Nancy Goroff

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Nancy Goroff

Democratic Party

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Last election

June 25, 2024

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Nancy Goroff (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent New York's 1st Congressional District. She lost in the Democratic primary on June 25, 2024.

Biography

Goroff graduated from Harvard University with a degree in chemistry in 1990 and earned a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1994. After completing a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Michigan, Goroff moved to Stony Brook, New York, in 1997 to join the faculty of Stony Brook University. There, she has served as associate provost, interim dean of the graduate school, and, prior to taking a leave of absence to run for Congress in 2020, as chairwoman of the chemistry department. Her work at the university has included research into materials used for solar energy and management of a student entrepreneurship program.^[1][2]

Elections

2024

See also: New York's 1st Congressional District election, 2024

New York's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (June 25 Democratic primary)

New York's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (June 25 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House New York District 1

Incumbent Nicholas J. LaLota defeated John Avlon in the general election for U.S. House New York District 1 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nicholas J. LaLota (R / Conservative Party)	55.2	226,285
		John Avlon (D)	44.8	183,540
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	275

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 410,100
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Patrick Denman (Independent)
• Jarrett Matthews Adorno (Independent)
• George Devolder-Santos (Independent)
• Ryan Kalata (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 1

John Avlon defeated Nancy Goroff in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 1 on June 25, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Avlon	70.1	19,383
		Nancy Goroff	29.9	8,253

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 27,636
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Kyle Hill (D)
• James Gaughran (D)
• Andy DeCecco (D)
• Craig Herskowitz (D)
• Saint Jermaine Endeley (D)

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Nicholas J. LaLota advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 1.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• George Devolder-Santos (R)
• Darrion Stewart (R)

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Nicholas J. LaLota advanced from the Conservative Party primary for U.S. House New York District 1.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Daniel Foti (Conservative Party)

Endorsements

2020

See also: New York's 1st Congressional District election, 2020

New York's 1st Congressional District election, 2020 (June 23 Republican primary)

New York's 1st Congressional District election, 2020 (June 23 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House New York District 1

Incumbent Lee Zeldin defeated Nancy Goroff in the general election for U.S. House New York District 1 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lee Zeldin (R / Conservative Party / Independence Party)	54.8	205,715
		Nancy Goroff (D / Working Families Party)	45.1	169,294
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	107

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 375,116
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Luca Nascimbene (Independent)
• Joshua Goldfein (Working Families Party)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 1

Nancy Goroff defeated Perry Gershon, Bridget M. Fleming, and Greg Fischer in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 1 on June 23, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nancy Goroff	36.0	17,970
		Perry Gershon	34.7	17,303
		Bridget M. Fleming	27.5	13,718
		Greg Fischer	1.6	775
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	110

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 49,876
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Lee Zeldin advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 1.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• David Gokhshtein (R)

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Lee Zeldin advanced from the Conservative Party primary for U.S. House New York District 1.

Independence Party primary election

The Independence Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Lee Zeldin advanced from the Independence Party primary for U.S. House New York District 1.

Working Families Party primary election

The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Joshua Goldfein advanced from the Working Families Party primary for U.S. House New York District 1.

Campaign themes

2024

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2020

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