New York 2012 legislative election results

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New York State Senate Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the New York State Senate 2012 elections. For results in individual contests see our New York State Senate elections, 2012 page. The following is a breakdown of the state senate before and after the election:

New York State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	29	33
	Republican Party	33	30
Total		62	63

What You'll See on This Page

This page displays the following lists of candidates

• Incumbents running on November 6
• Defeated incumbents
• Newly elected senators
• List of all winners
• Unopposed candidates
• Third party candidates

State Senate Overview:

• A total of 63 of the state's Senate seats were up for election in 2012.

Incumbents

Incumbents running in November 6

The following is a list of all of the incumbents who ran on the November 6 general election ballot:

1. Adriano Espaillat
2. Andrea Stewart-Cousins
3. Andrew Lanza
4. Betty Little
5. Bill Perkins
6. Carl Marcellino
7. Catharine Young
8. Charles Fuschillo
9. Daniel Squadron
10. David Carlucci
11. David Storobin
12. David Valesky
13. Dean Skelos
14. Diane Savino
15. Eric Adams
16. George Maziarz
17. Greg Ball (New York)
18. Hugh Farley
19. J. Gustavo Rivera
20. Jack Martins
21. James L. Seward
22. Jeffrey Klein
23. John Bonacic
24. John DeFrancisco
25. John J. Flanagan
26. John L. Sampson
27. Jose M. Serrano
28. Jose Peralta
29. Joseph Addabbo
30. Joseph Griffo
31. Joseph Robach
32. Kemp Hannon
33. Kenneth LaValle
34. Kevin Parker (New York)
35. Lee Zeldin
36. Liz Krueger
37. Malcolm Smith
38. Mark Grisanti
39. Martin Golden
40. Martin Malave Dilan
41. Michael Gianaris
42. Michael Nozzolio
43. Michael Ranzenhofer
44. Neil Breslin
45. Patricia Ritchie
46. Patrick Gallivan
47. Roy McDonald
48. Ruben Diaz
49. Ruth Hassell-Thompson
50. Stephen Saland
51. Thomas Libous
52. Thomas O'Mara
53. Timothy M. Kennedy
54. Toby Ann Stavisky
55. Tony Avella
56. Velmanette Montgomery
57. William Larkin

Incumbents defeated

The followings is a list of incumbents defeated in 2012:

General election

Candidate	Party	District
David Storobin	Republican	New York Senate District 27
Roy McDonald	Republican	New York Senate District 43
Stephen Saland	Republican	New York Senate District 41

New State Senators and General Election Winners

Newly elected senators

The following list displays the newly-elected members of the New York State Senate:

Democratic

1. Brad M. Hoylman
2. Cecilia Tkaczyk
3. George Latimer
4. James Sanders, Jr.
5. Simcha Felder
6. Ted O'Brien
7. Terry W. Gipson

Republican

1. Kathleen A. Marchione
2. Philip Boyle

Open Seat Winners

The following displays a list of candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:

Democratic

1. Cecilia Tkaczyk
2. Simcha Felder

Republican

1. Philip Boyle

Candidates who won election

The following is a list of all candidates elected to the New York State Senate:

Democratic

1. Adriano Espaillat
2. Andrea Stewart-Cousins
3. Bill Perkins
4. Brad M. Hoylman
5. Cecilia Tkaczyk
6. Daniel Squadron
7. David Carlucci
8. David Valesky
9. Diane Savino
10. Eric Adams
11. George Latimer
12. J. Gustavo Rivera
13. James Sanders, Jr.
14. Jeffrey Klein
15. John L. Sampson
16. Jose M. Serrano
17. Jose Peralta
18. Joseph Addabbo
19. Kevin Parker (New York)
20. Liz Krueger
21. Malcolm Smith
22. Martin Malave Dilan
23. Michael Gianaris
24. Neil Breslin
25. Ruben Diaz
26. Ruth Hassell-Thompson
27. Simcha Felder
28. Ted O'Brien
29. Terry W. Gipson
30. Timothy M. Kennedy
31. Toby Ann Stavisky
32. Tony Avella
33. Velmanette Montgomery

Republican

1. Andrew Lanza
2. Betty Little
3. Carl Marcellino
4. Catharine Young
5. Charles Fuschillo
6. Dean Skelos
7. George Maziarz
8. Greg Ball (New York)
9. Hugh Farley
10. Jack Martins
11. James L. Seward
12. John Bonacic
13. John DeFrancisco
14. John J. Flanagan
15. Joseph Griffo
16. Joseph Robach
17. Kathleen A. Marchione
18. Kemp Hannon
19. Kenneth LaValle
20. Lee Zeldin
21. Mark Grisanti
22. Martin Golden
23. Michael Nozzolio
24. Michael Ranzenhofer
25. Patricia Ritchie
26. Patrick Gallivan
27. Philip Boyle
28. Thomas Libous
29. Thomas O'Mara
30. William Larkin

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates did not face major party competition:

Democratic

1. Andrea Stewart-Cousins
2. Bill Perkins
3. Brad M. Hoylman
4. David Valesky
5. James Sanders, Jr.
6. Jose M. Serrano
7. Jose Peralta
8. Malcolm Smith
9. Neil Breslin
10. Timothy M. Kennedy

Republican

1. Betty Little
2. Catharine Young
3. John Bonacic
4. John DeFrancisco
5. Joseph Griffo
6. Joseph Robach
7. Michael Nozzolio
8. Patrick Gallivan
9. Thomas O'Mara

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who ran in 2012:

1. Brian J. Siklinski
2. Brian Kelly
3. Carl Lundgren
4. David M. Johnson
5. Edward J. Gilbert
6. Elias J. Weir
7. Elizabeth Perri
8. Gregory L. Davis
9. Jonathon B. Benedict
10. Joseph Tiraco
11. Marie C. Clark
12. Michael Donnelly
13. Peter A. LaVenia, Jr.
14. Robert Goodman
15. Thomas Siracuse
16. Timothy D. Moriarty

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New York State House Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the New York House of Representatives elections in 2012. For results in individual contests, see our New York State Assembly elections, 2012. The following is a breakdown of the state house before and after the election:

New York State Assembly
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	99	105
	Republican Party	49	44
	Independence Party of New York	1	1
	Vacancy	1	0
Total		150	150

What You'll See on This Page

This page displays the following lists of candidates

• Incumbents running on November 6
• Defeated incumbents
• Newly elected representatives
• List of all winners
• Unopposed candidates
• Third party candidates

State House Overview

• All 150 of the state's House seats were up for election in 2012.

Incumbency Analysis

Incumbents who ran on November 6

The following is a list of all of the incumbents who ran on the November 6 general election ballot:

1. Addie Russell
2. Aileen Gunther
3. Alan Maisel
4. Alec Brook-Krasny
5. Alfred Graf
6. Amy Paulin
7. Andrew Goodell
8. Andrew Hevesi
9. Andrew Raia
10. Ann Rabbitt
11. Annette Robinson
12. Anthony Brindisi
13. Aravella Simotas
14. Barbara Clark
15. Barbara Lifton
16. Bill Reilich
17. Bob Oaks
18. Brian Curran (New York)
19. Brian Kavanagh
20. Brian Kolb
21. Carl Heastie
22. Carmen Arroyo
23. Catherine Nolan
24. Charles Lavine
25. Christopher Friend
26. Claudia Tenney
27. Clifford Crouch
28. Crystal Peoples-Stokes
29. Dan Quart
30. Daniel Losquadro
31. Daniel O'Donnell
32. David Gantt
33. David McDonough
34. David Weprin
35. Dean Murray
36. Deborah Glick
37. Dennis Gabryszak
38. Didi Barrett
39. Donald Miller
40. Donna Lupardo
41. Dov Hikind
42. Earlene Hill Hooper
43. Edward Braunstein
44. Edward Ra
45. Ellen Jaffee
46. Eric Stevenson
47. Felix Ortiz
48. Francisco Moya
49. Frank Skartados
50. Fred Thiele
51. Gary Finch
52. Harry Bronson
53. Harvey Weisenberg
54. Helene Weinstein
55. Herman Farrell
56. Inez Barron
57. J. Gary Pretlow
58. James Brennan
59. James Tedisco
60. Jane Corwin
61. Janet Duprey
62. Jeffrey Dinowitz
63. Jeffrion Aubry
64. Joan Millman
65. John Ceretto
66. Jose Rivera
67. Joseph Giglio
68. Joseph Lentol
69. Joseph Morelle
70. Joseph Saladino
71. Karim Camara
72. Keith Wright
73. Kenneth Blankenbush
74. Kenneth Zebrowski
75. Kevin Cahill
76. Linda Rosenthal
77. Marc Butler
78. Marcos Crespo
79. Margaret Markey
80. Mark Johns
81. Matthew Titone
82. Micah Kellner
83. Michael Benedetto
84. Michael Cusick
85. Michael DenDekker
86. Michael Fitzpatrick
87. Michael Kearns
88. Michael Miller (New York)
89. Michael Montesano
90. Michael Simanowitz
91. Michele Titus
92. Michelle Schimel
93. N. Nick Perry
94. Naomi Rivera
95. Nelson Castro
96. Nicole Malliotakis
97. Peter Abbate
98. Peter Lopez
99. Philip Palmesano
100. Philip Ramos
101. Phillip Goldfeder
102. Rafael Espinal
103. Raymond Walter
104. Rhoda Jacobs
105. Richard Gottfried
106. Robert Castelli
107. Robert Rodriguez
108. Robert Sweeney
109. Robin Schimminger
110. Sam Roberts
111. Sandra Galef
112. Sean Ryan
113. Sheldon Silver
114. Shelley Mayer
115. Stephen Hawley
116. Steve Katz
117. Steven Cymbrowitz
118. Steven Englebright
119. Steven McLaughlin
120. Thomas Abinanti
121. Thomas McKevitt
122. Tony Jordan
123. Vanessa Gibson
124. Vito Lopez
125. Vivian Cook
126. William Barclay
127. William Boyland
128. William Colton
129. William Magee
130. William Magnarelli
131. William Scarborough

Incumbents defeated

The followings displays a a list of incumbents defeated in 2012:

General election

Candidate	Party	District
Dean Murray	Republican	New York State Assembly District 3
Donald Miller	Republican	New York State Assembly District 121
Naomi Rivera	Democratic	New York State Assembly District 80
Robert Castelli	Republican	New York State Assembly District 89

New Representatives and General Election Winners

Newly elected representatives

The following lists the newly-elected members of the New York House of Representatives:

Democratic

1. Al Stirpe
2. Angelo Santabarbara
3. David Buchwald
4. Edward Hennessey
5. Gabriela Rosa
6. James G. Skoufis
7. John T. McDonald, III
8. Luis Sepulveda
9. Mark Gjonaj
10. Michaelle C. Solages
11. Nily Rozic
12. Patricia Fahy
13. Phil Steck
14. Ron Kim
15. Steven Otis
16. Walter Mosley

Republican

1. Andrew Garbarino
2. Bill Nojay
3. Chad Lupinacci
4. Dan Stec
5. David DiPietro
6. Joseph Borelli
7. Kieran Michael Lalor
8. Richard Wager

Open Seat Winners

The following lists candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:

Democratic

1. David Buchwald

Republican

1. David DiPietro
2. Joseph Borelli

Candidates who won election

The following lists all candidates elected to the New York House of Representatives in 2012:

Democratic

1. Addie Russell
2. Aileen Gunther
3. Al Stirpe
4. Alan Maisel
5. Alec Brook-Krasny
6. Amy Paulin
7. Andrew Hevesi
8. Angelo Santabarbara
9. Annette Robinson
10. Anthony Brindisi
11. Aravella Simotas
12. Barbara Clark
13. Barbara Lifton
14. Brian Kavanagh
15. Carl Heastie
16. Carmen Arroyo
17. Catherine Nolan
18. Charles Lavine
19. Crystal Peoples-Stokes
20. Dan Quart
21. Daniel O'Donnell
22. David Buchwald
23. David Gantt
24. David Weprin
25. Deborah Glick
26. Dennis Gabryszak
27. Didi Barrett
28. Donna Lupardo
29. Dov Hikind
30. Earlene Hill Hooper
31. Edward Braunstein
32. Edward Hennessey
33. Ellen Jaffee
34. Eric Stevenson
35. Felix Ortiz
36. Francisco Moya
37. Frank Skartados
38. Fred Thiele
39. Gabriela Rosa
40. Harry Bronson
41. Harvey Weisenberg
42. Helene Weinstein
43. Herman Farrell
44. Inez Barron
45. J. Gary Pretlow
46. James Brennan
47. James G. Skoufis
48. Jeffrey Dinowitz
49. Jeffrion Aubry
50. Joan Millman
51. John T. McDonald, III
52. Jose Rivera
53. Joseph Lentol
54. Joseph Morelle
55. Karim Camara
56. Keith Wright
57. Kenneth Zebrowski
58. Kevin Cahill
59. Linda Rosenthal
60. Luis Sepulveda
61. Marcos Crespo
62. Margaret Markey
63. Mark Gjonaj
64. Matthew Titone
65. Micah Kellner
66. Michael Benedetto
67. Michael Cusick
68. Michael DenDekker
69. Michael Kearns
70. Michael Miller (New York)
71. Michael Simanowitz
72. Michaelle C. Solages
73. Michele Titus
74. Michelle Schimel
75. N. Nick Perry
76. Nelson Castro
77. Nily Rozic
78. Patricia Fahy
79. Peter Abbate
80. Phil Steck
81. Philip Ramos
82. Phillip Goldfeder
83. Rafael Espinal
84. Rhoda Jacobs
85. Richard Gottfried
86. Robert Rodriguez
87. Robert Sweeney
88. Robin Schimminger
89. Ron Kim
90. Sam Roberts
91. Sandra Galef
92. Sean Ryan
93. Sheldon Silver
94. Shelley Mayer
95. Steven Cymbrowitz
96. Steven Englebright
97. Steven Otis
98. Thomas Abinanti
99. Vanessa Gibson
100. Vito Lopez
101. Vivian Cook
102. Walter Mosley
103. William Boyland
104. William Colton
105. William Magee
106. William Magnarelli
107. William Scarborough

Republican

1. Alfred Graf
2. Andrew Garbarino
3. Andrew Goodell
4. Andrew Raia
5. Ann Rabbitt
6. Bill Nojay
7. Bill Reilich
8. Bob Oaks
9. Brian Curran (New York)
10. Brian Kolb
11. Chad Lupinacci
12. Christopher Friend
13. Claudia Tenney
14. Clifford Crouch
15. Dan Stec
16. Daniel Losquadro
17. David DiPietro
18. David McDonough
19. Edward Ra
20. Gary Finch
21. James Tedisco
22. Jane Corwin
23. Janet Duprey
24. John Ceretto
25. Joseph Borelli
26. Joseph Giglio
27. Joseph Saladino
28. Kenneth Blankenbush
29. Kieran Michael Lalor
30. Marc Butler
31. Mark Johns
32. Michael Fitzpatrick
33. Michael Montesano
34. Nicole Malliotakis
35. Peter Lopez
36. Philip Palmesano
37. Raymond Walter
38. Richard Wager
39. Stephen Hawley
40. Steve Katz
41. Steven McLaughlin
42. Thomas McKevitt
43. Tony Jordan
44. William Barclay

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates did not face major party competition:

Democratic

1. Addie Russell
2. Alan Maisel
3. Amy Paulin
4. Andrew Hevesi
5. Anthony Brindisi
6. Barbara Clark
7. Barbara Lifton
8. Brian Kavanagh
9. Carmen Arroyo
10. Daniel O'Donnell
11. David Gantt
12. David Weprin
13. Deborah Glick
14. Dov Hikind
15. Edward Braunstein
16. Francisco Moya
17. Fred Thiele
18. Herman Farrell
19. J. Gary Pretlow
20. Jeffrey Dinowitz
21. Jeffrion Aubry
22. John T. McDonald, III
23. Joseph Morelle
24. Keith Wright
25. Kenneth Zebrowski
26. Kevin Cahill
27. Linda Rosenthal
28. Luis Sepulveda
29. Michael DenDekker
30. Michael Miller (New York)
31. Michael Simanowitz
32. Michele Titus
33. N. Nick Perry
34. Peter Abbate
35. Phillip Goldfeder
36. Rhoda Jacobs
37. Richard Gottfried
38. Robert Rodriguez
39. Shelley Mayer
40. Thomas Abinanti
41. Vivian Cook
42. William Magnarelli
43. William Scarborough

Republican

1. Andrew Raia
2. Bill Reilich
3. Bob Oaks
4. Brian Kolb
5. Christopher Friend
6. Clifford Crouch
7. Gary Finch
8. Jane Corwin
9. Kenneth Blankenbush
10. Philip Palmesano
11. Stephen Hawley
12. William Barclay

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who ran in 2012:

1. Andrew P. Langdon
2. Bilal Malik
3. Brenda J. Mahar
4. Christina M. Abt
5. Daniel Zuger
6. David Kimmel
7. Derek Java
8. Devon Morrison
9. Eduardo Ramirez
10. Franklin Chidi Oleh
11. Gary J. Dannunzio
12. Jeffery J. Peress
13. Jose A. Padilla, Jr.
14. Joseph P. Sullivan
15. Judith Kunz
16. Julia Willebrand
17. Lisa Marie Campbell
18. Mark E. Glogowski
19. Michael Dennis
20. Patrick A. McManus
21. Patrick Dwyer
22. Richard Retcho
23. Robert Maresca
24. Rosemarie Jarosz
25. Selsia Evans
26. Trevor Archer
27. Vhidiwhatie Diamond
28. Vincent Katinas
29. Walter G. Nestler
30. William A. Gerard
31. William Edstrom
32. William N. Garifal, Jr.

2012 Legislative Election Results
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National Partisan Trends

The following tables will detail the partisan breakdown of national election results.

Incumbents who were defeated in the general election

In the 44 states with elections, there were 4,534 incumbents who ran in the general election. The following is a breakdown of incumbent defeats in the 2012 general election:

Incumbents defeated in 2012 legislative general election
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	21	49	70
Republican	37	182	219
Third Party	2	3	5
TOTALS	60	234	294

Total new legislators elected

In total, 1,707 (28.4%) new legislators were elected in 2012. Of these 1,707, 849 (50.0%) were Republicans and 854 (50.0%) were Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of new legislators.

New Legislators after the 2012 legislative elections
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	165	684	849
Republican	202	652	854
Independent	0	4	4
TOTALS	367	1,340	1,707

Winners of Open Seats

Open seats contests made up 705 (11.7%) of the 6,015 seats in 2012. Of these 705 open seats, Republicans won 401 (56.9%) while Democrats won 304 (43.1%). Going into the election, the number of open seats formerly held by each party was quite similar. Estimates prior to the election suggested that approximately 52% of the open seats were previously held by Republicans and 48% were held by Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of open seat winners.

Open Seat Winners in 2012 legislative elections
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	82	220	302
Republican	105	296	401
Third Party	0	0	0
TOTALS	187	516	703

Impact on legislative majorities

See also: Partisan balance of state legislatures

Partisan Balance of Chambers with 2012 Elections
	Pre-election				Post-election
Legislative chamber
State senates	17	24	1	1	18	24	0	1
State houses	15	27	1	0	19	24	0	0
Totals:	32	51	2	1	37	48	0	1

Partisan Balance of All 99 Chambers Before and After 2012 Elections
	Pre-election				Post-election
Legislative chamber
State senates	19	28	2	1	20	28	1	1
State houses	17	31	1	0	21	28	0	0
Totals:	35	60	3	1	41	56	1	1