John Hugo
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John Hugo (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Massachusetts' 5th Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Hugo completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2018. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Massachusetts District 5
Incumbent Katherine Clark defeated John Hugo in the general election for U.S. House Massachusetts District 5 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Katherine Clark (D) | 75.9 | 236,243 | |
| John Hugo (R) | 24.0 | 74,856 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 225 | ||
| Total votes: 311,324 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Massachusetts District 5
Incumbent Katherine Clark advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Massachusetts District 5 on September 4, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Katherine Clark | 100.0 | 78,156 | |
| Total votes: 78,156 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Massachusetts District 5
John Hugo defeated Louis Kuchnir in the Republican primary for U.S. House Massachusetts District 5 on September 4, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Hugo | 63.7 | 11,859 | |
| Louis Kuchnir | 36.3 | 6,763 | ||
| Total votes: 18,622 | ||||
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Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
John Hugo participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on September 19, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and John Hugo's responses follow below.[1]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | Limited efficient and constitutional government.
Better utilization of our revenues - not higher taxes. Balanced budgets. |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | The national debt greatly concerns me as well as the looming Social Security crisis.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[3]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. John Hugo answered the following:
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow and why?
| “ | George Washington - Teddy Roosevelt - Martin Luther King - Thomas Edison[3] | ” |
| “ | No one book does that.[3] | ” |
| “ | Being goal oriented.[3] | ” |
| “ | I am skilled at debating and public speaking. I have a command of the major issues.[3] | ” |
| “ | To pass laws and protect our country and our Constitution.[3] | ” |
| “ | To have made our country a better place than I found it.[3] | ” |
| “ | Moon landing.[3] | ” |
| “ | Paper boy - I delivered the Boston Globe for 2 years.[3] | ” |
| “ | This has nothing to do with running for office and is a stupid question.[3] | ” |
| “ | I don't have a favorite holiday.[3] | ” |
| “ | Guns Germs and Steel[3] | ” |
| “ | Another stupid question[3] | ” |
| “ | My computer.[3] | ” |
| “ | Another stupid question[3] | ” |
| “ | Representative government is not unique in the world. But the United State itself is the greatest country in history.[3] | ” |
| “ | I believe the most important qualification is a love of the country[3] | ” |
| “ | The national debt.[3] | ” |
| “ | foreign relations committee[3] | ” |
| “ | not current[3] | ” |
| “ | Yes[3] | ” |
| “ | I signed the term limits pledge[3] | ” |
| “ | Use a computer program to make the districts a square as possible despite demographics.[3] | ” |
| “ | I am interested is serving in any capacity[3] | ” |
| “ | Many people tell me they can't stand Katherine Clark and that she was rude to them.[3] | ” |
See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Massachusetts' 5th Congressional District election, 2018
- Massachusetts' 5th Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "John Hugo's responses," September 19, 2018
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.23 3.24 3.25 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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District 3
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District 4
Jake Auchincloss (D)
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Katherine Clark (D)
District 6
Seth Moulton (D)
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Ayanna Pressley (D)
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Stephen Lynch (D)
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