Tony Evans
Tony Evans was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 13th Congressional District of New York.[1]
Elections
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Charles Rangel (D) did not seek re-election, leaving the seat open. Adriano Espaillat defeated eight other Democrats in the primary to replace Rangel. The race between Espaillat and Keith Wright was initially uncalled with Espaillat leading by nearly 3%. Wright conceded from the race two days after the election. Espaillat then defeated Tony Evans (R), Daniel Vila Rivera (G), and Scott Lloyd Fenstermaker (Transparent Government) in the general election. The primary elections took place on June 28, 2016.[2][3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Adriano Espaillat |
88.8% | 207,194 | |
| Republican | Tony Evans | 6.9% | 16,089 | |
| Green | Daniel Vila Rivera | 3.5% | 8,248 | |
| Transparent Government | Scott Fenstermaker | 0.8% | 1,877 | |
| Total Votes | 233,408 | |||
| Source: New York Board of Elections | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Adriano Espaillat |
36% | 16,377 | ||
| Keith Wright | 34.1% | 15,528 | ||
| Clyde Williams | 11% | 5,003 | ||
| Adam Clayton Powell | 6.6% | 2,986 | ||
| Guillermo Linares | 5.5% | 2,504 | ||
| Suzan Cook | 5.1% | 2,341 | ||
| Mike Gallagher | 1% | 435 | ||
| Sam Sloan | 0.5% | 227 | ||
| Yohanny Caceres | 0.3% | 116 | ||
| Total Votes | 45,517 | |||
| Source: New York State Board of Elections |
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Campaign themes
2016
The following issues were listed on Evans' campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- New York's 13th Congressional District election, 2016
- New York's 13th Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Statement of candidacy," February 19, 2016
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
