Jonathan Clarke
Jonathan Clarke was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 3rd Congressional District of New York.[1] Clarke was defeated by Tom Suozzi in the Democratic primary.[2]
Clarke was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 17 of the New York State Assembly.
Elections
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as a race to watch. Incumbent Steve Israel (D) chose not to seek re-election in 2016, leaving the seat open. Tom Suozzi (D) defeated Jack Martins (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Suozzi defeated Anna Kaplan, Jon Kaiman, Steven Stern, and Jonathan Clarke in the Democratic primary. The primary elections took place on June 28, 2016.[3][4][5][6][7][1][2][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Tom Suozzi |
53% | 171,775 | |
| Republican | Jack Martins | 47% | 152,304 | |
| Total Votes | 324,079 | |||
| Source: New York Board of Elections | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Tom Suozzi |
35.1% | 7,142 | ||
| Steve Stern | 22% | 4,475 | ||
| Jon Kaiman | 21.6% | 4,394 | ||
| Anna Kaplan | 16.3% | 3,311 | ||
| Jonathan Clarke | 5% | 1,021 | ||
| Total Votes | 20,343 | |||
| Source: New York State Board of Elections |
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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. Jonathan Clarke was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Thomas McKevitt was unopposed in the Republican primary. McKevitt also ran on the Conservative Party, Tax Revolt Party (TRP) and Independence Party of New York State tickets. McKevitt defeated Clarke in the general election.[9][10][11]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Thomas McKevitt Incumbent |
69.1% | 19,912 | |
| Democratic | Jonathan Clarke | 30.9% | 8,887 | |
| Total Votes | 28,799 | |||
Campaign themes
2016
The following issues were listed on Clarke's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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| —Jonathan Clarke's campaign website, http://www.clarkeforcongress.com/issues/ | ||
See also
- United States House of Representatives
- New York's 3rd Congressional District election, 2016
- New York's 3rd Congressional District
- New York State Assembly elections, 2014
External links
- Campaign website
- Facebook page
- Twitter feed
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 New York State Board of Elections, "Filings received for the 2016 Primary Election," accessed May 17, 2016 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "list16" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Politico, "New York House Races Results," June 28, 2016
- ↑ News Day, "Anna Kaplan, a North Hempstead Democrat, announces candidacy for Congress," January 11, 2016
- ↑ Newsday, "Jon Kaiman to run for Rep. Steve Israel’s seat," January 24, 2016
- ↑ Queens Chronicle, "Long Islanders vie for Rep. Israel’s seat," January 14, 2016
- ↑ Gurfein for America, "Home," accessed November 23, 2015
- ↑ Politico, "Rep. Steve Israel, member of Democratic leadership, retiring," January 5, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "Judge orders special GOP primary in 3rd Congressional District," August 17, 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
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
