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Heather Collins (New York)
Heather Collins (Republican Party, Conservative Party) ran for election to the New York State Assembly to represent District 1. Collins lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Collins was a 2016 Republican candidate for District 1 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 1
Incumbent Fred Thiele defeated Heather Collins in the general election for New York State Assembly District 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Fred Thiele (D / Independence Party) | 57.6 | 38,648 |
| Heather Collins (R / Conservative Party) | 42.4 | 28,435 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 16 | ||
| Total votes: 67,099 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Fred Thiele advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 1.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Heather Collins advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 1.
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Heather Collins advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York State Assembly District 1.
Independence Party primary election
The Independence Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Fred Thiele advanced from the Independence Party primary for New York State Assembly District 1.
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 Fred Thiele defeated Heather Collins in the New York State Assembly District 1 general election.[1][2]
| New York State Assembly, District 1 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Fred Thiele Incumbent |
62.35% | 35,246 | |
| Republican | Heather Collins | 37.65% | 21,280 | |
| Total Votes | 56,526 | |||
| Source: New York Board of Elections | ||||
Incumbent Fred Thiele ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 1 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| New York State Assembly, District 1 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Fred Thiele Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Thiele also ran on the Working Families, Independence, and Women's Equality Party tickets.
Heather Collins ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 1 Republican primary.[3][4]
| New York State Assembly, District 1 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Heather Collins (unopposed) | |
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 Fred Thiele was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Heather Collins was unopposed in the Republican primary. Brian DeSesa ran on the Conservative Party ticket. Thiele also ran on the Working Families Party and Independence Party of New York State tickets. Thiele defeated Collins and DeSesa in the general election.[5][6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Fred Thiele Incumbent |
60.6% | 19,956 | |
| Republican | Heather Collins | 32.4% | 10,684 | |
| Conservative | Brian DeSesa | 7% | 2,313 | |
| Total Votes | 32,953 | |||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Heather Collins did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- New York State Assembly
Footnotes
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 New York State Board of Elections, "Filings received for the 2016 State/Local Primary," accessed August 29, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 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
