David Philip Franks Jr.
David Philip Franks Jr. (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent New York's 15th Congressional District. He lost as a write-in in the Democratic primary on June 23, 2020.
Biography
Franks graduated from Chaminade High School and went on to study philosophy, politics, and law at Binghamton University. His professional experience includes working as a sergeant with the NYPD.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: New York's 15th Congressional District election, 2020
New York's 15th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 23 Democratic primary)
New York's 15th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 23 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House New York District 15
Ritchie Torres defeated Patrick Delices in the general election for U.S. House New York District 15 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ritchie Torres (D) | 88.7 | 169,533 |
 | Patrick Delices (R / Conservative Party) | 11.1 | 21,221 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 283 | ||
| Total votes: 191,037 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Orlando Molina (R)
- Kenneth Schaeffer (Working Families Party)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 15
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 15 on June 23, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ritchie Torres | 32.1 | 19,090 |
 | Michael Blake | 18.0 | 10,725 | |
 | Ruben Diaz | 14.4 | 8,559 | |
 | Samelys Lopez | 13.9 | 8,272 | |
 | Ydanis Rodriguez | 10.6 | 6,291 | |
 | Melissa Mark-Viverito | 4.3 | 2,561 | |
 | Tomas Ramos | 2.4 | 1,442 | |
 | Chivona Newsome | 2.3 | 1,366 | |
 | Marlene Tapper | 0.7 | 392 | |
 | Julio Pabon | 0.4 | 244 | |
 | Frangell Basora | 0.3 | 189 | |
| Mark Escoffery-Bey | 0.3 | 153 | ||
| David Philip Franks Jr. (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 189 | ||
| Total votes: 59,473 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Marlene Cintron (D)
- Jonathan Ortiz (D)
- Eric Stevenson (D)
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Orlando Molina advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 15.
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Patrick Delices advanced from the Conservative Party primary for U.S. House New York District 15.
Working Families Party primary election
The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Kenneth Schaeffer advanced from the Working Families Party primary for U.S. House New York District 15.
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
David Philip Franks Jr. did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Ballotpedia biographical submission form
The candidate completed Ballotpedia's biographical information submission form:
| “ | What is your political philosophy?
Moderate democrat[2] |
” |
| —David Philip Franks Jr.[1] | ||
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
