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Emilio Vazquez
Emilio A. Vazquez is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing District 197 from 2017 to 2018.
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 197
Danilo Burgos won election in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 197 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Danilo Burgos (D) | 100.0 | 15,473 |
| Total votes: 15,473 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 197
Danilo Burgos defeated Frederick Ramirez and incumbent Emilio Vazquez in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 197 on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Danilo Burgos | 36.9 | 1,317 |
| Frederick Ramirez | 34.7 | 1,237 | ||
| Emilio Vazquez | 28.4 | 1,013 | ||
| Total votes: 3,567 | |||
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2017
A special election for the position of Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 197 was called for March 21, 2017.[1]
The seat became vacant following Leslie Acosta's (D) resignation on January 3, 2017. In late September 2016, it was revealed that Acosta had pleaded guilty to one charge of conspiracy to commit money laundering, a federal felony, in March 2016.[2][1]
Lucinda Little (R) was the only eligible candidate filed for the district. Democrat Freddie Ramirez was removed from the ballot via residency challenge. Democratic Party officials then nominated Emilio Vazquez, but did so past the filing deadline. Commonwealth Court Judge Anne Covey rejected efforts to see Vazquez added to the ballot. Green Party candidate Cheri Honkala was also denied a spot on the ballot after her nomination was submitted a day past the deadline.[3][4][5] Honkala and Vazquez both pursued write-in campaigns.[6]
On March 24, 2017, the Philadelphia Election Board tallied the write-in votes and found that Vazquez had won the special election.[7]
District 197, which includes most of North Philadelphia, had an 85 percent Democratic constituency at the time of the election.[8] The 2012 election was the most recent election in which two major party candidates faced off in the district prior to 2017. The Democratic candidate won that election with 95 percent of the vote. In 2016, Acosta ran unopposed.
Heading into the special election, Republicans controlled 121 seats in the 203-member state House. The special election, therefore, had no chance of shifting the chamber's balance of political power. Republicans, at the time, had a 34-16 majority in the state Senate, while the governorship was held by Democrat Tom Wolf, making Pennsylvania one of 19 states under divided government.
| Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 197, Special Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Emilio Vazquez (Write-in) |
73.2% | 1,972 | |
| Green | Cheri Honkala (Write-in) | 10.6% | 286 | |
| Republican | Lucinda Little | 7.5% | 201 | |
| Write-in | Write-in (Scattered) | 8.7% | 235 | |
| Total Votes | 2,694 | |||
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2018
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2017
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In 2017, the Pennsylvania General Assembly was in session from January 3 through December 31.
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Recent news
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See also
- Pennsylvania House of Representatives
- Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 197
- Pennsylvania state legislative special elections, 2017
- Pennsylvania State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pocono Record, "Election set to replace lawmaker ensnared in embezzling case," accessed January 19, 2017
- ↑ Philly.com, "Brady on State Rep. Acosta: 'She should resign now' after guilty plea," accessed September 28, 2016
- ↑ Philly Inquirer, "Convicted legislator Acosta gets her wish for special election candidate to replace her," accessed February 2, 2017
- ↑ Philly Record, "Pols on the Street: Honkala's smart move," accessed February 10, 2017
- ↑ philly.com, "Democrats go to court, trying to get back on the 197th District ballot," February 27, 2017
- ↑ CBS Philly, "Special Election For The Pennsylvania House Gets Even More Special," March 19, 2017
- ↑ NBC 10, "Democrat Wins Surprise Write-In Election in North Philadelphia's 197th District," March 24, 2017
- ↑ PoliticsPA, "HD-197: Supreme Court Keeps Democratic Candidate Off the Ballot," March 13, 2017
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Leslie Acosta (D) |
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 197 2017–2018 |
Succeeded by Danilo Burgos (D) |
