Benton County Republican convention is March 26

The Benton County Republican convention will be convening at 9 a.m. March 26 at the Columbia Center Red Lion, 1101 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Kennewick.

The convention will be include more than 300 Benton County Republic Party delegates, which will be voting to fill a total of 52 delegates, plus alternates, to the Washington State Republican Convention that will be May 19-21 at the TRAC in Pasco.

Platform issues also will be deliberated during the convention.

This story was originally published March 24, 2016 at 6:17 PM with the headline "Benton County Republican convention is March 26."