New York's 18th Congressional District election, 2016
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The 18th Congressional District of New York held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 8, 2016.
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Sean Maloney (D) defeated Phil Oliva (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Maloney was a member of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's Frontline Program, which was designed to help protect vulnerable Democratic incumbents heading into the 2016 election. Oliva defeated Kenneth Del Vecchio in the Republican primary, while incumbent Maloney faced no primary challenger. The primary elections took place on June 28, 2016.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]
| Candidate Filing Deadline | Primary Election | General Election |
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. New York utilizes a closed primary process, in which the selection of a party's candidates in an election is limited to registered party members.[15][16]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Sean Maloney (D), who was first elected in 2012.
New York's 18th Congressional District is located in the southeastern portion of the state and includes Orange and Putnam counties in addition to parts of Westchester and Dutchess counties.[17]
Election results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic |  Sean Maloney Incumbent |
55.6% | 162,060 | |
| Republican | Phil Oliva | 44.4% | 129,369 | |
| Total Votes | 291,429 | |||
| Source: New York Board of Elections | ||||
Primary election
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Phil Oliva |
57% | 3,574 | ||
| Kenneth Del Vecchio | 43% | 2,696 | ||
| Total Votes | 6,270 | |||
| Source: New York State Board of Elections |
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Candidates
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General election candidates:    Sean Maloney     Phil Oliva |
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Primary candidates:[18] |
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Democratic Sean Maloney - Incumbent[13] |
Republican Kenneth Del Vecchio[19] Phil Oliva[20] |
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Withdrew: Diana Hird[21] Daniel G. Castricone - Orange County legislator[22] Sakima Green-Brown[23] John Lange[24] Frank Spampinato[25] Scott Smith (I)[26] |
Race background
Incumbent Sean Maloney was one of the initial 14 members of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's Frontline Program. The program was designed to help protect vulnerable Democratic incumbents heading into the 2016 election.[27]
Endorsements
Phil Oliva
- Former Rep. Nan Hayworth[28]
- Putnam County Executive MaryEllen Odell[29]
- Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino[29]
District history
2014
The 18th Congressional District of New York held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Rep. Sean Maloney (D) defeated Nan Hayworth (R) and Scott Smith ("Send Mr. Smith") in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Sean Maloney Incumbent |
49.7% | 88,993 | |
| Republican | Nan Hayworth | 47.8% | 85,660 | |
| Send Mr. Smith | Scott Smith | 2.4% | 4,294 | |
| N/A | Write-in votes | 0.1% | 144 | |
| Total Votes | 179,091 | |||
| Source: New York State Board of Elections, NYS Board of Elections Rep. in Congress Election Returns November 4, 2014," accessed August 30, 2021 | ||||
2012
The 18th Congressional District of New York held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Democrat Sean Maloney defeated incumbent Nan Hayworth (R) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Sean Maloney |
51.9% | 143,845 | |
| Republican | Nan Hayworth Incumbent | 48% | 133,049 | |
| N/A | Write-in votes | 0.1% | 169 | |
| Total Votes | 277,063 | |||
| Source: New York State Board of Elections, "NYS Board of Elections Rep. in Congress Election Returns Nov. 6, 2012," accessed September 1, 2021 | ||||
Important dates and deadlines
- See also: New York elections, 2016
The calendar below lists important dates for political candidates in New York in 2016.
| Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016 | |||
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| Deadline | Event type | Event description | |
| April 14, 2016 | Ballot access | Deadline for filing federal designating petitions | |
| April 21, 2016 | Ballot access | Deadline for filing federal opportunity to ballot petitions | |
| June 28, 2016 | Election date | Federal primary election | |
| July 14, 2016 | Ballot access | Deadline for filing state/local designating petitions | |
| July 21, 2016 | Ballot access | Deadline for filing state/local opportunity to ballot petitions | |
| August 2, 2016 | Ballot access | Filing deadline for independent candidates for federal office | |
| August 23, 2016 | Ballot access | Filing deadline for independent candidates for state/local office | |
| September 13, 2016 | Election date | State/local primary election | |
| November 8, 2016 | Election date | General election | |
| Source: New York State Board of Elections, "Draft 2016 Political Calendar," accessed April 15, 2016 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 2016
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2016
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2016 House Race Ratings for July 11, 2016," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2016 House," accessed July 18, 2016
- ↑ Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report, "House Ratings," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Statement of candidacy," February 16, 2016
- ↑ Roll Call, "Exclusive: DCCC Announces 14 Incumbents in Frontline Program," February 12, 2015
- ↑ Times-Herald Record, "Castricone enters GOP race for Maloney's seat," December 5, 2015
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Statement of candidacy," September 23, 2015
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Statement of candidacy," December 16, 2015
- ↑ Lange for Congress, "Main page," accessed January 20, 2016
- ↑ Southest-Brewer Patch, "Astorino Advisor Running for 18th Congressional District," February 1, 2016
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Statement of candidacy," October 29, 2015
- ↑ Ballotpedia Staff, "Email Correspondence with Scott Smith," December 28, 2015
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 New York State Board of Elections, "Filings received for the 2016 Primary Election," accessed May 15, 2016 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed October 8, 2024
- ↑ New York State Senate, "Consolidated Laws of New York § 17-17-102," accessed October 8, 2024
- ↑ New York Redistricting Map, "Map," accessed September 25, 2012
- ↑ Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Statement of candidacy," December 16, 2015
- ↑ Southest-Brewer Patch, "Astorino Advisor Running for 18th Congressional District," February 1, 2016
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Statement of candidacy," February 16, 2016
- ↑ Times-Herald Record, "Castricone enters GOP race for Maloney's seat," December 5, 2015
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Statement of candidacy," September 23, 2015
- ↑ Lange for Congress, "Main page," accessed January 20, 2016
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Statement of candidacy," October 29, 2015
- ↑ Ballotpedia Staff, "Email Correspondence with Scott Smith," December 28, 2015
- ↑ Roll Call, "Exclusive: DCCC Announces 14 Incumbents in Frontline Program," February 12, 2015
- ↑ New York State of Politics, "NY-18: Hayworth Endorses Oliva," March 3, 2016
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 New York State of Politics, "NY-18: Astorino And Odell Back Oliva For Congress," February 22, 2016
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For information about public policy issues in the 2016 elections, see: Public policy in the 2016 elections!
