2022 New York's 23rd congressional district special election
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Turnout | 17.43%[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Results by county Sempolinski: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Della Pia: 80–90% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2022 New York's 23rd congressional district special election was a special election held on August 23, 2022. The seat became vacant after incumbent Republican representative Tom Reed resigned on May 10, 2022.[2]
Candidates
Republican Party
Nominee
- Joe Sempolinski, chairman of the Steuben County Republican Committee[3][4]
Declined
- George Borrello, state senator from the 57th district[3]
- Marc Cenedella, CEO of Ladders, Inc. and former candidate for this seat in the regular election[5][6]
- Mike Sigler, Tompkins County legislator[7]
Did not run
- Nick Langworthy, Chair of the New York Republican State Committee, former chair of the Erie County Republican Party, and nominee for this seat in the regular election[8]
- Carl Paladino, former member of the Buffalo Public Schools Board, millionaire developer, nominee for Governor of New York in 2010, and candidate for this seat in the regular election primary[8]
Democratic Party
Nominee
- Max Della Pia, U.S. Air Force veteran, community leader, and Chair of the Tioga County Democratic Committee; also the candidate for this seat in the 2022 general election[9]
Others
- Rich Moon, pharmacist, unsuccessfully sought Republican nomination and ran as a write-in candidate[10]
Endorsements
Joe Sempolinski (R)
U.S. Representatives
- Tom Reed, U.S. Representative from New York's 23rd congressional district (2010–2022)[11]
Organizations
Max Della Pia (D)
State officials
- Tom DiNapoli, 54th New York State Comptroller (2007–present)[13]
- Kathy Hochul, 57th governor of New York (2021–present)[13]
Organizations
Publications
General election
Predictions
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[20] | Solid R | August 23, 2022 |
Inside Elections[21] | Solid R | July 21, 2022 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[22] | Safe R | May 11, 2022 |
Fundraising
Campaign finance reports as of August 3, 2022 | |||
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Candidate | Amount raised | Amount spent | Cash on hand |
Max Della Pia (D) | $160,139 | $114,600 | $47,709 |
Joe Sempolinski (R) | $224,933 | $89,705 | $135,228 |
Source: OpenSecrets[23] |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Joe Sempolinski | 33,452 | 45.84% | –5.73 | |
Conservative | Joe Sempolinski | 5,297 | 7.26% | +2.32 | |
Total | Joe Sempolinski | 38,749 | 53.10% | –4.60 | |
Democratic | Max Della Pia | 30,238 | 41.44% | +4.46 | |
Working Families | Max Della Pia | 3,763 | 5.16% | +1.03 | |
Total | Max Della Pia | 34,001 | 46.60% | +5.49 | |
Write-in | 218 | 0.30% | N/A | ||
Total votes | 72,968 | 100.00% | |||
Turnout | 73,331 | 17.43% | |||
Registered electors | 420,632 | ||||
Republican hold |
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See also
- 2022 United States House of Representatives elections
- 2022 United States elections
- 117th United States Congress
- List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
References
- ^ a b "New York State Unofficial Election Night Results". New York State Board of Elections. August 24, 2022. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
- ^ Zremski, Jerry; McCarthy, Robert (May 10, 2022). "Tom Reed to resign from Congress". The Buffalo News. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
- ^ a b Zremski, Jerry (May 10, 2022). "Rep. Tom Reed's resignation opens Southern Tier political free-for-all". Buffalo News.
- ^ "NY CD-23 SPECIAL. Both parties picked their nominees for the 8/23 special: Steuben Co GOP Chair Joe Sempolinski (R) and atty/ret USAF officer Max Della Pia (D). Sempolinski will not run in the regular election for the redrawn new district. Della Pia is the Dem nom in the regular".
- ^ McCarthy, Robert J. (May 27, 2022). "Cenedella promises serious primary challenge to Jacobs for Congress". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on May 29, 2022. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
- ^ "Breaking: Marc @Cenedella withdraws from the race in #NY23. Here's his statement".
- ^ "NY CD-23. Tompkins Co Legislator Mike Sigler (R) jumped into this race right after US Rep Chris Jacobs (R) announced his retirement, but exited less than a day later, after meeting with NYGOP Chair Nick Langworthy ... increasing the rumors that Langworthy is preparing to jump in".
- ^ a b Zremski, Jerry (June 3, 2022). "Rep. Chris Jacobs withdraws from re-election bid amid gun control outcry". The Buffalo News. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
- ^ Bunay, Angela (May 22, 2022). "Max Della Pia Earns Democratic Nomination for Special Election in N.Y.-23 as Redistricting Shakes Up N.Y. Congressional Races". Cornell Sun. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
- ^ "Early Voting Hits Midway Point". www.erienewsnow.com. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
- ^ "Rep. Tom Reed endorses Joe Sempolinski for Congress". mytwintiers. January 6, 2022.
- ^ "NYFCR Endorsements: 2022". newyorkfcr.org. Archived from the original on August 21, 2022.
- ^ a b "Della Pia Endorsed By Gov Hochul And Comptroller Dinapoli". January 6, 2022.
- ^ "NYSUT issues round of endorsements in state and federal races". August 10, 2022.
- ^ "New York State AFL-CIO 2022 Endorsements".
- ^ "Della Pia endorsed for Congress by UAW". July 15, 2022.
- ^ "The Editorial Board: Della Pia in the 23rd District's Special Election". August 20, 2022.
- ^ "In Special Election, Consider Candidate Closest To The Center". August 17, 2022.
- ^ "ENDORSEMENT: Giving the nod to middle ground". August 17, 2022.
- ^ Wasserman, Dave. "I've seen enough: Joe Sempolinski (R) defeats Max Della Pia (D) in the #NY23 special election. @CookPolitical rated this seat Solid R, so no surprise here, but final margin worth watching". Retrieved August 26, 2022.
- ^ Rubashkin, Jacob (July 21, 2022). "New York Special Elections: 19th and 23rd Districts". House Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
- ^ Coleman, J. Miles (May 11, 2022). "Notes on the State of Politics: May 11, 2022". Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- ^ "New York District 23 2022 Special Election". OpenSecrets. Archived from the original on August 24, 2022. Retrieved August 24, 2022.