Donovan McRae
Donovan McRae (Democratic Party) ran for election to the New York State Senate to represent District 49. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 23, 2020.
McRae completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
McRae's career experience includes owning a small business. He served in the United States Army from 2012 to 2016.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: New York State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for New York State Senate District 49
Incumbent James Tedisco defeated Thearse McCalmon in the general election for New York State Senate District 49 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | James Tedisco (R / Conservative Party / Independence Party) | 63.5 | 91,935 |
 | Thearse McCalmon (D)  | 36.5 | 52,781 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 73 | ||
| Total votes: 144,789 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 49
Thearse McCalmon defeated Donovan McRae in the Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 49 on June 23, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Thearse McCalmon | 73.3 | 10,672 |
 | Donovan McRae | 26.2 | 3,816 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 66 | ||
| Total votes: 14,554 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent James Tedisco advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Senate District 49.
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent James Tedisco advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York State Senate District 49.
Independence Party primary election
The Independence Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent James Tedisco advanced from the Independence Party primary for New York State Senate District 49.
Working Families Party primary election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Thearse McCalmon (Working Families Party)
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Donovan McRae completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by McRae's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- We must get back to focusing on common ground, while respecting each others differences, in order to create solutions that work for everyone.
- A strong upstate economy is good for the entire state of New York. Each economic region can benefit from the collective strengths of the others.
- Stagnant government is the result of "all or nothing" politics. We risk undermining all of the progress we have made by ignoring those with different perspectives.
Major pieces of legislation that have an impact outside of their district should also be addressed with research, because their vote will still impact New Yorkers. Every State Senator should always act in a bi-partisan manner, but this is most important when confirming non-elected appointees and judges.
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 11, 2020.
