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New York's 7th Congressional District election, 2016
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The 7th Congressional District of New York held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 8, 2016.
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Nydia Velazquez (D) defeated Allan Romaguera (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Velazquez defeated Jeff Kurzon and Yungman Lee in the Democratic primary on June 28, 2016.[4][5]
| Candidate Filing Deadline | Primary Election | General Election |
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. New York utilizes a closed primary process, in which the selection of a party's candidates in an election is limited to registered party members.[6][7]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Nydia Velazquez (D), who was first elected in 1992. She represented New York's 12th Congressional District from 1993-2013, but switched to the 7th after the districts were redrawn in 2011.
New York's 7th Congressional District is located in the eastern portion of the state and includes areas of Kings, New York, and Queens counties.[8]
Election results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic |  Nydia Velazquez Incumbent |
90.8% | 172,146 | |
| Republican | Allan Romaguera | 9.2% | 17,478 | |
| Total Votes | 189,624 | |||
| Source: New York Board of Elections | ||||
Primary election
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Nydia Velazquez Incumbent |
62.1% | 10,162 | ||
| Yungman Lee | 27.3% | 4,479 | ||
| Jeff Kurzon | 10.6% | 1,736 | ||
| Total Votes | 16,377 | |||
| Source: New York State Board of Elections |
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Candidates
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General election candidates:  Nydia Velazquez    Allan Romaguera |
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Primary candidates:[9] |
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Democratic Nydia Velazquez - Incumbent [4] Jeff Kurzon[10] Yungman Lee - Banking executive[11] |
Republican Allan Romaguera[4] |
District history
2014
The 7th Congressional District of New York held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Nydia Velazquez (D) defeated Jose Luis Fernandez (R) and Allan Romaguera (Conservative Party) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Nydia Velazquez Incumbent |
88.7% | 56,593 | |
| Republican | Jose Luis Fernandez | 9% | 5,713 | |
| Conservative | Allan Romaguera | 2.2% | 1,398 | |
| N/A | Write-in votes | 0.2% | 108 | |
| Total Votes | 63,812 | |||
| Source: New York State Board of Elections, "NYS Board of Elections Rep. in Congress Election Returns November 4, 2014," accessed August 30, 2021 | ||||
2012
The 7th Congressional District of New York held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. The 12th District incumbent, Nydia Velazquez (D), defeated James Murray (Conservative) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Nydia Velazquez Incumbent |
94.6% | 143,930 | |
| Conservative | James Murray | 5.2% | 7,971 | |
| N/A | Write-in votes | 0.1% | 210 | |
| Total Votes | 152,111 | |||
| Source: New York State Board of Elections, "NYS Board of Elections Rep. in Congress Election Returns Nov. 6, 2012," accessed September 1, 2021 | ||||
Important dates and deadlines
- See also: New York elections, 2016
The calendar below lists important dates for political candidates in New York in 2016.
| Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016 | |||
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| Deadline | Event type | Event description | |
| April 14, 2016 | Ballot access | Deadline for filing federal designating petitions | |
| April 21, 2016 | Ballot access | Deadline for filing federal opportunity to ballot petitions | |
| June 28, 2016 | Election date | Federal primary election | |
| July 14, 2016 | Ballot access | Deadline for filing state/local designating petitions | |
| July 21, 2016 | Ballot access | Deadline for filing state/local opportunity to ballot petitions | |
| August 2, 2016 | Ballot access | Filing deadline for independent candidates for federal office | |
| August 23, 2016 | Ballot access | Filing deadline for independent candidates for state/local office | |
| September 13, 2016 | Election date | State/local primary election | |
| November 8, 2016 | Election date | General election | |
| Source: New York State Board of Elections, "Draft 2016 Political Calendar," accessed April 15, 2016 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 2016
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2016
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2016 House Race Ratings for July 11, 2016," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2016 House," accessed July 18, 2016
- ↑ Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report, "House Ratings," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 New York State Board of Elections, "Filings received for the 2016 Primary Election," accessed May 15, 2016 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed October 8, 2024
- ↑ New York State Senate, "Consolidated Laws of New York § 17-17-102," accessed October 8, 2024
- ↑ New York Redistricting Map, "Map," accessed August 31, 2012
- ↑ Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.
- ↑ Ballotpedia Staff, "Email correspondence with Jeff Kurzon," March 1, 2016
- ↑ Kings County Politics, "Velazquez To Get Asian-American Challenger For Dem Primary," December 4, 2015
For information about public policy issues in the 2016 elections, see: Public policy in the 2016 elections!
