2020 Benitez-Thompson was unopposed in the 2020 Democratic primary[5] and won the
general election with 18,559 votes (58.47%) against
Republican candidate Barb Hawn.[6]
2018 Benitez-Thompson was unopposed in both the primary and
general elections.[7][8]
2016 Benitez-Thompson was unopposed in the primary.[9] She won the
general election with 15,080 votes (56.56%) against Republican candidate Bonnie Weber, who later became a member of the
Reno City Council.[10][11]
2014 Benitez-Thompson was unopposed in the primary[12] and won the
general election with 7,793 votes (53.53%) against Republican nominee Rex Crouch.[13]
2012 Benitez-Thompson was unopposed in the primary and won the
general election with 14,160 votes (57.76%) against Republican nominee Tom Taber,[14] who had previously run for the Assembly in 1990.[15]
2010 When Democratic Assemblywoman
Sheila Leslie ran for
Nevada Senate and left the Assembly seat open, Benitez-Thompson won the primary with 1,451 votes (55.92%) against Byllie Andrews.[16] She won the
general election with 6,951 votes (63.57%) against Republican nominee Gabe Jurado.[17]