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Benton Howser

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Benton Howser
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Last election
November 8, 2022
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Birthplace
Wilmette, IL
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Benton Howser (Republican Party) ran for election to theCook County Board of Commissioners to representDistrict 14 in Illinois. He lost in the general election onNovember 8, 2022.

Howser completed Ballotpedia'sCandidate Connection survey in 2022.Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Benton Howser was born inWilmette, Illinois.[1]

Elections

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2022)

General election

General election for Cook County Board of Commissioners District 14

IncumbentScott Britton defeatedBenton Howser in the general election for Cook County Board of Commissioners District 14 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Scott Britton (D)
 
61.3
 
67,575
Image of Benton Howser
Benton Howser (R) Candidate Connection
 
38.7
 
42,703

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Total votes: 110,278
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Cook County Board of Commissioners District 14

IncumbentScott Britton advanced from the Democratic primary for Cook County Board of Commissioners District 14 on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Image of Scott Britton
Scott Britton
 
100.0
 
24,976

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Total votes: 24,976
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Cook County Board of Commissioners District 14

Benton Howser advanced from the Republican primary for Cook County Board of Commissioners District 14 on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Benton Howser
Benton Howser Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
11,869

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Total votes: 11,869
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Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Benton Howser completedBallotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Howser's responses.

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Benton Howser, is a Chicago area native. A Captain in the United States Army Reserves, where he was an Infantry Officer for 8 year and a Civil Affairs officer since. Benton Howser studied History and Leadership at Virginia Tech and its Corps of Cadets. Later he attained his Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Benton Howser bootstrapped his career beginning with day trading while in Infantry school at Ft. Benning, becoming a High Frequency Trader, building his own book of business at an investment firm, and founding his own Hedge Fund in four years.
  • Public Safety and Crime
  • Lowering Taxes (Property & sales) and helping small businesses grow and prosper.
  • Protecting kids and embracing parents
I live in Illinois because 60 years ago my grandfather moved here to help Everett Dirksen fight racist literacy tests that denied voting rights to African Americans throughout the country. A few years ago, he passed away – and out of his eight grandchildren – I’m the only one who still lives here. I am interested in public policy that makes our home a place where our kids will want to raise their kids – and where our rights will not be denied.

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Cook County Board of Commissioners District 14

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    1. ↑Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 9, 2022
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