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Daniel Fishman
Daniel Fishman (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to represent District 1. He did not appear on the ballot for the general election on November 3, 2020.
Biography
Fishman graduated from Fountain Valley School of Colorado in 1985 and then went on to earn his B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Massachusetts at Boston in 1999.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 1
Incumbent Patrick Harkins won election in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Patrick Harkins (D) | 100.0 | 17,919 |
| Total votes: 17,919 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Neal Gale (G)
- Daniel Fishman (L)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 1
Incumbent Patrick Harkins advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 1 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Patrick Harkins | 100.0 | 6,741 |
| Total votes: 6,741 | |||
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2018
- See also: Massachusetts Auditor election, 2018
General election
General election for Massachusetts Auditor of the Commonwealth
Incumbent Suzanne Bump defeated Helen Brady, Daniel Fishman, and Jed Stamas in the general election for Massachusetts Auditor of the Commonwealth on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Suzanne Bump (D) | 58.4 | 1,606,518 |
 | Helen Brady (R) | 29.1 | 801,583 | |
 | Daniel Fishman (L) | 4.0 | 108,953 | |
 | Jed Stamas (Green-Rainbow Party of Massachusetts) | 2.4 | 67,355 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 6.1 | 168,256 | ||
| Total votes: 2,752,665 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts Auditor of the Commonwealth
Incumbent Suzanne Bump advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts Auditor of the Commonwealth on September 4, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Suzanne Bump | 100.0 | 518,875 |
| Total votes: 518,875 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Massachusetts Auditor of the Commonwealth
Helen Brady advanced from the Republican primary for Massachusetts Auditor of the Commonwealth on September 4, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Helen Brady | 100.0 | 179,537 |
| Total votes: 179,537 | |||
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Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for Massachusetts Auditor of the Commonwealth
Daniel Fishman advanced from the Libertarian primary for Massachusetts Auditor of the Commonwealth on September 4, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Daniel Fishman | 100.0 | 1,619 |
| Total votes: 1,619 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Massachusetts House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 8, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 7, 2016.
Incumbent Jerry Parisella defeated Daniel Fishman in the Massachusetts House of Representatives Sixth Essex District general election.[2][3]
| Massachusetts House of Representatives, Sixth Essex District General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Jerry Parisella Incumbent |
74.85% | 15,012 | |
| United Independent | Daniel Fishman | 25.15% | 5,045 | |
| Total Votes | 20,057 | |||
| Source: Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth | ||||
Incumbent Jerry Parisella ran unopposed in the Massachusetts House of Representatives Sixth Essex District Democratic Primary.[4][5]
| Massachusetts House of Representatives, Sixth Essex District Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Jerry Parisella Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2012
Fishman ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Massachusetts' 6th District. He faced Democrat John Tierney and Republican Richard Tisei in the November general election.
According to the website Daily Kos, this race was one of nine top-ballot 2012 races that contained Libertarian candidates who received more total votes than was the difference between the Democratic winner and the GOP runner-up. In this case, Fishman took in over 13,000 more votes than the number that separated Tierney and Tisei.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Tierney Incumbent |
46.4% | 180,942 | |
| Republican | Richard Tisei | 45.3% | 176,612 | |
| Libertarian | Daniel Fishman | 4.3% | 16,739 | |
| N/A | All Others | 0.1% | 514 | |
| N/A | Blank Votes | 3.9% | 15,045 | |
| Total Votes | 389,852 | |||
| Source: Massachusetts Secretary of State "Return of Votes" | ||||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Daniel Fishman did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Facebook, "Fishman for Congress" June 27, 2012
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of State, "2016 State election candidates," accessed October 3, 2016
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "Election data lookup," accessed December 20, 2016
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Candidates (Democratic)," accessed June 20, 2016
- ↑ Secretary of the Commonweath of Massachusetts, "Massachusetts Election Statistics," accessed October 14, 2016
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Libertarians provided the margin for Democrats and at least nine elections," November 15, 2012
