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Eric Kingson
Eric Kingson was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 24th Congressional District of New York.[1] Kingson was defeated by Colleen Deacon in the Democratic primary.[2]
Kingson is a professor of social work at Syracuse University and is co-founder of the Group Social Security Works and author of the book Social Security Works! Why Social Security Isn’t Going Broke and How Expanding It Will Help Us All[3][4]
Elections
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as a race to watch. Incumbent John Katko (R) defeated Colleen Deacon (D) and Mimi Satter (Working Families) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Deacon defeated Eric Kingson and Steven Williams in the Democratic primary, while Katko faced no primary challenger. The primary elections took place on June 28, 2016.[5][2]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  John Katko Incumbent |
60.6% | 182,761 | |
| Democratic | Colleen Deacon | 39.4% | 119,040 | |
| Total Votes | 301,801 | |||
| Source: New York Board of Elections | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Colleen Deacon |
49.9% | 6,517 | ||
| Eric Kingson | 30.6% | 3,994 | ||
| Steven Williams | 19.6% | 2,557 | ||
| Total Votes | 13,068 | |||
| Source: New York State Board of Elections |
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Campaign themes
2016
The following issues were listed on Kingson's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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Campaign finance summary
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Recent news
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- New York's 24th Congressional District election, 2016
- New York's 24th Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The Huffington Post, "Why I am Proudly Running for Congress at Age 69*," July 24, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Politico, "New York House Races Results," June 28, 2016
- ↑ http://auburnpub.com/blogs/eye_on_ny/eric-kingson-syracuse-university-professor-considering-run-for-congress-against/article_d479fc90-7d6a-530e-a418-a0c94e35e9ab.html
- ↑ http://www.syracuse.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/06/syracuse_university_professor_considers_challenging_rep_john_katko_in_2016.html
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Filings received for the 2016 Primary Election," accessed May 15, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
