Christopher McGrath
Christopher McGrath was a 2016 Republican candidate for District 9 of the New York State Senate.
Elections
2016
General election
- See also: New York State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the New York State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The filing deadline for major party candidates was July 14, 2016. The filing deadline for independent candidates was August 23, 2016.
Incumbent Todd Kaminsky defeated Christopher McGrath and Laurence Hirsh in the New York State Senate District 9 general election.[1][2]
| New York State Senate, District 9 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Todd Kaminsky Incumbent |
51.71% | 75,245 | |
| Republican | Christopher McGrath | 47.29% | 68,823 | |
| Green Party | Laurence Hirsh | 1.00% | 1,459 | |
| Total Votes | 145,527 | |||
| Source: New York Board of Elections | ||||
Incumbent Todd Kaminsky ran unopposed in the New York State Senate District 9 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| New York State Senate, District 9 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Todd Kaminsky Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Kaminsky also ran on the Working Families and Women's Equality party tickets.
Christopher McGrath ran unopposed in the New York State Senate District 9 Republican primary.[3][4]
| New York State Senate, District 9 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Christopher McGrath (unopposed) | |
McGrath also ran on the Conservative, Independence, Reform, and TRP-Tax Revolt party tickets.
Laurence Hirsh ran unopposed in the New York State Senate District 9 Green primary.[3][4]
| New York State Senate, District 9 Green Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Green Party | Laurence Hirsh (unopposed) | |
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Special election
A special election for the position of New York State Senate District 9 was called for April 19. Candidates were nominated by parties rather than chosen in primaries.[5]
The seat was vacant following Dean Skelos' (R) conviction on December 11, 2015. He was removed from office after he was convicted of eight counts of corruption.[6]
Todd Kaminsky (D) defeated Christopher McGrath (R) and Laurence Hirsh (G) in the special election.[7][8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Todd Kaminsky | 49.9% | 33,978 | |
| Republican | Christopher McGrath | 48.7% | 33,198 | |
| Green | Laurence Hirsh | 1.1% | 772 | |
| Blank | Blank | 0.2% | 111 | |
| Void | Void | 0% | 0 | |
| Write-in | Write-in | 0.1% | 56 | |
| Total Votes | 68,115 | |||
| Source: 283 of 283 precincts reporting - New York Board of Elections | ||||
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See also
- New York State Senate
- New York State Senate District 9
- State legislative special elections, 2016
- New York State Senate elections, 2016
- New York State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "2016 General Election Candidate List," accessed October 11, 2016
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Election results, 2016," accessed December 23, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 New York State Board of Elections, "Filings received for the 2016 State/Local Primary," accessed August 29, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 New York State Board of Elections, "Election returns September 13, 2016," accessed November 6, 2016
- ↑ Governor of New York, "Special election proclamation," accessed February 1, 2016
- ↑ NY Times, "Dean Skelos, Ex-New York Senate Leader, and His Son Are Convicted of Corruption," accessed December 11, 2015
- ↑ NY Times, "Democrat Declared Winner of Dean Skelos’s Senate Seat on Long Island," accessed April 29, 2016
- ↑ Long Beach Herald, "McGrath turns down local candidates forums," accessed April 7, 2016
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Morning Digest: Total non-carpetbagger Liz Cheney posts Wyoming House bid announcement from Virginia," accessed February 3, 2016
