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Kent Weston
2024 - Present
2026
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Kent Weston (Republican Party) is a member of the North Dakota State Senate, representing District 15. He assumed office on December 1, 2024. His current term ends on December 1, 2026.
Weston (Republican Party) ran in a special election to the North Dakota State Senate to represent District 15. He won in the special general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Kent Weston earned a B.A. in agricultural engineering from North Dakota State University. Weston's career experience includes owning an agronomy business and working as a farmer. He has served on the Rock Lake School Board and the Border Central School Board.[1]
Sponsored legislation
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Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Weston was assigned to the following committees:
Elections
2024
See also: North Dakota state legislative special elections, 2024
General election
Special general election for North Dakota State Senate District 15
Incumbent Kent Weston won election in the special general election for North Dakota State Senate District 15 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kent Weston (R) | 98.5 | 6,777 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.5 | 104 | ||
| Total votes: 6,881 | |||
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Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for North Dakota State Senate District 15
Incumbent Kent Weston advanced from the special Republican primary for North Dakota State Senate District 15 on June 11, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kent Weston | 99.1 | 2,356 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 21 | ||
| Total votes: 2,377 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Weston in this election.
2022
See also: North Dakota State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for North Dakota State Senate District 9
Kent Weston defeated incumbent Richard Marcellais in the general election for North Dakota State Senate District 9 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kent Weston (R) | 53.7 | 2,335 |
 | Richard Marcellais (D) | 46.1 | 2,005 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 9 | ||
| Total votes: 4,349 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Dakota State Senate District 9
Incumbent Richard Marcellais defeated Loann Jerome in the Democratic primary for North Dakota State Senate District 9 on June 14, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Richard Marcellais | 59.4 | 651 |
| Loann Jerome | 40.5 | 444 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 1,096 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Dakota State Senate District 9
Kent Weston advanced from the Republican primary for North Dakota State Senate District 9 on June 14, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kent Weston | 99.3 | 1,342 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 9 | ||
| Total votes: 1,351 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
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Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
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In 2024, the North Dakota State Legislature was not in session. |
2023
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In 2023, the North Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 3 to April 29.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate North Dakota State Senate District 15 |
Officeholder North Dakota State Senate District 15 |
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Judy Estenson (R) |
North Dakota State Senate District 15 2024-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by Richard Marcellais (D) |
North Dakota State Senate District 9 2022-2024 |
Succeeded by Richard Marcellais (D) |
