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Scott Smith (New York)
Scott Smith (Serve America Movement Party, Libertarian Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent New York's 18th Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Smith was a 2016 independent candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 18th Congressional District of New York.[1] Smith dropped out of the race in July 2016.[2]
Smith was also a 2014 independent ("Send Mr. Smith") candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 18th Congressional District of New York.[3] Scott Smith (New York) lost the general election on November 4, 2014.
Elections
2020
See also: New York's 18th Congressional District election, 2020
New York's 18th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 23 Republican primary)
New York's 18th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 23 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House New York District 18
Incumbent Sean Maloney defeated Chele Farley and Scott Smith in the general election for U.S. House New York District 18 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sean Maloney (D / Working Families Party / Independence Party) | 55.8 | 187,444 |
 | Chele Farley (R / Conservative Party) | 43.2 | 145,145 | |
 | Scott Smith (Serve America Movement Party / L) | 0.9 | 3,164 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 118 | ||
| Total votes: 335,871 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Sean Maloney advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 18.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Chele Farley advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 18.
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Chele Farley advanced from the Conservative Party primary for U.S. House New York District 18.
Independence Party primary election
The Independence Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Sean Maloney advanced from the Independence Party primary for U.S. House New York District 18.
Libertarian primary election
The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Scott Smith advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House New York District 18.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Chele Farley (L)
Serve America Movement Party primary election
The Serve America Movement Party primary election was canceled. Scott Smith advanced from the Serve America Movement Party primary for U.S. House New York District 18.
Working Families Party primary election
The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Sean Maloney advanced from the Working Families Party primary for U.S. House New York District 18.
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Sean Maloney (D) defeated Phil Oliva (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Maloney was a member of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's Frontline Program, which was designed to help protect vulnerable Democratic incumbents heading into the 2016 election. Oliva defeated Kenneth Del Vecchio in the Republican primary, while incumbent Maloney faced no primary challenger. The primary elections took place on June 28, 2016.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Sean Maloney Incumbent |
55.6% | 162,060 | |
| Republican | Phil Oliva | 44.4% | 129,369 | |
| Total Votes | 291,429 | |||
| Source: New York Board of Elections | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Phil Oliva |
57% | 3,574 | ||
| Kenneth Del Vecchio | 43% | 2,696 | ||
| Total Votes | 6,270 | |||
| Source: New York State Board of Elections |
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2014
The 18th Congressional District of New York held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Sean Maloney (D) defeated Nan Hayworth (R) and Scott Smith ("Send Mr. Smith") in the general election. In the primary election on June 24, 2014, Maloney ran uncontested for the Democratic and Working Families Party nominations, but Hayworth defeated him in the Independence Party primary. Hayworth also ran unopposed for the Republican and Conservative Party nominations. Smith did not run in the primary, but he ran as an independent ("Send Mr. Smith") candidate in the general.
New York's 18th was considered a battleground district in 2014. Maloney defeated Hayworth in 2012 by a 3.7 percent margin of victory, and President Barack Obama won the district by 4.3 percent. Maloney and Hayworth had also run against each other two years prior. Hayworth held a U.S. House seat in the 19th District from 2010-2012, and after New York's redistricting, was defeated by Maloney in the 2012 18th Congressional District election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sean Maloney Incumbent |
49.7% | 88,993 | |
| Republican | Nan Hayworth | 47.8% | 85,660 | |
| Send Mr. Smith | Scott Smith | 2.4% | 4,294 | |
| N/A | Write-in votes | 0.1% | 144 | |
| Total Votes | 179,091 | |||
| Source: New York State Board of Elections, NYS Board of Elections Rep. in Congress Election Returns November 4, 2014," accessed August 30, 2021 | ||||
Back on the ballot
The New York State Board of Elections invalidated Smith's petition to run in the 2014 congressional election, but on September 19, 2014, state Supreme Court Justice Sandra Sciortino reversed the board's decision after Smith challenged in court.[3][15]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Scott Smith did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
Smith listed the following issues, among others, on his campaign website:[16]
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| —Scott Smith, Campaign website (archive) | ||
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Ballotpedia Staff, "Email Correspondence with Scott Smith," December 28, 2015
- ↑ Mr. Smith for Congress, "Home," accessed September 27, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 USA Today, "'Mr. Smith for Congress' line is back on ballot in N.Y.," accessed September 24, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Statement of candidacy," February 16, 2016
- ↑ Roll Call, "Exclusive: DCCC Announces 14 Incumbents in Frontline Program," February 12, 2015
- ↑ Times-Herald Record, "Castricone enters GOP race for Maloney's seat," December 5, 2015
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Statement of candidacy," September 23, 2015
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Statement of candidacy," December 16, 2015
- ↑ Lange for Congress, "Main page," accessed January 20, 2016
- ↑ Southest-Brewer Patch, "Astorino Advisor Running for 18th Congressional District," February 1, 2016
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Statement of candidacy," October 29, 2015
- ↑ Ballotpedia Staff, "Email Correspondence with Scott Smith," December 28, 2015
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Filings received for the 2016 Primary Election," accessed May 15, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "New York House Races Results," June 28, 2016
- ↑ Hudson Valley, "Third candidate is back in Maloney-Hayworth race," accessed September 24, 2014
- ↑ Mr. Smith for Congress, "Positions," accessed October 7, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
