New York's 25th Congressional District election, 2016
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The 25th 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 Louise Slaughter (D) defeated Mark Assini (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. No candidate faced any opposition in the primaries on June 28, 2016.[4][5]
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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.[6][7]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Louise Slaughter (D), who was first elected in 1986. Before redistricting in 2012, Slaughter represented New York's 28th Congressional District, which became obsolete when the districts were redrawn.
New York's 25th Congressional District is located in the western portion of the state and includes most of Monroe County.[8]
Election results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic |  Louise Slaughter Incumbent |
56.2% | 182,950 | |
| Republican | Mark Assini | 43.8% | 142,650 | |
| Total Votes | 325,600 | |||
| Source: New York Board of Elections | ||||
Candidates
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General election candidates:   Louise Slaughter      Mark Assini Brandon Kirshner (Write-in) Tony D'Orazio (Write-in) |
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Primary candidates:[9] |
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Democratic Louise Slaughter - Incumbent[4] |
Republican Mark Assini[10][11] |
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Third Party/Other Tony D'Orazio[12] Brandon Kirshner[13] |
Race background
This 2016 election marks a rematch of incumbent Slaughter against challenger Assini, after Slaughter narrowly defeated Assini in the 2014 election. Slaughter's margin of victory in 2014 was 0.4 percent. Assini did not concede to Slaughter until eight days after the election. With all precincts reporting, but before all absentee and affidavit ballots were counted, Slaughter had 93,053 votes to Assini's 92,471. According to two County Board of Elections commissioners, there were still around 2,000 affidavit ballots and 1,300 absentee ballots left to be counted, leaving a slim possibility that Assini could have caught up. Assini said that he would not concede until all votes had been accounted for, stating, "In all fairness to the voters, you should let the votes be counted." After many of the additional ballots were counted on November 12, 2014, Slaughter had pulled ahead slightly, 96,800 to 95,931, and Assini called Slaughter to congratulate her on her victory.[14][15]
Media
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American Action Network released $50,000 ad buys targeting incumbent Louise Slaughter (D) among others. The ad attacks Slaughter for supporting the Iran nuclear deal.[16]
District history
2014
The 25th Congressional District of New York held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Louise Slaughter (D) defeated Mark Assini (R) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Louise Slaughter Incumbent |
50.2% | 96,803 | |
| Republican | Mark Assini | 49.7% | 95,932 | |
| N/A | Write-in votes | 0.1% | 236 | |
| Total Votes | 192,971 | |||
| 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 25th Congressional District of New York held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. The incumbent from the 28th District, Louise Slaughter (D), defeated Maggie Brooks (R) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Louise Slaughter Incumbent |
57.4% | 179,810 | |
| Republican | Maggie Brooks | 42.6% | 133,389 | |
| N/A | Write-in votes | 0.1% | 253 | |
| Total Votes | 313,452 | |||
| 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
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 New York State Board of Elections, "Filings received for the 2016 Primary Election," accessed May 15, 2016 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "list16" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Politico, "New York House Races Results," June 28, 2016
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Rochester Homepage, "Assini to Run for Congress in 2016," accessed January 14, 2015
- ↑ Democrat and Chronicle, "Assini kicks off congressional run," November 18, 2015
- ↑ Tony D'Orazio for Congress, "Home," accessed June 24, 2016
- ↑ Brandon Kirshner for Congress, "Home," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ Time Warner Cable News, "Mark Assini Concedes to Rep. Louise Slaughter in 25th Congressional Race," accessed November 13, 2014
- ↑ Democrat & Chronicle, "Deciding Assini-Slaughter winner could take a while," accessed November 6, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "GOP group targets Dems on Iran," September 9, 2015
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