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Steven Williams (New York)
Steven Williams (Working Families Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent New York's 24th Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Williams was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 24th Congressional District of New York.[1] Williams was defeated by Colleen Deacon in the Democratic primary.[2]
Elections
2020
See also: New York's 24th Congressional District election, 2020
New York's 24th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 23 Republican primary)
New York's 24th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 23 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House New York District 24
Incumbent John Katko defeated Dana Balter and Steven Williams in the general election for U.S. House New York District 24 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Katko (R / Conservative Party / Independence Party) | 53.1 | 182,809 |
 | Dana Balter (D) | 43.0 | 147,877 | |
 | Steven Williams (Working Families Party) | 3.9 | 13,264 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 177 | ||
| Total votes: 344,127 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 24
Dana Balter defeated Francis Conole in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 24 on June 23, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dana Balter | 63.0 | 29,531 |
 | Francis Conole | 36.8 | 17,254 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 75 | ||
| Total votes: 46,860 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Roger Misso (D)
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent John Katko advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 24.
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent John Katko advanced from the Conservative Party primary for U.S. House New York District 24.
Independence Party primary election
The Independence Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent John Katko advanced from the Independence Party primary for U.S. House New York District 24.
Working Families Party primary election
The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Steven Williams advanced from the Working Families Party primary for U.S. House New York District 24.
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as a race to watch. Incumbent John Katko (R) defeated Colleen Deacon (D) and Mimi Satter (Working Families) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Deacon defeated Eric Kingson and Steven Williams in the Democratic primary, while Katko faced no primary challenger. The primary elections took place on June 28, 2016.[3][2]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  John Katko Incumbent |
60.6% | 182,761 | |
| Democratic | Colleen Deacon | 39.4% | 119,040 | |
| Total Votes | 301,801 | |||
| Source: New York Board of Elections | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Colleen Deacon |
49.9% | 6,517 | ||
| Eric Kingson | 30.6% | 3,994 | ||
| Steven Williams | 19.6% | 2,557 | ||
| Total Votes | 13,068 | |||
| Source: New York State Board of Elections |
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Steven Williams did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
