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Russell Finley
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Russell Finley (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent New York's 21st Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on June 26, 2018.

Finley was a 2016 Republican candidate for District 116 of the New York State Assembly.

Campaign themes

2014

Finley's Facebook page highlighted the following issues:[1]

  • Excerpt: "Finley, who is an opponent of New York's gun control laws, says he also opposes the state's push for Common Core standards, teacher evaluations and Gov. Andrew Cuomo's plan to give state inmates a free college education."

Elections

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
Image of Elise Stefanik
Elise Stefanik (R)
 
56.1
 
131,981
Image of Tedra Cobb
Tedra Cobb (D)
 
42.4
 
99,791
Image of Lynn Kahn
Lynn Kahn (G) Candidate Connection
 
1.5
 
3,437

Total votes: 235,209
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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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
Image of Tedra Cobb
Tedra Cobb
 
55.7
 
10,853
Image of Katie Wilson
Katie Wilson
 
12.1
 
2,356
Image of Dylan Ratigan
Dylan Ratigan
 
11.9
 
2,313
Image of Emily Martz
Emily Martz
 
11.1
 
2,165
Image of Patrick Nelson
Patrick Nelson
 
9.2
 
1,802

Total votes: 19,489
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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.

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Elise Stefanik

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Katie Wilson

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2016

See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2016

Elections for the New York State Assembly 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 Addie Russell defeated John Byrne, III in the New York State Assembly District 116 general election.[2][3]

New York State Assembly, District 116 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Addie Russell Incumbent 53.22% 24,473
     Republican John Byrne, III 46.78% 21,509
Total Votes 45,982
Source: New York Board of Elections


Incumbent Addie Russell ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 116 Democratic primary.[4][5]

New York State Assembly, District 116 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Addie Russell Incumbent (unopposed)

Russell also ran on the Working Families Party ticket.
John Byrne, III defeated Russell J. Finley and William J. Sheridan in the New York State Assembly District 116 Republican primary.[4][5]

New York State Assembly, District 116 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png John Byrne, III 42.21% 1,848
     Republican Russell J. Finley 16.72% 732
     Republican William J. Sheridan 41.07% 1,798
Total Votes 4,378


Byrne also ran on the Conservative, Independence, and Reform Party tickets.

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. Incumbent Addie Russell was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while John Byrne, III defeated John S. Humphrey in the Republican primary. Russell J. Finley ran on the Conservative Party ticket. Russell ran on the Working Families Party ticket and Byrne ran on the Independence Party of New York State ticket. Russell defeated Byrne and Finley in the general election.[6][7][8]

New York State Assembly, District 116 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngAddie Russell Incumbent 47.7% 14,667
     Republican John Byrne, III 47.4% 14,572
     Conservative Russell J. Finley 5% 1,529
Total Votes 30,768
New York State Assembly, District 116 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Byrne, III 69.2% 2,475
John S. Humphrey 30.8% 1,103
Total Votes 3,578

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