Danniel Maio

Danniel Maio (Conservative Party) ran for election to the New York State Senate to represent District 15. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Elections

2024

General election

General election for New York State Senate District 15

Incumbent Joseph Addabbo defeated Danniel Maio in the general election for New York State Senate District 15 on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Joseph Addabbo (D)	76.3	49,729
	Danniel Maio (Conservative Party)	23.2	15,109
	Other/Write-in votes	0.5	332

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source	Total votes: 65,170
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Joseph Addabbo advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 15.

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Danniel Maio advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York State Senate District 15.

Campaign finance

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Maio in this election.

2023

General election

General election for New York City Council District 29

Incumbent Lynn Schulman defeated Danniel Maio and Sukhi Singh in the general election for New York City Council District 29 on November 7, 2023.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Lynn Schulman (D)	68.1	8,195
	Danniel Maio (R / Conservative Party)	27.0	3,252
	Sukhi Singh (Common Sense Party)	4.3	512
	Other/Write-in votes	0.6	76

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,035
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Danniel Maio (Medical Freedom Party / Mad As Hell Party)

Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 29

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Lynn Schulman in round 1 .

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,417
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Republican primary election

Republican Primary for New York City Council District 29

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Danniel Maio in round 1 .

	There are no incumbents in this race.
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Conservative Party primary election

Conservative Primary for New York City Council District 29

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Danniel Maio in round 1 .

	There are no incumbents in this race.
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Maio in this election.

2022

General election

General election for New York State Senate District 15

Incumbent Joseph Addabbo defeated Danniel Maio in the general election for New York State Senate District 15 on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Joseph Addabbo (D / We the People Party)	57.2	30,394
	Danniel Maio (R / Conservative Party / Medical Freedom Party / Independence Party)	42.6	22,643
	Other/Write-in votes	0.1	72

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 53,109
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 15

Incumbent Joseph Addabbo defeated Japneet Singh and Albert Baldeo in the Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 15 on August 23, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Joseph Addabbo	54.2	4,072
	Japneet Singh	32.6	2,450
	Albert Baldeo	12.7	957
	Other/Write-in votes	0.5	39

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,518
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Danniel Maio advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Senate District 15.

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Danniel Maio advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York State Senate District 15.

2021

General election

General election for Queens Borough President

Incumbent Donovan Richards Jr. defeated Thomas Zmich in the general election for Queens Borough President on November 2, 2021.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Donovan Richards Jr. (D)	66.9	181,947
	Thomas Zmich (R / Conservative Party / Save Our City Party)	32.9	89,645
	Other/Write-in votes	0.2	538

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 272,130
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for Queens Borough President

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The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Donovan Richards Jr. in round 3 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 195,591
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Thomas Zmich advanced from the Republican primary for Queens Borough President.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Danniel Maio (R)

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Thomas Zmich advanced from the Conservative Party primary for Queens Borough President.

2020

General election

General election for New York State Assembly District 28

Incumbent Andrew Hevesi defeated Danniel Maio in the general election for New York State Assembly District 28 on November 3, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Andrew Hevesi (D)	86.0	34,634
	Danniel Maio (COVID19 Stories Party)	13.4	5,384
	Other/Write-in votes	0.6	242

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 40,260
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Andrew Hevesi advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 28.

Working Families Party primary election

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Andrew Hevesi (Working Families Party)

2019

General election

Special general election for New York City Public Advocate

The following candidates ran in the special general election for New York City Public Advocate on February 26, 2019.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Jumaane Williams (Nonpartisan)	32.8	138,803
	Eric Ulrich (Nonpartisan)	19.0	80,308
	Melissa Mark-Viverito (Nonpartisan)	11.2	47,375
	Michael Blake (Nonpartisan)	8.4	35,416
	Ydanis Rodriguez (Nonpartisan)	6.0	25,253
	Dawn Smalls (Nonpartisan)	4.1	17,420
	Rafael Espinal (Nonpartisan)	3.2	13,482
	Daniel O'Donnell (Nonpartisan)	3.0	12,774
	Ron Kim (Nonpartisan)	2.8	11,849
	Benjamin Yee (Nonpartisan)	2.5	10,701
	Nomiki Konst (Nonpartisan)	2.3	9,738
	Helal Sheikh (Nonpartisan)	1.3	5,347
	David Eisenbach (Nonpartisan)	0.8	3,491
	Manny Alicandro (Nonpartisan)	0.8	3,373
	Anthony Herbert (Nonpartisan)	0.8	3,189
	Latrice Walker (Nonpartisan)	0.6	2,549
	Jared Rich (Nonpartisan)	0.2	1,053
	Other/Write-in votes	0.2	825

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 422,946
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Danniel Maio (Nonpartisan)
Gary Popkin (Nonpartisan)
Ifeoma Ike (Nonpartisan)
Mike Zumbluskas (Nonpartisan)
Walter Iwachiw (Nonpartisan)
Theo Chino (Nonpartisan)

Though the special election was nonpartisan, candidates were allowed to file with their own party line as long as it did not resemble an established political party's name.^[1] Click [show] below to see the list of party lines for each candidate.

Candidate party lines
Candidate	Party line
Manny Alicandro	Better Leadership
Michael Blake	For The People
Theo Chino	Courage To Change
David Eisenbach	Stop REBNY
Rafael Espinal	Livable City
Anthony L. Herbert	Housing Residents First
Ifeoma Ike	People Over Profit
Walter Iwachiw	I4panyc
Ron Kim	People Over Corporations
Nomiki Konst	Pay People More
Danniel Maio	I Like Maio
Melissa Mark-Viverito	Fix the MTA
Daniel O'Donnell	Equality For All
Gary Popkin	Liberal
Jared Rich	Jared Rich For NYC
Ydanis Rodriguez	UNITED FOR IMMIGRANTS
Helal Sheikh	Friends Of Helal
Dawn Smalls	No More Delays
Eric Ulrich	Common Sense
Latrice Walker	People For Walker
Jumaane Williams	The People's Voice
Benjamin Yee	COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT
Mike Zumbluskas	FIX MTA & NYCHA NOW

2018

General election

General election for New York State Assembly District 28

Incumbent Andrew Hevesi defeated Danniel Maio in the general election for New York State Assembly District 28 on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Andrew Hevesi (D)	73.1	23,702
	Danniel Maio (R)	26.8	8,688
	Other/Write-in votes	0.2	51

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 32,441 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 28

Incumbent Andrew Hevesi advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 28 on September 13, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Andrew Hevesi

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 28

Danniel Maio advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 28 on September 13, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Danniel Maio

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source
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2016

See also: New York's 6th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Grace Meng (D) defeated Danniel Maio (R) and Haris Bhatti (Haris Bhatti Party) in the general election on November 8, 2016. No candidate faced any opposition in the primaries on June 28, 2016.^[2]^[3]

**U.S. House, New York District 6 General Election, 2016**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Grace Meng Incumbent	72.1%	136,506
	Republican	Danniel Maio	26.7%	50,617
	Haris Bhatti Party	Haris Bhatti	1.1%	2,123
Total Votes				189,246
Source: New York Board of Elections

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

Danniel Maio did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2023

Danniel Maio did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

Danniel Maio completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Maio's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Politicians come and go. Your life as citizen outlasts them all. Should I lose, knowing about me is a waste of your time. Should I win, I will not waste your vote, time and money.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Crime
Schools
Taxes and Inflation

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Repeal Bail Reform; Create a COVID Commission; Learn from California and RECALL bad officials; Stop Congestion Pricing in Manhattan; Get real estate tax reform back on track; Allow voters to have their name written in their preferred language; Quantify percentage of tax dollars spent on those who contribute to the system; Challenge Democrat Socialists; and Be fair to every and anyone.

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2021

Danniel Maio did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Danniel Maio did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2019

Ballotpedia survey responses

Danniel Maio did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Danniel Maio campaign contribution history
Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2022	New York State Senate District 15	Lost general	$616	$0
Grand total			$616	$0
Sources: OpenSecrets, Federal Elections Commission *This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

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Footnotes

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Current members of the New York State Senate

Leadership

Majority Leader:Andrea Stewart-Cousins

Minority Leader:Robert Ortt

Senators

District 1

Anthony Palumbo (R)

District 2

Mario Mattera (R)

District 3

Dean Murray (R)

District 4

Monica Martinez (D)

District 5

Steven Rhoads (R)

District 6

Kevin Thomas (D)

District 7

Jack Martins (R)

District 8

Alexis Weik (R)

District 9

Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick (R)

District 10

James Sanders (D)

District 11

Toby Stavisky (D)

District 12

Michael Gianaris (D)

District 13

Jessica Ramos (D)

District 14

Leroy Comrie (D)

District 15

Joseph Addabbo (D)

District 16

John Liu (D)

District 17

Iwen Chu (D)

District 18

Julia Salazar (D)

District 19

Roxanne Persaud (D)

District 20

Zellnor Myrie (D)

District 21

Kevin Parker (D)

District 22

Simcha Felder (D)

District 23

Jessica Scarcella-Spanton (D)

District 24

Andrew Lanza (R)

District 25

Jabari Brisport (D)

District 26

Andrew Gounardes (D)

District 27

Brian Kavanagh (D)

District 28

Liz Krueger (D)

District 29

Jose Serrano (D)

District 30

Cordell Cleare (D)

District 31

Robert Jackson (D)

District 32

Luis Sepúlveda (D)

District 33

J. Rivera (D)

District 34

Nathalia Fernandez (D)

District 35

Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D)

District 36

Jamaal Bailey (D)

District 37

Shelley Mayer (D)

District 38

William Weber (R)

District 39

Robert Rolison (R)

District 40

Peter Harckham (D)

District 41

Michelle Hinchey (D)

District 42

James Skoufis (D)

District 43

Jacob Ashby (R)

District 44

James Tedisco (R)

District 45

Daniel Stec (R)

District 46

Neil Breslin (D)

District 47

Brad Hoylman (D)

District 48

Rachel May (D)

District 49

Mark Walczyk (R)

District 50

John Mannion (D)

District 51

Peter Oberacker (R)

District 52

Lea Webb (D)

District 53

Joseph Griffo (R)

District 54

Pamela Helming (R)

District 55

Samra Brouk (D)

District 56

Jeremy Cooney (D)

District 57

George Borrello (R)

District 58

Thomas O'Mara (R)

District 59

Kristen Gonzalez (D)

District 60

Patrick Gallivan (R)

District 61

Sean Ryan (D)

District 62

Robert Ortt (R)

District 63

Vacant

Democratic Party (41)

Republican Party (21)

Vacancies (1)

[1] Gotham Gazette, "23 Candidates Submit Petitions to Get on February 26 Public Advocate Ballot," January 15, 2019

[list16-2] New York State Board of Elections, "Filings received for the 2016 Primary Election," accessed May 15, 2016

[primary16-3] Politico, "New York House Races Results," June 28, 2016

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Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
Lynn Schulman	54.2	3,480	0	Advanced (1)
Ethan Felder	34.3	2,204	0	1
Sukhi Singh	10.6	683	0	1
Undeclared Write-insUndeclared write-in candidates may advance past the first round in some ranked-choice elections. If the official source reports write-in votes by candidate name, Ballotpedia displays them alongside the ballot-qualified candidates. However, if write-in votes are reported without a name, they will instead be included in the total write-in votes figure in Round 1. Please consult the official elections source for more details about unnamed write-in candidate vote totals past Round 1.	0.8	50	0

Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
Donovan Richards Jr.	50.3	92,222	11,731	Advanced (3)
Elizabeth Crowley	49.7	91,153	10,854	3
James Van Bramer	0.0	0	-34,306	2

Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
Donovan Richards Jr.	41.3	80,491	171	Advanced (3)
Elizabeth Crowley	41.2	80,299	157	3
James Van Bramer	17.6	34,306	96	2

Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
Donovan Richards Jr.	41.1	80,320	0	Advanced (3)
Elizabeth Crowley	41.0	80,142	0	3
James Van Bramer	17.5	34,210	0	2
Undeclared Write-insUndeclared write-in candidates may advance past the first round in some ranked-choice elections. If the official source reports write-in votes by candidate name, Ballotpedia displays them alongside the ballot-qualified candidates. However, if write-in votes are reported without a name, they will instead be included in the total write-in votes figure in Round 1. Please consult the official elections source for more details about unnamed write-in candidate vote totals past Round 1.	0.5	919	0

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Danniel Maio

Elections

2024

General election

General election for New York State Senate District 15

Democratic primary election

Conservative Party primary election

Campaign finance

Endorsements

2023

General election

General election for New York City Council District 29

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 29

Republican primary election

Republican Primary for New York City Council District 29

Conservative Party primary election

Conservative Primary for New York City Council District 29

Endorsements

2022

General election

General election for New York State Senate District 15

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 15

Republican primary election

Conservative Party primary election

2021

General election

General election for Queens Borough President

Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for Queens Borough President

Republican primary election

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Conservative Party primary election

2020

General election

General election for New York State Assembly District 28

Democratic primary election

Working Families Party primary election

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2019

General election

Special general election for New York City Public Advocate

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2018

General election

General election for New York State Assembly District 28

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 28

Republican primary election

Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 28

2016

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

Ballotpedia survey responses

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