Gene DeFrancis
Gene DeFrancis (Republican Party) ran for election to the New York State Assembly to represent District 80. DeFrancis lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
DeFrancis was also a 2018 Republican special election candidate for District 80 of the New York State Assembly.
Elections
2020
See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2020
General election
General election for New York State Assembly District 80
Incumbent Nathalia Fernandez defeated Gene DeFrancis and Elizabeth Perri in the general election for New York State Assembly District 80 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Nathalia Fernandez (D) | 79.2 | 28,385 |
 | Gene DeFrancis (R) | 17.7 | 6,337 | |
| Elizabeth Perri (Conservative Party) | 3.0 | 1,084 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 50 | ||
| Total votes: 35,856 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- John Colesanti (R)
Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Nathalia Fernandez advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 80.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Irene Estrada (D)
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. John Colesanti advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 80.
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Elizabeth Perri advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York State Assembly District 80.
2018
A special election for the position of New York State Assembly District 80 was held on April 24, 2018.
The seat was left vacant after the resignation of Mark Gjonaj (D). Gjonaj resigned after winning election to the District 13 seat on the New York City Council in New York.
Nathalia Fernandez (D) defeated Gene DeFrancis (R) in the special election.
| New York State Assembly, District 80 Special Election, 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Nathalia Fernandez |
81.9% | 1,669 | |
| Republican | Gene Defrancis | 18.1% | 369 | |
| Total Votes | 2,038 | |||
| Source: New York State Board of Elections | ||||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Gene DeFrancis did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
