VINTON – Polls closed at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 5, for the 2024 General Election. For the next couple of hours, representatives from each precinct delivered the results to the courthouse and the dedicated staff in the Auditor's office compiled the results as they came in. The Absentee ballots were added last, after all other precincts reported. This year, that may have taken a bit longer than usual as early-voting was very popular in Benton County for this election. Monday, Nov. 4 was a record-breaking day in the Benton County Auditor's Office with 251 voters. 14,587 of the 18,734 Benton County registered voters cast a ballot in this General Election (77.86%).
With all precincts reporting, Haley Rippel, Benton County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections, announced the Benton County unofficial results around 10:30 p.m. Results are unofficial until certified by the Benton County Board of Supervisors.
For President, 9,544 Benton County voters filled in the dot for Donald Trump, and 4,738 for Kamala Harris. Libertarian candidate Chase Oliver received 65 votes in Benton County, and WTP candidate Robert F. Kennedy received 101.
Republican Ashley Hinson won the United States Representative District 2 race with 9,709 votes. Democrat Sarah Corkery received 4,238 votes, with 206 votes for Jody Madlom Puffett.
In District 3, Bruce Volz won the race for the Supervisor District 3 seat with 9,357 votes over Nick Volk at 3,977 votes.
Soon to be former Benton County Sheriff Ron Tippett ran unopposed and was elected for the District 1 Supervisor seat with 11,731 votes. Benton County voters elected the unopposed Dave Upah as Sheriff with 12,163 votes. Also unopposed, Auditor Hayley Rippel was reelected with 11,928 votes.
Other races included:
State Senator District 38
Rep.(Republican Party) Dave Sires - 434
Dem. (Democratic Party) Eric Giddens - 141
State Senator District 42
Rep. (Republican Party) — Charlie McClintock — 10,896
State Representative District 76
Rep. (Republican Party) – Derek Wulf - 445
Dem. (Democratic Party) – Jarred Johnston - 120
State Representative District 84
Rep. (Republican Party) — Thomas Gerhold - 9,122
Lib. (Libertarian) — Ashley Meredith — 3,191
