If you are interested in having a conversation about running for office in 2026 or beyond, reach out to our Candidates and Elections chair at info@washcodemocrats.com.​
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Read the Benton County Guide to Elected Offices for 2024
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Important 2026 State-wide Election Links:
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2024 Running for Public Office: Handbook for candidates published by the State Board of Election Commissioners*
OFFICES UP FOR ELECTION DISTRICT CURRENT ELECTED OFFICIAL
Federal
None in 2026
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State
State Treasurer
State Senate
29 Jim Petty
33 Bart Hester
State House
9 Diana Gonzales Worthen
11 Rebecca Burkes
18 Robin Lundstrum
19 Steve Unger
20 Denise Garner
21 Nicole Clowney
22 David Whitaker
23 Kendra Moore
24 Charlene Fite
25 Chad Puryear
County
County Judge
Patrick Deakins
County Sheriff
Jay Cantrell
Justice of the Peace
1 Bradley Burns
2 David Wilson
3 Robert Massingill
4 Vladimir Rivera Lopez
5 Kyle Lyons
6 Lisa Ecke
7 Charles Dean
8 Shawandra Washington
9 Beth Coger
10 Robert Dennis
11 Suki Highers
12 Evelyn Rios Stafford
13 Willie Leming
14 Gary Ricker
15 Butch Pond
Constable
1 John R. Buchan
2 John M. Brooks
3 Kyle Woodruff
Nonpartisan Judicial General Election Candidates
OFFICES UP FOR ELECTION CURRENT ELECTED OFFICIAL
Supreme Court Chief Justice Position 1 Chief Justice John Dan Kemp
Supreme Court Justice Position 2
Supreme Court Justice Position 5 Associate Justice Shawn A. Womack
Circuit Judge, District 4, Division 6 Hon. Mark Lindsay
State District Court 2, Division 1 Hon. Jeff Harper
State District Court 2, Division 2 Hon. Graham Nations
State District Court 2, Division 3 Hon. Clinton Jones
State District Court 2, Division 4 Hon. Terra Stephenson