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| Michael McDermott | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 14, 1953 |
| 💀Died | March 9, 2021(2021-03-09) (aged 67) Huntington Station, New YorkMarch 9, 2021(2021-03-09) (aged 67) |
| 🏳️ Nationality | American |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Known for | Libertarian Party candidate for Governor of New York |
| 🏛️ Political party | Libertarian Party |
Michael S. McDermott (September 14, 1953 – March 9, 2021) was an American politician and real estate broker. He was the Libertarian Party candidate for Governor of New York state, in the election of 2014,[1][2] losing to Andrew Cuomo and falling very short of the 50,000 votes needed to maintain ballot access. The libertarian ticket dropped by 0.63% of all voters from the previous year and received less than a third of the votes from the last cycle despite being included in the only gubernatorial debate of 2014.[3]
According to his website, McDermott worked as a real estate broker and developer from 2001 to 2008. He has served in a number of capacities in the Libertarian Party of New York. He was a Member-At-Large of the State Committee from 2016 to 2018 and from 2019 to 2020. He was also an officer of the Suffolk County Libertarian Party, serving as Vice-Chair (2016–2017) and Chair (2017–2020).[4]
McDermott died on March 9, 2021, at the age of 67 after a longtime illness.[5]
Political career
In 2012, McDermott was the Libertarian candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 3rd Congressional District of New York. He was defeated by Democrat Steve Israel on November 6, 2012.
In 2014, McDermott was the Libertarian nominee for governor of New York.[6][7]
In 2016, McDermott ran for a seat in Congress representing New York's 3rd congressional district, in a race to replace Steve Israel, who decided to retire.[8][9] He failed to make it onto the ballot, forcing him to be a write-in candidate.
Electoral history
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Steve Israel | 146,271 | ||
| Working Families | Steve Israel | 6,506 | ||
| Independence | Steve Israel | 5,103 | ||
| Total | Steve Israel (incumbent) | 157,880 | 57.8 | |
| Republican | Stephen LaBate | 98,614 | ||
| Conservative | Stephen LaBate | 14,589 | ||
| Total | Stephen LaBate | 113,203 | 41.5 | |
| Libertarian | Michael McDermott | 1,644 | nil | |
| Constitution | Anthony Tolda | 367 | nil | |
| None | Blank/Void/Scattered | 35,105 | nil | |
| Total votes | 273,094 | 100 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Gubernatorial election in New York, 2014 [11] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Votes | Percentage | Swing | |
| Democratic | Andrew Cuomo | 1,811,672 | 47.1 | Decrease 9.4 | ||
| Working Families | Andrew Cuomo | 126,244 | 3.2 | Decrease nil | ||
| Independence | Andrew Cuomo | 77,762 | 2.0 | Decrease 1.1 | ||
| Women's Equality | Andrew Cuomo | 53,802 | 1.4 | N/A | ||
| Total | Andrew Cuomo | Kathy Hochul | 2,069,480 | 54.2 | Decrease 8.9 | |
| Republican | Rob Astorino | 1,234,951 | 32.6 | 4.7 | ||
| Conservative | Rob Astorino | 250,634 | 6.6 | 1.6 | ||
| Stop-Common-Core | Rob Astorino | 51,294 | 1.4 | N/A | ||
| Total | Rob Astorino | Christopher Moss | 1,536,879 | 40.2 | 6.7 | |
| Green | Howie Hawkins | Brian Jones | 184,419 | 4.9 | 3.6 | |
| Libertarian | Michael McDermott | Chris Edes | 16,967 | 0.4 | Decrease 0.6 | |
| Sapient | Steven Cohn | Bobby Kalotee | 4,963 | nil | N/A | |
| Scattering | 6,378 | nil | nil | |||
| Majority | 480,605 | 13.3 | Decrease 16.7 | |||
| Totals | 3,930,310 | 100% | ||||
| Democratic Hold | ||||||
References
- ↑Klepper, David (2014-10-22). "NY governor hopefuls debate economy, leadership". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on October 27, 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-27.
- ↑Filler, Lane (2014-10-14). "Filler: Want big ideas? Listen to Howie Hawkins and Michael McDermott". Newsday. Retrieved 2014-10-27.
- ↑"Video: Candidates square off in sole gubernatorial debate". October 23, 2014.
- ↑"Who We Are". The Libertarian Party of Suffolk County, New York. 3 March 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ↑"Libertarian Party of New York Mourns the Passing of 2014 Gubernatorial Candidate Michael McDermott". March 10, 2021.
- ↑"Michael McDermott to Lead Libertarian Team in Drive for Governor's Race". The Libertarian Party of Suffolk County, New York. 27 April 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
- ↑"Libertarians nominate LIer Michael McDermott for governor". Newsday. 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ↑"Jack Martins' bid for delay shakes up House race". The Island Now.
- ↑Hackman, Michelle (30 August 2016). "N.Y. Republican Seeks to Postpone Election Date to December". Wall Street Journal.
- ↑http://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/elections/2012/General/CD_07292013.pdf[bare URL PDF]
- ↑"NYS Board of Elections Unofficial Election Night Results". Archived from the original on 7 November 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
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