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David Molony
David Molony (Republican Party) ran for election to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to represent District 133. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Molony was a 2017 Republican special election candidate for District 133 of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Elections
2020
See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 133
Incumbent Jeanne McNeill defeated David Molony in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 133 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jeanne McNeill (D) | 60.6 | 18,844 | |
 | David Molony (R) | 39.4 | 12,227 | |
| Total votes: 31,071 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 133
Incumbent Jeanne McNeill advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 133 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jeanne McNeill | 100.0 | 7,494 | |
| Total votes: 7,494 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 133
David Molony advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 133 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Molony | 100.0 | 3,468 |
| Total votes: 3,468 | |||
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Campaign finance
2017
A special election for the position of Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 133 was called for December 5, 2017.[1]
The seat became vacant after Daniel McNeill (D) passed away on September 8, 2017.[2]
Jeanne McNeill (D) defeated David Molony (R) and Samantha Dorney (L) in the general election.[3]
Candidates running in the election were selected by their respective political parties. The Pennsylvania Democratic Party picked Daniel McNeill's widow, Jeanne, to run in the special election. Molony, who had previously challenged Daniel McNeill, was selected by the Lehigh County Republican Committee.[1] Dorney ran as a Libertarian candidate.[4]
| Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 133, Special Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Jeanne McNeill |
67.4% | 2,302 | |
| Republican | David Molony | 29.1% | 992 | |
| Libertarian | Samantha Dorney | 3.5% | 120 | |
| Total Votes | 3,414 | |||
2016
Elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on April 26, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 16, 2016.
Incumbent Daniel McNeill defeated David Molony and Alexander Humanick in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 133 general election.[5][6]
| Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 133, General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Daniel McNeill Incumbent |
56.31% | 15,102 | |
| Republican | David Molony | 39.70% | 10,648 | |
| Libertarian | Alexander Humanick | 3.98% | 1,068 | |
| Total Votes | 26,818 | |||
| Source: Pennsylvania Department of State | ||||
Incumbent Daniel McNeill ran unopposed in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 133 Democratic primary.[7][8]
| Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 133 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Daniel McNeill Incumbent (unopposed) | |
David Molony ran unopposed in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 133 Republican primary.[7][8]
| Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 133 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | David Molony (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 11, 2014. Incumbent Daniel McNeill was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while David Molony was unopposed in the Republican primary. McNeill defeated Molony in the general election.[9][10][11]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Daniel McNeill Incumbent |
55.1% | 7,568 | |
| Republican | David Molony | 44.9% | 6,170 | |
| Total Votes | 13,738 | |||
2012
Molony ran in the 2012 election for Pennsylvania House District 133. Molony ran unopposed in the Republican primary on April 24 and was defeated by Daniel McNeill (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[12]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Daniel McNeill |
64.6% | 13,407 | |
| Republican | David Molony | 35.4% | 7,337 | |
| Total Votes | 20,744 | |||
2010
Molony was unopposed in the May 18 Republican primary but lost to incumbent Democrat Joseph Brennan in the November 2 general election.[13]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
David Molony did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
Molony's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[14]
My main priorities begin with the following:
- Excerpt: "School property taxes must be abolished"
- Excerpt: "Make Pennsylvania self-reliant & sustainable"
- Excerpt: "All new Laws must be reviewed and/or sunsetted after 10 years"
See also
2020 Elections
External links
- Official campaign website
- David Molony on Facebook
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- OpenSecrets
- Pennsylvania Department of State- Official candidate list
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lehigh Valley Live, "McNeill challenger now faces off against late rep's widow," October 16, 2017
- ↑ Lehigh Valley Live, "Dan McNeill's widow nominated to fill his Pennsylvania House seat," October 3, 2017
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2017 Special Election 133rd Legislative District," accessed December 5, 2017
- ↑ The Morning Call, "Libertarian joins race for House seat in 133rd District," November 2, 2017
- ↑ Pennsylvania Voter Services, "Candidate listing," accessed August 31, 2016
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "November 8, 2016, official election results," accessed May 17, 2017
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Pennsylvania Secretary of State, "Election Information," accessed February 18, 2016
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Pennsylvania Department of State, "2016 Presidential Primary," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Official primary results for May 20, 2014," accessed July 9, 2014
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2014 Official Candidate Listing," accessed March 21, 2014
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2014 General Election," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2012 Primary Candidate List In Ballot Order," March 9, 2012
- ↑ 2010 general election results from the Pennsylvania Secretary of State's office
- ↑ Friends of Dave, "Main page," accessed September 8, 2014
