Kent Weston

Republican Party

North Dakota State Senate District 15

Tenure

2024 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

1

Predecessor:Judy Estenson (R)

Prior offices:

North Dakota State Senate District 9

Years in office: 2022 - 2024

Predecessor:Richard Marcellais (D)

Successor:Richard Marcellais (D)

Compensation

Base salary

$592/month

Per diem

$213/day

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

North Dakota State University

Personal

Profession

Business owner

Contact

Official website

Campaign website

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Kent Weston (Republican Party) is a member of theNorth Dakota State Senate, representingDistrict 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 theNorth Dakota State Senate to representDistrict 15. He won in the special general election onNovember 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

2023-2024

Weston was assigned to the following committees:

• House Human Services Committee
• House Government and Veterans Affairs Committee

Elections

2024

See also: North Dakota state legislative special elections, 2024

General election

Special general election for North Dakota State Senate District 15

IncumbentKent 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

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,881
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Republican primary election

Special Republican primary for North Dakota State Senate District 15

IncumbentKent 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

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,377
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Endorsements

2022

See also: North Dakota State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for North Dakota State Senate District 9

Kent Weston defeated incumbentRichard 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

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,349
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for North Dakota State Senate District 9

IncumbentRichard Marcellais defeatedLoann Jerome in the Democratic primary for North Dakota State Senate District 9 on June 14, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Richard Marcellais	59.4	651
	Submit photo	Loann Jerome	40.5	444
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	1

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,351
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Campaign themes

2024

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2022

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Campaign finance summary

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