Ahmad Hassan
Ahmad Hassan (Democratic Party) (also known as Robert) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Minnesota. He lost in the Democratic primary on August 13, 2024.
Hassan also ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Texas. He lost in the Democratic primary on March 5, 2024.
Hassan completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Ahmad Hassan emigrated from Egypt in 1984. Hassan earned a bachelor's degree from Friends University in 1989 and a law degree from the Presidents College School of Law in 2001. His professional experience includes working as a businessman and real estate and mortgage broker and owning Alexandria Realty and Mortgage. Hassan also has experience as a negotiator and mediator, as well as a professional soccer player, coach, referee, and owner/operator of a professional soccer team. He owned and operated several wholesale and retail operations.[1][2][3][4]
Elections
2024
U.S. Senate Minnesota
See also: United States Senate election in Minnesota, 2024
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Minnesota
Incumbent Amy Klobuchar defeated Royce White, Rebecca Whiting, and Joyce Lacey in the general election for U.S. Senate Minnesota on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Amy Klobuchar (D) | 56.2 | 1,792,441 | |
| Royce White (R) | 40.5 | 1,291,712 | ||
| Rebecca Whiting (L) | 1.7 | 55,215 | ||
| Joyce Lacey (Independence-Alliance Party of Minnesota) | 1.5 | 46,377 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 3,578 | ||
| Total votes: 3,189,323 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Minnesota
Incumbent Amy Klobuchar defeated Steve Carlson, Ahmad Hassan, Ole Savior, and George Kalberer in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Minnesota on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Amy Klobuchar | 94.3 | 305,055 | |
| Steve Carlson | 2.9 | 9,535 | ||
| Ahmad Hassan | 1.5 | 4,891 | ||
| Ole Savior | 0.8 | 2,478 | ||
 | George Kalberer | 0.5 | 1,578 | |
| Total votes: 323,537 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Derek Logan (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Minnesota
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Minnesota on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Royce White | 38.5 | 74,814 | |
| Joe Fraser | 29.3 | 56,909 | |
| Raymond Petersen | 8.4 | 16,237 | |
| Alycia Gruenhagen | 7.7 | 15,017 | ||
| John Berman | 7.3 | 14,158 | ||
| Patrick Munro | 4.9 | 9,444 | ||
| Christopher Seymore | 2.6 | 5,020 | ||
| Loner Blue | 1.4 | 2,727 | ||
| Total votes: 194,326 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- David Hilbrich (R)
- Gene Rechtzigel (R)
- Mike Ruoho (R)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Hassan in this election.
U.S. Senate Texas
See also: United States Senate election in Texas, 2024
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Texas
Incumbent Ted Cruz defeated Colin Allred, Ted Brown, Analisa Roche, and Tracy Andrus in the general election for U.S. Senate Texas on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ted Cruz (R) | 53.1 | 5,990,741 | |
| Colin Allred (D) | 44.6 | 5,031,249 | ||
| Ted Brown (L) | 2.4 | 267,039 | ||
| Analisa Roche (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 1,906 | ||
| Tracy Andrus (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 919 | ||
| Total votes: 11,291,854 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Dan McQueen (Independent)
- Mason Cysewski (G)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Texas
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Texas on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Colin Allred | 58.9 | 569,585 | |
| Roland Gutierrez | 16.6 | 160,978 | ||
| Mark A. Gonzalez | 8.8 | 85,228 | ||
| Meri Gomez | 4.6 | 44,166 | ||
| Carl Sherman Sr. | 3.3 | 31,694 | ||
| Ahmad Hassan | 2.3 | 21,855 | ||
| Steve Keough | 2.3 | 21,801 | ||
| Heli Rodriguez Prilliman | 1.9 | 18,801 | |
| Thierry Tchenko | 1.4 | 13,395 | ||
| Total votes: 967,503 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Zachariah Manning (D)
- Aaron Arguijo (D)
- Soren Pendragon (D)
- John Love III (D)
- Sherri Taylor (D)
- Victor D. Dunn (D)
- Tracy Andrus (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Texas
Incumbent Ted Cruz defeated Holland Gibson and Rufus Lopez in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Texas on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ted Cruz | 88.3 | 1,977,961 | |
| Holland Gibson | 6.0 | 134,011 | |
| Rufus Lopez | 5.7 | 127,986 | |
| Total votes: 2,239,958 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Cody Andrews (R)
- Carlos Garza (R)
- Josiah Ingalls (R)
- Montgomery Markland (R)
Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. Senate Texas
Ted Brown advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. Senate Texas on April 14, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Ted Brown (L) | |
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Hassan in this election.
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2022)
General election
General election for Harris County Judge
Incumbent Lina Hidalgo defeated Alex Mealer and Naoufal Houjami in the general election for Harris County Judge on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lina Hidalgo (D) | 50.8 | 552,903 | |
| Alex Mealer (R) | 49.2 | 534,720 | ||
| Naoufal Houjami (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 241 | ||
| Total votes: 1,087,864 | ||||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Harris County Judge
Alex Mealer defeated Vidal Martinez in the Republican primary runoff for Harris County Judge on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Alex Mealer | 75.4 | 85,778 | |
| Vidal Martinez | 24.6 | 27,952 | |
| Total votes: 113,730 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Harris County Judge
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Harris County Judge on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lina Hidalgo | 70.3 | 113,845 | |
| Erica Davis | 14.7 | 23,878 | ||
| Georgia Provost | 6.2 | 10,071 | |
| Maria Garcia | 3.7 | 6,058 | |
| Kevin Howard | 2.9 | 4,635 | |
| Ahmad Hassan | 2.1 | 3,412 | ||
| Total votes: 161,899 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Harris County Judge
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Harris County Judge on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Alex Mealer | 29.5 | 50,435 | |
| ✔ | | Vidal Martinez | 25.9 | 44,216 |
| Martina Lemond Dixon | 15.2 | 25,912 | ||
| Randy Kubosh | 9.6 | 16,388 | |
| Warren Howell | 7.8 | 13,346 | |
| Oscar Gonzales | 4.3 | 7,316 | |
| Robert Dorris | 4.1 | 7,036 | |
| George Zoes | 2.5 | 4,287 | |
| H.Q. Bolanos | 1.2 | 2,008 | |
| Total votes: 170,944 | ||||
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2020
See also: United States Senate election in Minnesota, 2020
United States Senate election in Minnesota, 2020 (August 11 Republican primary)
United States Senate election in Minnesota, 2020 (August 11 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Minnesota
The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate Minnesota on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Tina Smith (D) | 48.8 | 1,566,522 | |
| Jason Lewis (R) | 43.6 | 1,398,145 | ||
| Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now Party) | 5.8 | 185,064 | ||
| Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota) | 1.8 | 57,174 | ||
| Rob Barrett Jr. (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 22 | |
| George Dennis Jr. (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 5 | ||
| Steve Carlson (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 3 | ||
| John Berman (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 2 | ||
| Jason Shaver (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Josh Ondich (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 2,261 | ||
| Total votes: 3,209,198 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Minnesota
Incumbent Tina Smith defeated Paula Overby, Ahmad Hassan, Steve Carlson, and Christopher Seymore in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Minnesota on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Tina Smith | 87.1 | 497,501 | |
| Paula Overby | 5.3 | 30,497 | ||
| Ahmad Hassan | 3.5 | 20,037 | ||
| Steve Carlson | 2.9 | 16,429 | ||
| Christopher Seymore | 1.1 | 6,480 | ||
| Total votes: 570,944 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Minnesota
Jason Lewis defeated Cynthia Gail, John Berman, Bob Carney Jr., and James Reibestein in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Minnesota on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jason Lewis | 78.1 | 191,288 | |
| Cynthia Gail | 7.2 | 17,675 | |
| John Berman | 6.6 | 16,212 | ||
| Bob Carney Jr. | 4.3 | 10,503 | ||
| James Reibestein | 3.8 | 9,210 | |
| Total votes: 244,888 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota primary election
Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota primary for U.S. Senate Minnesota
Oliver Steinberg advanced from the Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota primary for U.S. Senate Minnesota on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Oliver Steinberg | 100.0 | 3,275 | |
| Total votes: 3,275 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Legal Marijuana Now Party primary election
Legal Marijuana Now Party primary for U.S. Senate Minnesota
Kevin O'Connor advanced from the Legal Marijuana Now Party primary for U.S. Senate Minnesota on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kevin O'Connor | 100.0 | 6,996 | |
| Total votes: 6,996 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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2018
- See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Texas State Senate District 17
Incumbent Joan Huffman defeated Rita Lucido and Lauren LaCount in the general election for Texas State Senate District 17 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Joan Huffman (R) | 51.4 | 158,263 | |
| Rita Lucido (D) | 46.8 | 143,978 | ||
| Lauren LaCount (L) | 1.8 | 5,396 | ||
| Total votes: 307,637 | ||||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Texas State Senate District 17
Rita Lucido defeated Fran Watson in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas State Senate District 17 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Rita Lucido | 57.8 | 10,476 | |
| Fran Watson | 42.2 | 7,659 | ||
| Total votes: 18,135 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas State Senate District 17
Rita Lucido and Fran Watson advanced to a runoff. They defeated Ahmad Hassan in the Democratic primary for Texas State Senate District 17 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Rita Lucido | 48.9 | 17,603 | |
| ✔ | Fran Watson | 35.1 | 12,621 | |
| Ahmad Hassan | 16.0 | 5,739 | ||
| Total votes: 35,963 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas State Senate District 17
Incumbent Joan Huffman defeated Kristin Tassin in the Republican primary for Texas State Senate District 17 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Joan Huffman | 72.6 | 36,668 | |
| Kristin Tassin | 27.4 | 13,808 | ||
| Total votes: 50,476 | ||||
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2014
- See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Hassan ran unopposed in the Democratic primary for the Harris County Court, but he withdrew from the race before the general election.[5][6][7]
2008
- See also: Texas judicial elections
Hassan ran for the Harris County Court in 2008, losing the Democratic nomination to David Mincberg.[2]
Campaign themes
2024
U.S. Senate Minnesota
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Ahmad Hassan did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
U.S. Senate Texas
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Ahmad Hassan completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Hassan's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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A successful entrepreneur with a commitment to serving America, I hold degrees in both management and law. With extensive experience in real estate both locally and internationally, I've had the privilege of serving as a nominee chairman of Harris County and as a former nominee for county commissioner in Kansas.
- Strengthening Our Economy, Securing Our Streets: I'll prioritize robust economic policies alongside effective crime control measures to ensure prosperity and safety for all.
- Smart Solutions for Immigration: Addressing immigration issues with compassion and practicality, I'll work towards fair and effective policies that benefit our communities
- Experience, Dedication, and Leadership: With a proven record of dedication and leadership, I bring the expertise needed to tackle our toughest challenges head-on and deliver results for our district.
Educate reforms , social justice, economic growth and opportunities for all individuals and communities
If I were to envision my legacy, I would aspire to be remembered as someone who made a meaningful and positive impact on society. I hope to leave a legacy of compassion, empathy, and service to others. Whether through my work in public policy, business, or philanthropy, I aim to contribute to building a more equitable, sustainable, and just world for future generations. Ultimately, I aspire to leave behind a legacy of progress, unity, and hope.
Healthy relationship with other senators
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2022
Ahmad Hassan did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Ahmad Hassan did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Alexandria Realty & Mortgage, LLC, accessed July 3, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Off the Kuff, "Interview with Ahmad Hassan," January 27, 2010
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 15, 2024
- ↑ Hassan for Texas, "Biography," accessed February 16, 2024
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (A-L)"
- ↑ Harris County Texas, "Democratic Party Cumulative Report - March 4, 2014 Primary Election," March 5, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ Houston Chronicle, "Who on Commissioners Court has raised the most campaign cash this year?" August 6, 2014
