Howard Orton

Howard Orton

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Republican Party

Howard Orton was a 2012 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 2nd Congressional District of Maryland. Orton was defeated by Nancy Jacobs in the Republican primary on April 3, 2012.

Elections

2012

See also: Maryland's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2012

Orton ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Maryland's 2nd District. He sought the nomination on the Republican ticket, but he was defeated by state Sen. Nancy Jacobs in the April 3, 2012, primary.

U.S. House, Maryland District 2 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Nancy Jacobs	58.9%	12,372
Ray Bly	2%	415
Vlad Degen	1.5%	324
Rick Impallaria	23.8%	4,998
Howard Orton	2.4%	500
Larry Smith	11.4%	2,392
Total Votes		21,001

See also

• Maryland's 2nd Congressional District
• Maryland's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2012
• United States House of Representatives

External links

Suggest a link

• Howard Orton for Congress Facebook Page

Footnotes

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Maryland's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Angela Alsobrooks (D)

Chris Hollen (D)

Representatives

District 1

Andrew Harris (R)

District 2

John Olszewski (D)

District 3

Sarah Elfreth (D)

District 4

Glenn Ivey (D)

District 5

Steny Hoyer (D)

District 6

April McClain-Delaney (D)

District 7

Kweisi Mfume (D)

District 8

Jamie Raskin (D)

Democratic Party (9)

Republican Party (1)