John Deaton

Republican

Running for
U.S. Senate
Election
Nov. 3, 2026
Current role
Attorney; 2024 Republican Senate nominee
Listed hometown
Bolton
Campaign website
Not yet verified

Verified against official source Last verified Oct. 17, 2026.

Background

  • Lost the 2024 U.S. Senate race to Sen. Elizabeth Warren, 1,365,440 votes to 2,041,668, according to certified results. source
  • Won the 2026 Republican primary unopposed (221,950 votes). source

In their own words

President Trump

“You know I've never voted for President Trump. I've never supported President Trump. I've never endorsed President Trump.”

Health care

“Why didn't you do it in the 53 years you've been in elected office?”

Energy

“I have a plan that puts four small modular reactors and expands natural gas in Massachusetts that will cut the energy in half.”

Campaign finance

$1.65MRaised
$977KSpent
$671KCash on hand

Through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC filings for John Deaton.

Source: Federal Election Commission (api.open.fec.gov), candidate committee totals for the full 2026 election period, as filed. Updated Oct 17, 2026.

Endorsements

None verified yet. We list an endorsement only when the endorser has announced it publicly.

Debates

  • Oct. 13, 2026, WBZ-TV (moderator Jon Keller) (report)

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Sources

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