | 4,725 | |
 | Dan Phan Doan (Independent) | 0.2 | 3,049 | |
 | Sam Cusmir (D) | 0.1 | 2,688 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 1,511 | ||
| Total votes: 1,920,440 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- David Ishii (D)
- Bob Hagglund (R)
- Nicolaus Sleister (D)
- Justin Greywolf (Independent)
- Isaac Holyk (R)
- David McCune (Independent)
- Robert Kirby (D)
- Mfumu Metamorphosis Mpiana (Independent)
- Larry Hussey (Independent)
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
John Guenther did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
John Guenther did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
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