Robert Houton
Robert Houton (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Maryland. He lost in the Democratic primary on May 14, 2024.
Houton completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
On December 1, 2024, Houton announced his campaign for chairman of the Democratic National Committee. Click here to read more.
Biography
Robert Houton was born in Boston, Massachusetts. His career experience includes working as a president and CEO. He founded the Coalition for Families, Teens, and Students.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: United States Senate election in Maryland, 2024
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Maryland
The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate Maryland on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Angela Alsobrooks (D) | 54.6 | 1,650,912 |
 | Larry Hogan (R) | 42.8 | 1,294,344 | |
 | Mike Scott (L)  | 2.3 | 69,396 | |
| Patrick Burke (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 879 | ||
 | Billy Bridges (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 70 | |
| Robin Rowe (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 17 | ||
| Christy Helmondollar (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 3 | ||
| Irwin Gibbs (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 2 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 5,755 | ||
| Total votes: 3,021,378 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Moshe Landman (G)
- Nancy Wallace (G)
- Shaunesi Deberry (Unaffiliated)
- Keith Packer (No Party Affiliation)
- Emmanuel Osuchukwu (Unaffiliated)
- Michael Sigmon (Progressive Party)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Maryland
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Maryland on May 14, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Angela Alsobrooks | 53.4 | 357,052 |
 | David Trone | 42.8 | 286,381 | |
 | Joseph Perez | 0.7 | 4,688 | |
 | Michael Cobb Sr. | 0.7 | 4,524 | |
 | Brian Frydenborg | 0.5 | 3,635 | |
 | Scottie Griffin | 0.5 | 3,579 | |
 | Marcellus Crews | 0.5 | 3,379 | |
 | Andrew Wildman | 0.3 | 2,198 | |
 | Robert Houton | 0.3 | 1,946 | |
 | Steven Seuferer | 0.2 | 1,664 | |
| Total votes: 669,046 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Juan Dominguez (D)
- William Jawando (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Maryland
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Maryland on May 14, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Larry Hogan | 64.2 | 183,661 |
 | Robin Ficker | 27.8 | 79,517 | |
 | Chris Chaffee | 3.2 | 9,134 | |
 | Lorie Friend | 2.1 | 5,867 | |
 | John Myrick | 1.7 | 4,987 | |
 | Moe Barakat | 0.8 | 2,203 | |
 | Laban Seyoum | 0.3 | 782 | |
| Total votes: 286,151 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- John Teichert (R)
- Christopher Puleo (R)
- Ray Bly (R)
- John Thormann (R)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Houton in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Robert Houton completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Houton's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- I fought, and will continue fighting to protect Maryland families from fentanyl.
- I am the new generation leader who Marylanders want to represent them in the U.S> Senate.
- I am a bipartisan leader and will bring this bipartisanship, solution-led work to the U.S. Senate.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 8, 2024
