Robert Lawton
Robert Lawton (independent) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 4th Congressional District. He lost in the primary on March 3, 2020.
Lawton was a 2018 Democratic candidate for California's 4th Congressional District in the U.S. House. Lawton lost the primary on June 5, 2018.
Elections
2020
See also: California's 4th Congressional District election, 2020
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 4
Incumbent Tom McClintock defeated Brynne Kennedy in the general election for U.S. House California District 4 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tom McClintock (R) | 55.9 | 247,291 |
 | Brynne Kennedy (D) | 44.1 | 194,731 | |
| Total votes: 442,022 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 4
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House California District 4 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tom McClintock (R) | 50.7 | 141,244 |
| ✔ | | Brynne Kennedy (D) | 39.8 | 110,771 |
 | Julianne Benzel (R) | 4.4 | 12,138 | |
 | Robert Lawton (Independent) | 1.7 | 4,848 | |
 | Jamie Byers (R) | 1.7 | 4,822 | |
 | Jacob Thomas (R) | 1.6 | 4,527 | |
| Total votes: 278,350 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 4
Incumbent Tom McClintock defeated Jessica Morse in the general election for U.S. House California District 4 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tom McClintock (R) | 54.1 | 184,401 |
 | Jessica Morse (D) | 45.9 | 156,253 | |
| Total votes: 340,654 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 4
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House California District 4 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tom McClintock (R) | 51.8 | 109,679 |
| ✔ | | Jessica Morse (D) | 20.3 | 42,942 |
 | Regina Bateson (D) | 12.4 | 26,303 | |
 | Mitchell White (R) | 6.8 | 14,433 | |
 | Roza Calderon (D) | 6.4 | 13,621 | |
| Robert Lawton (D) | 2.2 | 4,593 | |
| Total votes: 211,571 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Steven Castellano (R)
- Richard Martin (D)
- Rochelle Wilcox (D)
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Robert Lawton did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Robert Lawton participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on March 23, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Robert Lawton's responses follow below.[1]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) Medicare for all 2) Clean energy initiative |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | Climate science. Because it represents the most pressing danger to the sustainability of our planet.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[3]
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Robert Lawton's responses," March 23, 2018
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
