James Spadola
James Spadola (Republican Party) ran for election for Delaware State Auditor. He lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Spadola was an unsuccessful 2016 Republican candidate for District 1 of the Delaware State Senate.
Biography
Spadola earned a B.A. in political science from the University of Delaware in 2007 and an M.B.A. from Wilmington University in 2014. As of the 2018 election, Spadola was a fellow in the Leadership Delaware class. Spadola enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve in 2001. His unit, the 744th Military Police Battalion, was mobilized in 2003 and deployed to Kuwait and later relocated to Iraq. During his year-long tour, Spadola served as a prison guard and as his battalion commander’s gunner and driver. He also earned a Combat Action Badge. After serving for eight years, Spadola was honorably discharged.[1][2]
Spadola's professional experience includes working in the finance industry as an underwriter and in management for Merchant Cash and Capital, as a police officer for the Newark Police Department, and as the director of the nonprofit Partnerships for Coded by Kids. He is also a musician and plays guitar in multiple acoustic duos. Spadola is the vice chairman of the Wilmington Housing Authority, the founder of the podcast “Elected Officials of America: Underdog Stories," a board member of 1504 North Broom Street Condo Association, the vice president of the Delaware Avenue Community Association, and part of Best Buddies – the longest buddy pair in Delaware.[1][2] Spadola was elected to an at-large seat on the Wilmington City Council in 2020.[3]
Elections
2018
- See also: Delaware Auditor election, 2018
General election
General election for Delaware State Auditor
Kathy McGuiness defeated James Spadola in the general election for Delaware State Auditor on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kathy McGuiness (D) | 57.9 | 205,624 |
 | James Spadola (R) | 42.1 | 149,481 | |
| Total votes: 355,105 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Delaware State Auditor
Kathy McGuiness defeated Kathleen Davies and Dennis E. Williams in the Democratic primary for Delaware State Auditor on September 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kathy McGuiness | 41.9 | 33,240 |
 | Kathleen Davies | 34.9 | 27,749 | |
 | Dennis E. Williams | 23.2 | 18,431 | |
| Total votes: 79,420 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Delaware State Auditor
James Spadola advanced from the Republican primary for Delaware State Auditor on September 6, 2018.
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2016
- See also: Delaware State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Delaware State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was July 12, 2016.
Incumbent Harris McDowell defeated James Spadola in the Delaware State Senate District 1 general election.[4][5]
| Delaware State Senate, District 1 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Harris McDowell Incumbent |
56.32% | 11,858 | |
| Republican | James Spadola | 43.68% | 9,195 | |
| Total Votes | 21,053 | |||
| Source: Delaware Department of Elections | ||||
Incumbent Harris McDowell defeated Joseph McCole in the Delaware State Senate District 1 Democratic primary.[6][7][4]
| Delaware State Senate, District 1 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Harris McDowell Incumbent |
70.83% | 3,876 | |
| Democratic | Joseph McCole | 29.17% | 1,596 | |
| Total Votes | 5,472 | |||
James Spadola ran unopposed in the Delaware State Senate District 1 Republican primary.[6][7][4]
| Delaware State Senate, District 1 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | James Spadola (unopposed) | |
Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia biographical submission form
The candidate completed Ballotpedia's biographical information submission form:
| “ | What is your political philosophy?
To bring fiscal responsibility to the State of Delaware[8] |
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| —James Spadola[1] | ||
See also
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- Delaware State Auditor
- Delaware Auditor election, 2018
- Delaware State Senate
- Delaware State Senate District 1
- Delaware State Senate elections, 2016
- Delaware State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Information submitted on Ballotpedia’s biographical information submission form on October 25, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Abbey Smith, “Email communication with James Spadola," October 28, 2018
- ↑ Ballotpedia's Elections Team, “Email communication with James Spadola," December 7, 2020
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Delaware.gov, "General election candidates," accessed September 27, 2016 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Delaware.gov, "Primary election candidates," accessed July 13, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Delaware Department of Elections, Primary Election (Official Returns)," accessed September 22, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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