Matt Funiciello
Matt Funiciello was a 2016 Green Party candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 21st Congressional District of New York.[1]
Funiciello ran for election to the same seat in 2014.[2] Matt Funiciello lost the general election on November 4, 2014. Funiciello was defeated in the general election.[3]
Elections
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Elise Stefanik (R) defeated Mike Derrick (D) and Matt Funiciello (G) in the general election on November 8, 2016. No candidate faced any opposition in the primaries on June 28, 2016.[4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Elise Stefanik Incumbent |
65.3% | 177,886 | |
| Democratic | Mike Derrick | 30.2% | 82,161 | |
| Green | Matt Funiciello | 4.6% | 12,452 | |
| Total Votes | 272,499 | |||
| Source: New York Board of Elections | ||||
2014
The 21st Congressional District of New York held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Because incumbent Bill Owens (D) did not run for re-election, many predicted a close race between Republican, Conservative and Independence Party candidate Elise Stefanik and Democratic and Working Families Party candidate Aaron Woolf. Contrary to expectations, Stefanik defeated Woolf by a wide margin of victory, switching the partisan control of the seat from Democratic to Republican.[6]
Matt Funiciello also ran against Stefanik and Woolf on the Green ticket. Neither Woolf nor Funiciello faced competition in the primary election on June 24, 2014, while Stefanik battled with Matt Doheny for the Republican nomination. Although Doheny won the Independence Party's nomination, he was later nominated for a state Supreme Court judgeship, which removed him from the ballot and allowed the Independence Party to endorse Stefanik.
New York's 21st was considered a battleground district in 2014. Although Democratic President Barack Obama won the district by a fairly safe 6.1 percent margin of victory in 2012, Owens won by a mere 1.9 percent margin of victory that same year. In addition, with New York's 21st being an open seat in 2014, none of the candidates possessed the advantages that often come with incumbency, such as increased campaign finances and name recognition.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Elise Stefanik |
55.1% | 96,226 | |
| Democratic | Aaron Woolf | 33.8% | 59,063 | |
| Green | Matt Funiciello | 11% | 19,238 | |
| N/A | Write-in votes | 0.1% | 141 | |
| Total Votes | 174,668 | |||
| Source: New York State Board of Elections, NYS Board of Elections Rep. in Congress Election Returns November 4, 2014," accessed August 30, 2021 | ||||
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Campaign themes
2014
Funiciello listed the following issues on his campaign website:[8]
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Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Matt + Funiciello + New York + Congress"
See also
- United States House of Representatives
- New York's 21st Congressional District elections, 2014
- New York's 21st Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ PostStar.com, "Derrick would not discuss criticism of Stefanik as 'anti Pell," July 28, 2015
- ↑ New York Board of Elections, "Candidate Petition List," accessed April 14, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "New York - Summary Vote Results," accessed June 24, 2014
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Filings received for the 2016 Primary Election," accessed May 15, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "New York House Races Results," June 28, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "2014 New York House Election Results," accessed November 8, 2014
- ↑ Matt Funiciello for Congress, "Nader Rallies for Hawkins, Funiciello," accessed October 7, 2014
- ↑ Matt Funiciello for Congress, "Issues," accessed October 7, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
