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Jayson Cancel
Jayson Cancel was a Republican candidate for District 15 representative on the New York City Council in New York. Cancel was defeated in the general election on November 7, 2017. He also ran on the Conservative Party ballot line.
Elections
2017
New York City held elections for mayor, public advocate, comptroller, and all 51 seats on the city council in 2017. New Yorkers also voted for offices in their boroughs: The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island.
Primary elections were scheduled for September 12, 2017, and the general election was on November 7, 2017. Under New York law, candidates who run unopposed in a primary or general election win the nomination or election automatically, and their names do not appear on the ballot.[1] Incumbent Ritchie Torres (D) defeated Jayson Cancel (R) in the general election for the District 15 seat on the New York City Council.
| New York City Council, District 15 General Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Ritchie Torres Incumbent |
93.58% | 9,832 | |
| Republican | Jayson Cancel | 6.27% | 659 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.15% | 16 | ||
| Total Votes | 10,507 | |||
| Source: New York City Board of Elections, "2017 General Certified Election Results," November 28, 2017 | ||||
Jayson Cancel ran unopposed in the Republican primary election for the District 15 seat on the New York City Council.[2]
| New York City Council, District 15 Republican Primary Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
| Jayson Cancel | ||
Campaign themes
2017
Cancel provided the following candidate statement for the New York City voter guide:
| “ |
NY Citizens are struggling too much and are tired of our legislators honestly not caring about them i will advocate. 1 Better transparency to the people with the laws being passed and suggested. 2 Pay in accordance to company net-worth. 3 Correct the many flaws with education. lessen systematic design we currently have. 4 Promote only beneficial technology that both advances people and improves health and safety. 5 Promote and advocate laws and legislation that all people will benefit from and not just special interest groups. 6 Better the community with more safer healthy opportunities that all people can come together for. And keep and promote Cleaner subways and streets and other public places. while asking the community for its help and participation. 7 Allow for more options to occupy people's time/educate people and promote better health to help convince people to stay away from drugs and crime. These seven points are all it takes to make a huge impact in our community lets make it happen![3][4] |
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| —Jayson Cancel (2017) | ||
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See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ New York Election Law, "Sec 6-160. Primaries," accessed July 14, 2017
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Email correspondence with the New York City Board of Elections," July 14, 2017
- ↑ New York City Campaign Finance Board, "2017 General Election Voter Guide," accessed October 19, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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