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Patrick Nelson
Patrick Nelson (Democratic Party, Working Families Party) ran for election to the New York State Senate to represent District 43. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Biography
Nelson graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 2012 with a degree in biochemistry/biophysics. He interned with the Aaron Woolf congressional campaign in 2014. Nelson served as filed director for Mike Derrick's congressional campaign in 2016. He also worked for Assemblyman Phil Steck as a special projects coordinator in 2017.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: New York State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for New York State Senate District 43
Incumbent Daphne Jordan defeated Patrick Nelson in the general election for New York State Senate District 43 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Daphne Jordan (R / Conservative Party / Independence Party) | 52.6 | 86,146 | |
 | Patrick Nelson (D / Working Families Party) | 47.3 | 77,425 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 53 | ||
| Total votes: 163,624 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Patrick Nelson advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 43.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Daphne Jordan advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Senate District 43.
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Daphne Jordan advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York State Senate District 43.
Independence Party primary election
The Independence Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Daphne Jordan advanced from the Independence Party primary for New York State Senate District 43.
Working Families Party primary election
The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Patrick Nelson advanced from the Working Families Party primary for New York State Senate District 43.
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House New York District 21
Incumbent Elise Stefanik defeated Tedra Cobb and Lynn Kahn in the general election for U.S. House New York District 21 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Elise Stefanik (R) | 56.1 | 131,981 |
 | Tedra Cobb (D) | 42.4 | 99,791 | |
 | Lynn Kahn (G) | 1.5 | 3,437 | |
| Total votes: 235,209 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Katie Wilson (Working Families Party)
- Dylan Ratigan (Women's Equality Party)
- Chris Schmidt (L)
- Steve Krieg (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 21
Tedra Cobb defeated Katie Wilson, Dylan Ratigan, Emily Martz, and Patrick Nelson in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 21 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tedra Cobb | 55.7 | 10,853 |
 | Katie Wilson | 12.1 | 2,356 | |
 | Dylan Ratigan | 11.9 | 2,313 | |
 | Emily Martz | 11.1 | 2,165 | |
| Patrick Nelson | 9.2 | 1,802 | |
| Total votes: 19,489 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Don Boyajian (D)
- Ronald Kim (D)
- Tanya Boone (D)
- Sara Idleman (D)
- David Mastrianni (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 21
Incumbent Elise Stefanik advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 21 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Elise Stefanik |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Russell Finley (R)
- Steven Schnibbe (R)
Green primary election
Green primary for U.S. House New York District 21
Lynn Kahn advanced from the Green primary for U.S. House New York District 21 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Lynn Kahn |
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Women's Equality Party primary election
Women's Equality Party primary for U.S. House New York District 21
Dylan Ratigan advanced from the Women's Equality Party primary for U.S. House New York District 21 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Dylan Ratigan |
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Working Families Party primary election
Working Families Party primary for U.S. House New York District 21
Katie Wilson advanced from the Working Families Party primary for U.S. House New York District 21 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Katie Wilson |
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Patrick Nelson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
Nelson stated the following about his political philosophy in a biographical submission to Ballotpedia:[1]
| “ |
Medicare-For-All, clean up the corrupt campaign finance system, push for the transformation of our energy system to combat climate and create careers in the process, end the war on drugs to help tackle the opioid epidemic, and push for free college/student debt relief.[2] |
” |
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
