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Steven Wells
Steven Wells (Independence Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent New York's 22nd Congressional District. He was disqualified from the general election scheduled on November 8, 2022. He lost in the Republican primary on August 23, 2022.
Wells completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2022
See also: New York's 22nd Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House New York District 22
Brandon Williams defeated Francis Conole in the general election for U.S. House New York District 22 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Brandon Williams (R / Conservative Party)  | 50.5 | 135,544 |
 | Francis Conole (D) | 49.5 | 132,913 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 151 | ||
| Total votes: 268,608 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Steven Wells (Independence Party)
- Hal Stewart (Independent)
- James Desira (Independent)
- Francis Conole (Independence Party)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 22
Francis Conole defeated Sarah Klee Hood, Sam Roberts, and Chol Majok in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 22 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Francis Conole | 39.5 | 10,971 |
 | Sarah Klee Hood | 35.2 | 9,790 | |
 | Sam Roberts | 13.2 | 3,662 | |
 | Chol Majok | 11.9 | 3,315 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 58 | ||
| Total votes: 27,796 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 22
Brandon Williams defeated Steven Wells in the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 22 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brandon Williams | 57.4 | 14,351 |
 | Steven Wells | 42.0 | 10,501 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 141 | ||
| Total votes: 24,993 | |||
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Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Brandon Williams advanced from the Conservative Party primary for U.S. House New York District 22.
Working Families Party primary election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Joshua Goldfein (Working Families Party)
2016
See also:
General election
General election for U.S. House New York District 22
The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. House New York District 22 on November 8, 2016.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Claudia Tenney (R) | 40.7 | 113,287 |
| ✔ | | Claudia Tenney (Conservative Party) | 5.8 | 16,157 |
 | Kim Myers (D) | 36.9 | 102,734 | |
 | Martin Babinec (Reform Party) | 8.8 | 24,595 | |
| Kim Myers (Working Families Party) | 4.1 | 11,532 | |
| Martin Babinec (Upstate Jobs Party) | 3.6 | 10,043 | |
| Total votes: 278,348 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House New York District 22
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House New York District 22 on September 13, 2016.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Claudia Tenney (R) | 41.0 | 9,549 |
| ✔ | | Martin Babinec (Reform Party) | 0.1 | 21 |
| Steven Wells (R) | 34.3 | 7,985 | |
 | George Phillips (R) | 24.6 | 5,716 | |
| Claudia Tenney (Reform Party) | 0.0 | 6 | |
| George Phillips (Reform Party) | 0.0 | 1 | |
| Total votes: 23,278 | |||
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New York's 22nd Congressional District was a battleground district in 2016. Incumbent Richard Hanna (R), who began serving in Congress in 2011, chose not to seek re-election in 2016, leaving the seat open. Claudia Tenney (R) defeated Kim Myers (D) and Martin Babinec (Upstate Jobs Party) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Tenney defeated George Phillips and Steve Wells in the Republican primary, while Myers faced no primary opponent. The primary elections took place on June 28, 2016.[1][2][3][4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Claudia Tenney |
46.5% | 129,444 | |
| Democratic | Kim Myers | 41.1% | 114,266 | |
| Upstate Jobs | Martin Babinec | 12.4% | 34,638 | |
| Total Votes | 278,348 | |||
| Source: New York Board of Elections | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Claudia Tenney |
41.1% | 9,549 | ||
| Steve Wells | 34.3% | 7,985 | ||
| George Phillips | 24.6% | 5,716 | ||
| Total Votes | 23,250 | |||
| Source: New York State Board of Elections |
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Wells was a member of the NRCC's Young Guns Program in 2016. The Young Guns program "supports and mentors challenger and open-seat candidates in races across the country."[6]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Steven Wells completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Wells' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Combating crime and supporting law enforcement
- Fighting inflation by cutting spending & unleashing American energy
- Opposing the Biden Administration’s failed border policy
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2016
The following issues were listed on Wells' campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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| —Steve Wells' campaign website, http://www.wellsforsecurity.com/category/issues/ | ||
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Syracuse.com, "Utica Democrat launches bid to succeed Rep. Richard Hanna in Congress," December 31, 2015
- ↑ Syracuse.com, "Claudia Tenney launches 2nd GOP primary bid to unseat Rep. Richard Hanna," November 17, 2015
- ↑ Phillips for Congress, "Home," accessed January 13, 2016
- ↑ 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
- ↑ NRCC, "32 Congressional Candidates Announced “On the Radar” as Part of NRCC’s Young Guns Program," November 19, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
