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Melinda Crump
Melinda Crump (Republican Party) ran for election to the New York State Senate to represent District 31. She lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Elections
2020
See also: New York State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for New York State Senate District 31
Incumbent Robert Jackson defeated Melinda Crump in the general election for New York State Senate District 31 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Robert Jackson (D / Working Families Party) | 88.4 | 107,072 |
 | Melinda Crump (R) | 11.5 | 13,961 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 123 | ||
| Total votes: 121,156 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 31
Incumbent Robert Jackson defeated Tirso Santiago Pina in the Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 31 on June 23, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robert Jackson | 84.0 | 30,443 |
| Tirso Santiago Pina | 15.6 | 5,653 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 130 | ||
| Total votes: 36,226 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Melinda Crump advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Senate District 31.
Working Families Party primary election
The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Robert Jackson advanced from the Working Families Party primary for New York State Senate District 31.
2018
- See also: New York State Senate elections, 2018
Crump also ran in the 2018 election as a Reform Party candidate. Crump was a 2016 Republican candidate for District 31 of the New York State Senate.
General election
General election for New York State Senate District 31
Robert Jackson defeated Melinda Crump and incumbent Marisol Alcantara in the general election for New York State Senate District 31 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robert Jackson (D / Working Families Party) | 88.8 | 86,966 |
| Melinda Crump (R) | 6.4 | 6,235 | |
 | Marisol Alcantara (Independence Party) | 4.8 | 4,660 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 85 | ||
| Total votes: 97,946 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 31
Robert Jackson defeated incumbent Marisol Alcantara, Tirso Santiago Pina, and Thomas Leon in the Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 31 on September 13, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robert Jackson | 56.2 | 29,140 |
| Marisol Alcantara | 38.3 | 19,885 | |
| Tirso Santiago Pina | 4.0 | 2,076 | ||
| Thomas Leon | 1.5 | 778 | ||
| Total votes: 51,879 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Melinda Crump advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Senate District 31.
Independence Party primary election
The Independence Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Marisol Alcantara advanced from the Independence Party primary for New York State Senate District 31.
2016
- See also: New York State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the New York 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 filing deadline for major party candidates was July 14, 2016. The filing deadline for independent candidates was August 23, 2016. Incumbent Adriano Espaillat (D) did not seek re-election.
Marisol Alcantara defeated Melinda Crump, John Toro, and Julia Willebrand in the New York State Senate District 31 general election.[1][2]
| New York State Senate, District 31 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Marisol Alcantara |
85.59% | 97,964 | |
| Republican | Melinda Crump | 7.62% | 8,719 | |
| Conservative | John Toro | 1.20% | 1,368 | |
| Green Party | Julia Willebrand | 5.59% | 6,400 | |
| Total Votes | 114,451 | |||
| Source: New York Board of Elections | ||||
Marisol Alcantara defeated Robert Jackson, Micah Lasher, and Luis Tejada in the New York State Senate District 31 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| New York State Senate, District 31 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Marisol Alcantara |
32.70% | 8,469 | |
| Democratic | Robert Jackson | 30.65% | 7,936 | |
| Democratic | Micah Lasher | 31.57% | 8,175 | |
| Democratic | Luis Tejada | 5.08% | 1,316 | |
| Total Votes | 25,896 | |||
Melinda Crump ran unopposed in the New York State Senate District 31 Republican primary.[3][4]
| New York State Senate, District 31 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Melinda Crump (unopposed) | |
John Toro ran unopposed in the New York State Senate District 31 Conservative primary.[3][4]
| New York State Senate, District 31 Conservative Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Conservative | John Toro (unopposed) | |
Julia Willebrand ran unopposed in the New York State Senate District 31 Green primary.[3][4]
| New York State Senate, District 31 Green Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Green Party | Julia Willebrand (unopposed) | |
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Melinda Crump did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "2016 General Election Candidate List," accessed October 11, 2016
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Election results, 2016," accessed December 23, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 New York State Board of Elections, "Filings received for the 2016 State/Local Primary," accessed August 29, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 New York State Board of Elections, "Election returns September 13, 2016," accessed November 6, 2016
