Daniel Vila Rivera
Daniel Vila Rivera was a Green candidate for borough president of Manhattan Borough, New York. Rivera was defeated in the general election on November 7, 2017.
Rivera was a 2016 Green candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 13th Congressional District of New York.[1]
Rivera was a 2014 Green candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 13th Congressional District of New York.[2] He ran unopposed for the Green Party nomination in the primary on June 24, 2014.[3] Daniel Vila Rivera lost the general election on November 4, 2014.
Biography
Rivera studied at City University of New York and Borough of Manhattan Community College.[4]
Professionally, Rivera is the co-producer and co-host of WBAI's La Voz Latina.[4]
Elections
2017
New York County in New York held a general election for county officials on November 7, 2017. New York County is also known as the Borough of Manhattan.[5] A primary election was held on September 12, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates in this election was July 13, 2017. Incumbent Gale Brewer (D) defeated Frank Scala (R), Daniel Vila Rivera (Green), and Brian Waddell (Reform) in the general election for Manhattan borough president.[6]
| Manhattan Borough President, General Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Gale Brewer Incumbent |
83.15% | 210,731 | |
| Republican | Frank Scala | 12.00% | 30,410 | |
| Green | Daniel Vila Rivera | 2.91% | 7,373 | |
| Reform | Brian Waddell | 1.83% | 4,639 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.11% | 276 | ||
| Total Votes | 253,429 | |||
| Source: New York City Board of Elections, "2017 General Official Election Night Results," November 27, 2017 | ||||
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Charles Rangel (D) did not seek re-election, leaving the seat open. Adriano Espaillat defeated eight other Democrats in the primary to replace Rangel. The race between Espaillat and Keith Wright was initially uncalled with Espaillat leading by nearly 3%. Wright conceded from the race two days after the election. Espaillat then defeated Tony Evans (R), Daniel Vila Rivera (G), and Scott Lloyd Fenstermaker (Transparent Government) in the general election. The primary elections took place on June 28, 2016.[1][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Adriano Espaillat |
88.8% | 207,194 | |
| Republican | Tony Evans | 6.9% | 16,089 | |
| Green | Daniel Vila Rivera | 3.5% | 8,248 | |
| Transparent Government | Scott Fenstermaker | 0.8% | 1,877 | |
| Total Votes | 233,408 | |||
| Source: New York Board of Elections | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Adriano Espaillat |
36% | 16,377 | ||
| Keith Wright | 34.1% | 15,528 | ||
| Clyde Williams | 11% | 5,003 | ||
| Adam Clayton Powell | 6.6% | 2,986 | ||
| Guillermo Linares | 5.5% | 2,504 | ||
| Suzan Cook | 5.1% | 2,341 | ||
| Mike Gallagher | 1% | 435 | ||
| Sam Sloan | 0.5% | 227 | ||
| Yohanny Caceres | 0.3% | 116 | ||
| Total Votes | 45,517 | |||
| Source: New York State Board of Elections |
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2014
Rivera ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent New York's 13th District. Rivera ran unopposed for the Green Party nomination in the primary on June 24, 2014. He was defeated by incumbent Charles Rangel (D) in the general election on November 4, 2014.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Charles Rangel Incumbent |
87.3% | 68,396 | |
| Green | Daniel Vila Rivera | 12.5% | 9,806 | |
| N/A | Write-in votes | 0.2% | 151 | |
| Total Votes | 78,353 | |||
| Source: New York State Board of Elections, NYS Board of Elections Rep. in Congress Election Returns November 4, 2014," accessed August 30, 2021 | ||||
Campaign themes
2014
Vila submitted the following statement to Ballotpedia:[4]
| “ | Daniel Vila is the only candidate to represent NY District 13 who is:
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See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 New York State Board of Elections, "Filings received for the 2016 Primary Election," accessed May 17, 2016
- ↑ New York Board of Elections, "Candidate Petition List," accessed April 17, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "New York - Summary Vote Results," accessed June 24, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Information submitted through Ballotpedia's biographical submission form on October 4, 2014
- ↑ NYC.gov, "New York City Counties," accessed September 28, 2016
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Email correspondence with the New York City Board of Elections," July 14, 2017
- ↑ Politico, "New York House Races Results," June 28, 2016
- ↑ The Huffington Post, "Election 2014," November 4, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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