Justin Sweet

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Justin Sweet

Working Families Party

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Last election

November 3, 2020

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Justin Sweet (Democratic Party, Working Families Party) ran for election to the New York State Senate to represent District 38. He did not appear on the ballot for the general election on November 3, 2020. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 23, 2020.

Sweet (Working Families Party) also ran for election for judge of the New York Supreme Court 11th Judicial District. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Elections

2020

New York Supreme Court election

See also: Municipal elections in Queens County, New York (2020)

General election

General election for New York Supreme Court 11th Judicial District (9 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for New York Supreme Court 11th Judicial District on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Tracy Catapano-Fox (D / R / Conservative Party)	11.8	582,484
✔	Submit photo	Evelyn L. Braun (D / R / Conservative Party)	11.2	550,808
✔	Submit photo	Kevin J. Kerrigan (D / R / Conservative Party)	10.8	533,309
✔	Submit photo	Leonard Livote (D / R / Conservative Party)	10.6	523,891
✔	Submit photo	Michelle Johnson (D)	9.0	442,269
✔		Karina Alomar (D)	8.2	403,191
✔	Submit photo	Darrell L. Gavrin (D)	8.1	397,859
✔		Mojgan Lancman (D)	8.0	392,623
✔	Submit photo	Lance Evans (D)	7.7	378,314
		Joseph Kasper (R / Conservative Party)	3.2	158,806
	Submit photo	John Spataro (R / Conservative Party)	3.1	151,043
		Bob Cohen (Working Families Party)	1.7	81,521
		Justin Sweet (Working Families Party)	1.6	76,460
	Submit photo	Afua Atta-Mensah (Working Families Party)	1.4	69,115
	Submit photo	Judith Goldiner (Working Families Party)	1.3	65,833
	Submit photo	Joshua Goldfein (Working Families Party)	1.3	65,031
	Submit photo	Kenneth Schaeffer (Working Families Party)	1.0	49,866
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	10,138

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,932,561
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Congressional election

See also: New York State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for New York State Senate District 38

Elijah Reichlin-Melnick defeated William Weber Jr. in the general election for New York State Senate District 38 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Elijah Reichlin-Melnick (D / Working Families Party)	53.7	70,809
		William Weber Jr. (R / Serve America Movement Party)	46.2	60,955
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	129

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 131,893
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• Justin Sweet (Working Families Party)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 38

Elijah Reichlin-Melnick defeated Justin Sweet and Eudson Francois in the Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 38 on June 23, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Elijah Reichlin-Melnick	44.9	12,544
		Justin Sweet	36.0	10,042
		Eudson Francois	17.6	4,903
		Other/Write-in votes	1.6	440

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 27,929
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Vladimir Leon (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for New York State Senate District 38

William Weber Jr. defeated Matthew Weinberg in the Republican primary for New York State Senate District 38 on June 23, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		William Weber Jr.	69.8	4,617
		Matthew Weinberg	28.5	1,884
		Other/Write-in votes	1.7	111

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,612
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• William Weber Jr. (Conservative Party)

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• William Weber Jr. (Independence Party)

Serve America Movement Party primary election

The Serve America Movement Party primary election was canceled. William Weber Jr. advanced from the Serve America Movement Party primary for New York State Senate District 38.

Working Families Party primary election

The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Justin Sweet advanced from the Working Families Party primary for New York State Senate District 38.

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2020

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