2022 New York's 23rd congressional district special election explained

Election Name:	2022 New York's 23rd congressional district special election
Country:	New York
Type:	by-election
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2020 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 23
Previous Year:	2020
Next Year:	November 2022
Next Election:	2022 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 23
Election Date:	August 23, 2022
Turnout:	17.43%
Image1:	File:U.S. Representative Joe Sempolinski, 117th Congress.jpg
Nominee1:	Joe Sempolinski
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Alliance1:	Conservative Party of New York State
Popular Vote1:	38,749
Percentage1:	53.1%
Nominee2:	Max Della Pia
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Alliance2:	Working Families Party
Popular Vote2:	34,001
Percentage2:	46.6%
Map Size:	300px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Tom Reed
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Joe Sempolinski
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

The 2022 New York's 23rd congressional district special election was a special election held on August 23, 2022. The seat became vacant after incumbent Republican representative Tom Reed resigned on May 10, 2022.^[1]

Candidates

Republican Party

Nominee

• Joe Sempolinski, chairman of the Steuben County Republican Committee^{[2] [3]}

Declined

• George Borrello, state senator from the 57th district
• Marc Cenedella, CEO of Ladders, Inc. and former candidate for this seat in the regular election^{[4] [5]}
• Mike Sigler, Tompkins County legislator^[6]

Did not run

• Nick Langworthy, Chair of the New York Republican State Committee, former chair of the Erie County Republican Party, and nominee for this seat in the regular election
• Carl Paladino, former member of the Buffalo Public Schools Board, millionaire developer, nominee for Governor of New York in 2010, and candidate for this seat in the regular election primary^[7]

Democratic Party

Nominee

• Max Della Pia, U.S. Air Force veteran, community leader, and Chair of the Tioga County Democratic Committee; also the candidate for this seat in the 2022 general election^[8]

Others

• Rich Moon, pharmacist, unsuccessfully sought Republican nomination and ran as a write-in candidate^[9]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report^[10]		August 23, 2022
align=left	Inside Elections^[11]		July 21, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[12]		May 11, 2022

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of August 3, 2022
Candidate	Amount raised	Amount spent	Cash on hand
	Max Della Pia (D)	$160,139	$114,600	$47,709
	Joe Sempolinski (R)	$224,933	$89,705	$135,228
Source: OpenSecrets^[13]

Results

County	Joe Sempolinski Republican		Max Della Pia Democratic		Write-in		Margin		Total votes	Turnout
	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%			data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%
	Allegany		3,812		73.32		1,370		26.35		17		0.33		2,442		46.97		5,199	19.80
	Cattaraugus		4,813		67.65		2,273		31.95		29		0.41		2,540		35.70		7,115	15.34
	Chautauqua		8,039		59.35		5,413		39.96		93		0.69		2,626		19.39		13,545	17.24
	Chemung		4,681		58.78		3,267		41.03		15		0.19		1,414		17.76		7,963	15.46
			2,366		56.93		1,782		42.88		8		0.19		584		14.05		4,156	14.97
	Schuyler		1,267		53.35		1,105		46.53		3		0.13		162		6.82		2,375	19.10
	Seneca		1,710		56.55		1,311		43.35		3		0.10		399		13.19		3,021	14.74
	Steuben		6,726		66.95		3,282		32.67		39		0.39		3,444		34.28		10,047	16.90
			2,099		51.75		1,954		48.18		3		0.07		145		3.58		4,056	16.42
	Tompkins		1,951		14.73		11,287		85.22		7		0.05		-9,336		-70.49		13,245	23.19
	Yates		1,285		57.29		957		42.67		1		0.04		328		14.62		2,243	16.28
Totals	38,749	53.10	34,001	46.60	218	0.30	4,748	6.51	72,968	17.43

See also

• 2022 United States House of Representatives elections
• 2022 United States elections
• 117th United States Congress
• List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives

Notes and References

1. News: Zremski . Jerry . McCarthy . Robert. Tom Reed to resign from Congress . . May 10, 2022 . May 10, 2022.
2. Web site: Zremski . Jerry . Rep. Tom Reed's resignation opens Southern Tier political free-for-all . Buffalo News . May 10, 2022 . en.
3. Web site: NY CD-23 SPECIAL. Both parties picked their nominees for the 8/23 special: Steuben Co GOP Chair Joe Sempolinski (R) and atty/ret USAF officer Max Della Pia (D). Sempolinski will not run in the regular election for the redrawn new district. Della Pia is the Dem nom in the regular..
4. News: McCarthy . Robert J. . May 27, 2022 . Cenedella promises serious primary challenge to Jacobs for Congress . . live . June 9, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220529202704/https://buffalonews.com/news/local/cenedella-promises-serious-primary-challenge-to-jacobs-for-congress/article_06626058-dc64-11ec-be27-6f6be78e0ead.html . May 29, 2022.
5. Web site: Breaking: Marc @Cenedella withdraws from the race in #NY23. Here's his statement.
6. Web site: NY CD-23. Tompkins Co Legislator Mike Sigler (R) jumped into this race right after US Rep Chris Jacobs (R) announced his retirement, but exited less than a day later, after meeting with NYGOP Chair Nick Langworthy ... increasing the rumors that Langworthy is preparing to jump in..
7. Web site: Rep. Chris Jacobs withdraws from re-election bid amid gun control outcry. Zremski. Jerry. June 3, 2022. June 3, 2022. The Buffalo News.
8. News: Bunay . Angela . Max Della Pia Earns Democratic Nomination for Special Election in N.Y.-23 as Redistricting Shakes Up N.Y. Congressional Races . Cornell Sun . May 22, 2022 . May 23, 2022.
9. Web site: Early Voting Hits Midway Point . 2022-08-18 . www.erienewsnow.com . en.
10. News: Wasserman . Dave . I've seen enough: Joe Sempolinski (R) defeats Max Della Pia (D) in the #NY23 special election. @CookPolitical rated this seat Solid R, so no surprise here, but final margin worth watching. . August 26, 2022 .
11. Web site: New York Special Elections: 19th and 23rd Districts. Rubashkin. Jacob. House Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. July 21, 2022. July 21, 2022.
12. Web site: Coleman. J. Miles. Notes on the State of Politics: May 11, 2022. May 11, 2022. May 11, 2022.
13. Web site: New York District 23 2022 Special Election . August 24, 2022 . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220824093428/https://www.opensecrets.org/races/special-elections-summary?cycle=2022&id=NY23 . August 24, 2022 . en.