▁in ▁Hal if ax . ▁Houston ▁earned ▁ 4 8 . 9 6 % ▁of ▁the ▁points ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁ball ot , ▁leaving ▁other ▁candidates ▁no ▁clear ▁path ▁to ▁victory . ▁The ▁other ▁candidates ▁conced ed ▁after ▁the ▁first ▁ball ot . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁it ▁came ▁to ▁light ▁that ▁his ▁name ▁had ▁been ▁mentioned ▁several ▁times ▁in ▁the ▁Parad ise ▁Pap ers . ▁Additionally , ▁he ▁has ▁been ▁public ly ▁open ▁to ▁the ▁option ▁of ▁fra ck ing ▁in ▁Nova ▁Scot ia , ▁a ▁controvers ial ▁st ance . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Houston ▁lives ▁in ▁P ict ou ▁County ▁with ▁his ▁wife ▁Carol , ▁and ▁children ▁P aget ▁and ▁Zach ary . ▁ ▁Cont ro vers y ▁Houston ▁has ▁been ▁in ▁the ▁news ▁due ▁to ▁controvers y ▁over ▁his ▁past . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁it ▁came ▁to ▁light ▁that ▁his ▁name ▁had ▁been ▁mentioned ▁several ▁times ▁in ▁the ▁Parad ise ▁Pap ers . ▁ ▁B ills ▁introduced ▁ ▁Elect oral ▁record ▁ ▁| - ▁▁ ▁| Progress ive ▁Conserv ative ▁| Tim ▁Houston ▁| align =" right " | ▁ 5 , 2 7 5 ▁| align =" right " | ▁ 7 3 . 8 8 ▁| align =" right " | ▁+ 2 5 . 8 3 ▁| - ▁▁ ▁| L iber al ▁| John ▁F ras er ▁| align =" right " | ▁ 1 , 3 0 1 ▁| align =" right " | ▁ 1 8