New York's 5th Congressional District election, 2016
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The 5th Congressional District of New York held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 8, 2016.
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Gregory Meeks (D) defeated Michael O'Reilly (R) and Frank Francois (G) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Meeks defeated Ali Mirza in the Democratic primary on June 28, 2016.[4][5]
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. New York utilizes a closed primary process, in which the selection of a party's candidates in an election is limited to registered party members.[6][7]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Gregory Meeks (D), who was first elected in 1998. He represented New York's 6th Congressional District from 1998-2013, but switched to the 5th District after the districts were redrawn in 2011.
New York's 5th Congressional District is located in the southeastern portion of the state and includes part of Queens.[8]
Election results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic |  Gregory Meeks Incumbent |
85.5% | 199,815 | |
| Republican | Michael O'Reilly | 13% | 30,312 | |
| Green | Frank Francois | 1.5% | 3,587 | |
| Total Votes | 233,714 | |||
| Source: New York Board of Elections | ||||
Primary election
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Gregory Meeks Incumbent |
81.7% | 7,056 | ||
| Ali Mirza | 18.3% | 1,579 | ||
| Total Votes | 8,635 | |||
| Source: New York State Board of Elections |
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Candidates
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District history
2014
The 5th Congressional District of New York held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Gregory Meeks (D) defeated Allen Steinhardt ("Allen 4 Congress") in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Gregory Meeks Incumbent |
94.9% | 75,712 | |
| Allen 4 Congress | Allen Steinhardt | 4.8% | 3,870 | |
| N/A | Write-in votes | 0.3% | 239 | |
| Total Votes | 79,821 | |||
| Source: New York State Board of Elections, "NYS Board of Elections Rep. in Congress Election Returns November 4, 2014," accessed August 30, 2021 | ||||
2012
The 5th Congressional District of New York held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. The 6th District incumbent, Gregory W. Meeks (D), defeated Allan Jennings Jr. (R) and Catherine Wark (L) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Gregory Meeks Incumbent |
89.7% | 167,836 | |
| Republican | Allan Jennings Jr. | 9.6% | 17,875 | |
| Libertarian | Catherine Wark | 0.7% | 1,345 | |
| N/A | Write-in votes | 0% | 85 | |
| Total Votes | 187,141 | |||
| Source: New York State Board of Elections, "NYS Board of Elections Rep. in Congress Election Returns Nov. 6, 2012," accessed September 1, 2021 | ||||
Important dates and deadlines
- See also: New York elections, 2016
The calendar below lists important dates for political candidates in New York in 2016.
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| April 14, 2016 | Ballot access | Deadline for filing federal designating petitions | |
| April 21, 2016 | Ballot access | Deadline for filing federal opportunity to ballot petitions | |
| June 28, 2016 | Election date | Federal primary election | |
| July 14, 2016 | Ballot access | Deadline for filing state/local designating petitions | |
| July 21, 2016 | Ballot access | Deadline for filing state/local opportunity to ballot petitions | |
| August 2, 2016 | Ballot access | Filing deadline for independent candidates for federal office | |
| August 23, 2016 | Ballot access | Filing deadline for independent candidates for state/local office | |
| September 13, 2016 | Election date | State/local primary election | |
| November 8, 2016 | Election date | General election | |
| Source: New York State Board of Elections, "Draft 2016 Political Calendar," accessed April 15, 2016 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 2016
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2016
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2016 House Race Ratings for July 11, 2016," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2016 House," accessed July 18, 2016
- ↑ Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report, "House Ratings," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 New York State Board of Elections, "Filings received for the 2016 Primary Election," accessed May 15, 2016 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed October 8, 2024
- ↑ New York State Senate, "Consolidated Laws of New York § 17-17-102," accessed October 8, 2024
- ↑ New York Redistricting Map, "Map," accessed September 25, 2012
- ↑ Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.
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