Linda Bennett (born February 9, 1954) is an American politician. She is a former member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 114th District, serving from 2016 to 2022. She is a member of the Republican Party.
In March 2019, Bennett caused controversy after she posted a misleading photo of Democratic congressman Joe Cunningham (SC-01) on social media. That same month, Will Sommer of The Daily Beast reported that Bennett had endorsed and made numerous Facebook posts about the far-right QAnon conspiracy theory.
Electoral history + South Carolina House of Representatives District 114YearCandidateVotesPctCandidateVotesPctCandidateVotesPctCandidateVotesPct2016 General Election 11,576 60.7% 7,487 39.3%2018 General Election 8,619 52.5% 7,153 43.6% 633 3.9% 6 0.0%
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