Duane Jackson
Duane Jackson (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent New York's 17th Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on June 23, 2020.
Biography
Jackson is a U.S. Navy veteran who worked in city planning for 15 years before pursuing street vending. One day in 2010, the vendor spotted a smoking SUV. He called the police, and in doing so, thwarted a bomb plot in Times Square.[1][2]
Elections
2020
See also: New York's 17th Congressional District election, 2020
New York's 17th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 23 Republican primary)
New York's 17th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 23 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House New York District 17
Mondaire Jones defeated Maureen McArdle Schulman, Yehudis Gottesfeld, Joshua Eisen, and Michael Parietti in the general election for U.S. House New York District 17 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mondaire Jones (D / Working Families Party)  | 59.3 | 197,354 |
 | Maureen McArdle Schulman (R) | 35.2 | 117,309 | |
 | Yehudis Gottesfeld (Conservative Party) | 2.7 | 8,887 | |
 | Joshua Eisen (ECL Party) | 1.9 | 6,363 | |
 | Michael Parietti (Serve America Movement Party) | 0.8 | 2,745 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 214 | ||
| Total votes: 332,872 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 17
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 17 on June 23, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mondaire Jones | 41.6 | 32,796 |
 | Adam Schleifer | 16.2 | 12,732 | |
 | Evelyn Farkas | 15.5 | 12,210 | |
 | David Carlucci | 11.0 | 8,649 | |
 | David Buchwald | 8.5 | 6,673 | |
 | Asha Castleberry-Hernandez | 2.6 | 2,062 | |
 | Allison Fine | 2.0 | 1,588 | |
 | Catherine Parker (Unofficially withdrew) | 2.0 | 1,539 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 532 | ||
| Total votes: 78,781 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Duane Jackson (D)
- Delter Guin (D)
- George John-Bosco (D)
- David Katz (D)
- John Jabbour (D)
- Lola Osoria (D)
- Jo-Anna Rodriguez-Wheeler (D)
- Catherine Borgia (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 17
Maureen McArdle Schulman defeated Yehudis Gottesfeld in the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 17 on June 23, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Maureen McArdle Schulman | 76.2 | 8,492 |
| Yehudis Gottesfeld | 21.0 | 2,338 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.8 | 310 | ||
| Total votes: 11,140 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jarred Buchanan (R)
- Joshua Eisen (R)
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Yehudis Gottesfeld advanced from the Conservative Party primary for U.S. House New York District 17.
Libertarian primary election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Serve America Movement Party primary election
The Serve America Movement Party primary election was canceled. Michael Parietti advanced from the Serve America Movement Party primary for U.S. House New York District 17.
Working Families Party primary election
The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Mondaire Jones advanced from the Working Families Party primary for U.S. House New York District 17.
2012
Jackson ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent New York's 18th District. He sought nomination on the Democratic Party ticket. He was opposed by Rich Becker, Matt Alexander, Tom Wilson, and Sean Maloney in the June 26 Democratic primary.[3] Maloney went on to win.[2]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
 Sean Maloney |
48.5% | 7,098 |
| Richard Becker | 32.6% | 4,775 |
| Matthew Alexander | 12% | 1,752 |
| Duane Jackson | 4.6% | 674 |
| Thomas Wilson | 2.2% | 329 |
| Total Votes | 14,628 | |
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Duane Jackson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
