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James Desira
James Desira (independent) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent New York's 22nd Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the general election on November 8, 2022.
Elections
2022
See also: New York's 22nd Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House New York District 22
Brandon Williams defeated Francis Conole in the general election for U.S. House New York District 22 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Brandon Williams (R / Conservative Party)  | 50.5 | 135,544 |
 | Francis Conole (D) | 49.5 | 132,913 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 151 | ||
| Total votes: 268,608 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Steven Wells (Independence Party)
- Hal Stewart (Independent)
- James Desira (Independent)
- Francis Conole (Independence Party)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 22
Francis Conole defeated Sarah Klee Hood, Sam Roberts, and Chol Majok in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 22 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Francis Conole | 39.5 | 10,971 |
 | Sarah Klee Hood | 35.2 | 9,790 | |
 | Sam Roberts | 13.2 | 3,662 | |
 | Chol Majok | 11.9 | 3,315 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 58 | ||
| Total votes: 27,796 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 22
Brandon Williams defeated Steven Wells in the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 22 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brandon Williams | 57.4 | 14,351 |
 | Steven Wells | 42.0 | 10,501 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 141 | ||
| Total votes: 24,993 | |||
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Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Brandon Williams advanced from the Conservative Party primary for U.S. House New York District 22.
Working Families Party primary election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Joshua Goldfein (Working Families Party)
2020
See also: New York's 22nd Congressional District election, 2020
New York's 22nd Congressional District election, 2020 (June 23 Democratic primary)
New York's 22nd Congressional District election, 2020 (June 23 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House New York District 22
Claudia Tenney defeated incumbent Anthony Brindisi, Keith Price, and James Desira in the general election for U.S. House New York District 22 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Claudia Tenney (R / Conservative Party) | 48.8 | 156,098 |
 | Anthony Brindisi (D / Working Families Party / Independence Party) | 48.8 | 155,989 | |
 | Keith Price (L) | 2.1 | 6,780 | |
| James Desira (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 771 | ||
| Total votes: 319,638 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Anthony Brindisi advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 22.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 22
Claudia Tenney defeated George Phillips in the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 22 on June 23, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Claudia Tenney | 59.4 | 23,784 |
 | George Phillips | 40.3 | 16,151 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 114 | ||
| Total votes: 40,049 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Steve Cornwell (R)
- Franklin Sager (R)
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Claudia Tenney advanced from the Conservative Party primary for U.S. House New York District 22.
Independence Party primary election
The Independence Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Anthony Brindisi advanced from the Independence Party primary for U.S. House New York District 22.
Libertarian primary election
The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Keith Price advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House New York District 22.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Claudia Tenney (L)
Serve America Movement Party primary election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Claudia Tenney (Serve America Movement Party)
Working Families Party primary election
The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Anthony Brindisi advanced from the Working Families Party primary for U.S. House New York District 22.
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
James Desira did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
James Desira did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
