Dawn Simmons
Dawn Simmons was a 2017 Republican special election candidate for District 30 of the New York State Senate.
Simmons was previously a candidate for District 9 representative on the New York City Council in New York. She was defeated in the special election on February 14, 2017.
Campaign themes
2017
Simmons' campaign website included the following themes:
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Education Entrepreneurship Justice Reform Housing |
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| —Dawn Simmons (2017) | ||
Elections
2017
State Senate
A special election for the position of New York State Senate District 30 was held on May 23, 2017. The last day for candidates to accept or decline nomination was March 20, 2017.[3]
The seat was vacant following Bill Perkins's (D) election to the New York City Council.
Brian Benjamin (D) defeated Dawn Simmons (R) and Ruben D. Vargas (Reform) in the special election.[4] According to a breakdown of presidential election results by state legislative districts, Hillary Clinton (D) won this seat in 2016 by 90 points.[5][6]
| New York State Senate, District 30, Special Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Brian Benjamin |
90.7% | 8,106 | |
| Republican | Dawn Simmons | 3.2% | 287 | |
| Reform | Ruben D. Vargas | 2.1% | 190 | |
| Blank | Blank | 0.5% | 46 | |
| Void | Void | 0% | 0 | |
| Scattering | Scattering | 3.5% | 309 | |
| Total Votes | 8,938 | |||
| Source: NYC Board of Elections | ||||
New York City Council
The following candidates ran in the special election for the District 9 seat on the New York City Council.[7]
| New York City Council, District 9 Special Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Bill Perkins |
33.95% | 3,933 |
| Marvin Holland | 18.38% | 2,129 |
| Athena Moore | 14.81% | 1,715 |
| Larry Scott Blackmon | 11.84% | 1,371 |
| Cordell Cleare | 9.51% | 1,101 |
| Dawn Simmons | 5.15% | 596 |
| Charles Cooper | 3.05% | 353 |
| Todd Stevens | 1.59% | 184 |
| Caprice Alves | 1.49% | 173 |
| Write-in votes | 0.24% | 28 |
| Total Votes | 11,583 | |
| Source: Board of Elections in the City of New York, "Statement and Return Report for Certification," February 27, 2017 | ||
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See also
- New York State Senate
- New York State Senate District 30
- New York state legislative special elections, 2017
- New York State Legislature
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Elect Dawn Simmons, "Issues," accessed February 6, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ New York Daily News, "Gov. Cuomo to call for Senate, Assembly special elections in May," February 28, 2017
- ↑ Board of Elections in the City of New York, "Special Election 30 State Senate - 05/23/2017," accessed April 17, 2017
- ↑ NY Board of Elections, "May 23rd, 2017, Special Election Results," accessed May 23, 2017
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," accessed May 24, 2017
- ↑ Board of Elections of the City of New York, "The Contest List, Special Election 9th Council," February 1, 2017
