Brad Benton
Brad Benton (Republican Party) ran for election to the Washington State Senate to represent District 18. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Brad Benton was born in Portland, Oregon. Benton earned a bachelor's degree from Whitworth University in 2018. His career experience includes working as a technician, congressional intern, and auditor for the public accounting firm Moss Adams. Benton earned the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Washington State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Washington State Senate District 18
Adrian Cortes defeated Brad Benton in the general election for Washington State Senate District 18 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Adrian Cortes (D) | 50.0 | 42,054 |
 | Brad Benton (R) | 49.8 | 41,881 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 189 | ||
| Total votes: 84,124 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington State Senate District 18
Adrian Cortes and Brad Benton defeated Greg Cheney in the primary for Washington State Senate District 18 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Adrian Cortes (D) | 46.2 | 20,066 |
| ✔ | | Brad Benton (R) | 31.7 | 13,783 |
 | Greg Cheney (R) | 21.9 | 9,525 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 39 | ||
| Total votes: 43,413 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Benton in this election.
2022
See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Washington House of Representatives District 18-Position 2
Greg Cheney defeated Duncan Camacho in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 18-Position 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Greg Cheney (R) | 54.7 | 35,603 |
 | Duncan Camacho (D) | 45.1 | 29,392 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 136 | ||
| Total votes: 65,131 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 18-Position 2
Duncan Camacho and Greg Cheney defeated John Ley and Brad Benton in the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 18-Position 2 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Duncan Camacho (D) | 44.3 | 19,237 |
| ✔ | | Greg Cheney (R) | 20.7 | 9,003 |
 | John Ley (R) | 20.0 | 8,688 | |
| Brad Benton (R) | 14.8 | 6,424 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 71 | ||
| Total votes: 43,423 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Brad Benton completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Benton's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- I give my word that I will never, under any circumstance, vote for a tax increase of any kind.
- I will not support an I-5 Columbia River Crossing project that includes the extension of light rail into Vancouver or any form of tolling of any bridges that cross the Columbia River.
- I vehemently oppose abortion, with extremely limited exceptions.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 2, 2022
