Robert Lawson
Robert Lawson (Democratic Party) is an at-large member of the Harrisburg City Council in Pennsylvania. Lawson assumed office on January 5, 2026. Lawson's current term ends on January 7, 2030.
Lawson (Democratic Party) ran for election for an at-large seat of the Harrisburg City Council in Pennsylvania. Lawson won in the general election on November 4, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (2025)
General election
General election for Harrisburg City Council (4 seats)
Incumbent Jocelyn Rawls, Robert Lawson, incumbent Ralph Rodriguez, and incumbent Ausha Green won election in the general election for Harrisburg City Council on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jocelyn Rawls (D) | 26.9 | 6,817 | |
| ✔ | Robert Lawson (D) | 25.1 | 6,371 | |
| ✔ | Ralph Rodriguez (D) | 23.6 | 5,974 | |
| ✔ | Ausha Green (D) | 23.2 | 5,895 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.2 | 309 | ||
| Total votes: 25,366 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Harrisburg City Council (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Harrisburg City Council on May 20, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jocelyn Rawls | 14.4 | 2,214 | |
| ✔ | Robert Lawson | 13.1 | 2,013 | |
| ✔ | Ausha Green | 12.3 | 1,886 | |
| ✔ | Ralph Rodriguez | 12.1 | 1,862 | |
| Elyse Irvis | 9.1 | 1,401 | ||
 | Basir Vincent | 8.3 | 1,276 | |
| Willie Ross | 6.1 | 937 | ||
| Sharon Horne | 5.9 | 902 | ||
| Karl Singleton | 5.7 | 882 | ||
 | Lisa Glenn | 5.1 | 785 | |
 | Lori Saulisbury | 4.4 | 675 | |
| Rich Sanders | 3.1 | 478 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 67 | ||
| Total votes: 15,378 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Leslie Franklin (D)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Lawson in this election.
2023
See also: City elections in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (2023)
General election
General election for Harrisburg City Council (3 seats)
Incumbent Danielle Bowers, Lamont Jones, and Crystal Davis won election in the general election for Harrisburg City Council on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Danielle Bowers (D) | 34.8 | 4,921 | |
| ✔ | Lamont Jones (D) | 32.4 | 4,590 | |
| ✔ | Crystal Davis (D) | 30.7 | 4,347 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.0 | 289 | ||
| Total votes: 14,147 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Harrisburg City Council (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Harrisburg City Council on May 16, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Danielle Bowers | 19.9 | 2,201 | |
| ✔ | Crystal Davis | 17.3 | 1,906 | |
| ✔ | Lamont Jones | 16.0 | 1,770 | |
| Cole Goodman | 15.7 | 1,732 | ||
| Brad Barkdoll | 10.8 | 1,191 | ||
| Robert Lawson | 10.2 | 1,129 | ||
| Leslie Franklin | 5.9 | 650 | ||
| Lori Saulisbury | 4.0 | 438 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 25 | ||
| Total votes: 11,042 | |||
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2021
See also: City elections in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (2021)
General election
General election for Harrisburg City Council (4 seats)
Jocelyn Rawls, Ralph Rodriguez, incumbent Ausha Green, and incumbent Shamaine Daniels won election in the general election for Harrisburg City Council on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jocelyn Rawls (D) | 25.7 | 4,976 | |
| ✔ | Ralph Rodriguez (D) | 25.4 | 4,915 | |
| ✔ | Ausha Green (D) | 23.9 | 4,621 | |
| ✔ |  | Shamaine Daniels (D) | 23.8 | 4,612 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.2 | 242 | ||
| Total votes: 19,366 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Harrisburg City Council (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Harrisburg City Council on May 18, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ralph Rodriguez | 12.1 | 2,340 | |
| ✔ | Jocelyn Rawls | 11.5 | 2,231 | |
| ✔ | | Shamaine Daniels | 10.6 | 2,046 |
| ✔ | Ausha Green | 10.5 | 2,025 | |
| Jennie Jenkins-Dallas | 9.7 | 1,888 | ||
| Crystal Davis | 9.4 | 1,815 | ||
| Robert Lawson | 8.5 | 1,652 | ||
| Vishal Bajpai | 7.5 | 1,453 | ||
| Carrie Fowler | 5.5 | 1,066 | ||
| Lavet Henderson | 4.1 | 801 | ||
| Sarah Gethers | 3.9 | 761 | ||
| Roy Christ | 3.6 | 689 | ||
| Lori Saulisbury | 2.9 | 559 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 45 | ||
| Total votes: 19,371 | |||
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Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Robert Lawson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2023
Robert Lawson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Robert Lawson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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