Giovanni Mata
Giovanni Mata was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 6 of the New York State Assembly.
Mata was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 6 of the New York State Assembly. He was removed from the ballot on August 12, 2014, after the State Supreme Court ruled that Mata fell three valid signatures short of the 500 needed to qualify for the Democratic primary.[1]
Elections
2016
- See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2016
Elections for the New York State Assembly took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The filing deadline for major party candidates was July 14, 2016. The filing deadline for independent candidates was August 23, 2016.
Incumbent Philip Ramos ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 6 general election.[2][3]
| New York State Assembly, District 6 General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic |  Philip Ramos Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: New York Board of Elections | ||
Incumbent Philip Ramos defeated Giovanni Mata in the New York State Assembly District 6 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| New York State Assembly, District 6 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Philip Ramos Incumbent |
72.95% | 2,012 | |
| Democratic | Giovanni Mata | 27.05% | 746 | |
| Total Votes | 2,758 | |||
Ramos also ran on the Working Families and Independence Party tickets.
2014
- See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2014
Elections for the New York State Assembly took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was July 10, 2014. Incumbent Philip Ramos was set to face Giovanni Mata in the Democratic primary, but Mata was removed from the race on August 12, 2014, leaving Ramos unopposed. Victoria Serpa was unopposed in the Republican primary. Ramos ran on the Working Families Party and Independence Party of New York State tickets and Serpa ran on the Conservative Party and UCP-United Communities Party tickets. Ramos defeated Serpa in the general election.[6][7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Philip Ramos Incumbent |
68.5% | 9,437 | |
| Republican | Victoria Serpa | 31.5% | 4,332 | |
| Total Votes | 13,769 | |||
Recent news
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See also
- New York State Assembly
- New York State Assembly District 6
- New York State Assembly elections, 2014
- New York State Assembly elections, 2016
- New York State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Newsday, "Court throws Mata off primary ballot against Ramos," August 12, 2014
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "2016 General Election Candidate List," accessed October 11, 2016
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Election results, 2016," accessed December 23, 2016
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Filings received for the 2016 State/Local Primary," accessed August 29, 2016
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Election returns September 13, 2016," accessed November 6, 2016
- ↑ New York Board of Elections, "Certification for the September 9, 2014, State Primary Election," accessed December 17, 2014
- ↑ New York Board of Elections, "Primary results for September 9, 2014," accessed October 1, 2014
- ↑ New York Board of Elections, "NYS Board of Elections Assembly Election Returns November 4, 2014," accessed December 17, 2014
