Wendy Long
Wendy Long was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from New York.[1]
Long was a 2012 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from New York.
Issues
Illegal campaign contributions
In May 2014, Dinesh D’Souza, the filmmaker behind the movie, “2016: Obama’s America,” pleaded guilty to asking straw donors to contribute to Long's campaign. D'Souza had two friends donate $10,000 each to Long's 2012 U.S. Senate campaign, with the understanding that he would reimburse them.[2] On September 24, 2014, U.S. District Judge Richard Berman sentenced D'Souza to five years of probation and eight months in a community confinement center, along with a $30,000 fine and a mandatory one day of community service per week throughout the probationary period.[3]
Elections
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated New York's U.S. Senate race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Chuck Schumer (D) defeated Wendy Long (R), Alex Merced (L), and Robin Laverne Wilson (G) in the general election on November 8, 2016. No candidate faced a primary opponent in June.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Chuck Schumer Incumbent |
70.7% | 5,182,006 | |
| Republican | Wendy Long | 27.1% | 1,988,261 | |
| Green | Robin Wilson | 1.5% | 112,521 | |
| Libertarian | Alex Merced | 0.7% | 47,666 | |
| Total Votes | 7,330,454 | |||
| Source: New York Board of Elections | ||||
2012
Long ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. Senate, representing New York. She sought the nomination on the Republican ticket and also ran as a Conservative. She defeated U.S. Rep. Bob Turner and Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos in the June 26 Republican primary. She was defeated by incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[4]
Campaign themes
2016
The following issues were listed on Long's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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| —Wendy Long's campaign website, http://www.wendylong.com/ | ||
2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
| Wendy Long | |
| Republican National Convention, 2016 | |
| Status: | At-large delegate |
| State: | New York |
| Bound to: | Donald Trump |
| Delegates to the RNC 2016 | |
| Calendar and delegate rules overview • Types of delegates • Delegate rules by state • State election law and delegates • Delegates by state | |
Long was an at-large delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from New York. Long was one of 89 delegates from New York bound by state party rules to support Donald Trump at the convention.[6] As of July 13, 2016, Trump had approximately 1,542 delegates. The winner of the Republican nomination needed the support of 1,237 delegates. Trump formally won the nomination on July 19, 2016.
Delegate rules
At-large delegates from New York to the Republican National Convention were selected by the New York Republican State Committee and were awarded to presidential candidates based on the results of the New York Republican primary election on April 19, 2016. District-level delegates were elected in the state primary election. All New York delegates were bound on the first round of voting at the convention.
New York primary results
- See also: Presidential election in New York, 2016
| New York Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
|
Donald Trump |
59.2% | 554,522 | 89 | |
| John Kasich | 24.7% | 231,166 | 6 | |
| Ted Cruz | 14.5% | 136,083 | 0 | |
| Blank or void | 1.6% | 14,756 | 0 | |
| Totals | 936,527 | 95 | ||
| Source: The New York Times and New York State Board of Elections | ||||
Delegate allocation
New York had 95 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 81 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's 27 congressional districts). New York's district delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; a candidate had to win at least 20 percent of the vote in a district in order to be eligible to receive a share of that district's delegates. The first place finisher in a district received two of that district's delegates and the second place finisher received one delegate. If a candidate won more than 50 percent of the vote in a district, he or she received all of that district's delegates.[7][8]
Of the remaining 14 delegates, 11 served at large. At-large delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; a candidate had to win at least 20 percent of the statewide vote in order to be eligible to receive a share of the state's at-large delegates. If a candidate won more than 50 percent of the statewide vote, he or she received all of the state's at-large delegates. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention.[7][8]
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 New York State Board of Elections, "Filings received for the 2016 Primary Election," accessed May 9, 2016
- ↑ Washington Post, "‘2016’ filmmaker pleads guilty in campaign case," accessed May 23, 2014
- ↑ The Huffington Post, "Dinesh D'Souza Avoids Prison Time, Sentenced To 5 Years Probation," accessed September 24, 2014
- ↑ New York Board of Elections, "List of Filings for June 26, 2012 Federal Primary," April 23, 2012
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Newsday, "Here are the New York State GOP delegates," May 20, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
