New York's 12th Congressional District

New York's 12th Congressional District

Incumbent

Jerrold Nadler

Assumed office: January 3, 2023

New York's 12th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Jerrold Nadler (D).

As of the 2020 Census, New York representatives represented an average of 777,529 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 719,298 residents.

Elections

2024

See also: New York's 12th Congressional District election, 2024

New York's 12th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 25 Democratic primary)

New York's 12th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 25 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House New York District 12

Incumbent Jerrold Nadler defeated Mike Zumbluskas in the general election for U.S. House New York District 12 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jerrold Nadler (D / Working Families Party)	80.3	260,165
		Mike Zumbluskas (R)	19.4	62,989
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	866

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 324,020
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Jerrold Nadler advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 12.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Mike Zumbluskas advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 12.

Working Families Party primary election

The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Jerrold Nadler advanced from the Working Families Party primary for U.S. House New York District 12.

2022

See also: New York's 12th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House New York District 12

Incumbent Jerrold Nadler defeated Mike Zumbluskas and Mikhail Itkis in the general election for U.S. House New York District 12 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jerrold Nadler (D / Working Families Party)	81.6	200,890
		Mike Zumbluskas (R / Conservative Party / Parent Party)	17.9	44,173
		Mikhail Itkis (Itkis Campaign)	0.3	631
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	411

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 246,105
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Gil Obler (G)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 12

Incumbent Jerrold Nadler defeated incumbent Carolyn B. Maloney, Suraj Patel, and Ashmi Sheth in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 12 on August 23, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jerrold Nadler	55.4	49,744
		Carolyn B. Maloney	24.4	21,916
		Suraj Patel	19.0	17,011
		Ashmi Sheth	1.0	937
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	128

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 89,736
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jesse Cerrotti (D)
• Mike Fitzgerald (D)
• Vladimy Joseph (D)
• Rana Abdelhamid (D)
• Maya Contreras (D)

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Mike Zumbluskas advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 12.

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Mike Zumbluskas advanced from the Conservative Party primary for U.S. House New York District 12.

Working Families Party primary election

The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Jerrold Nadler advanced from the Working Families Party primary for U.S. House New York District 12.

2020

See also: New York's 12th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House New York District 12

Incumbent Carolyn B. Maloney defeated Carlos Santiago-Cano and Steven Kolln in the general election for U.S. House New York District 12 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Carolyn B. Maloney (D)	82.1	265,172
		Carlos Santiago-Cano (R / Conservative Party)	16.4	53,061
		Steven Kolln (L)	1.2	4,015
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	773

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 323,021
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 12

Incumbent Carolyn B. Maloney defeated Suraj Patel, Lauren Ashcraft, and Peter Harrison in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 12 on June 23, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Carolyn B. Maloney	42.7	40,362
		Suraj Patel	39.3	37,106
		Lauren Ashcraft	13.6	12,810
		Peter Harrison	4.2	4,001
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	198

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 94,477
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Erica Vladimer (D)

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Carlos Santiago-Cano advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 12.

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Carlos Santiago-Cano advanced from the Conservative Party primary for U.S. House New York District 12.

Libertarian primary election

The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Steven Kolln advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House New York District 12.

2018

See also: New York's 12th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House New York District 12

Incumbent Carolyn B. Maloney defeated Eliot Rabin and Scott Hutchins in the general election for U.S. House New York District 12 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Carolyn B. Maloney (D)	86.4	217,430
		Eliot Rabin (R)	12.1	30,446
		Scott Hutchins (G)	1.5	3,728

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 251,604 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 12

Incumbent Carolyn B. Maloney defeated Suraj Patel in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 12 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Carolyn B. Maloney	59.6	26,742
		Suraj Patel	40.4	18,098

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 44,840
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Sander Hicks (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 12

Eliot Rabin advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 12 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Eliot Rabin

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Green primary election

Green primary for U.S. House New York District 12

Scott Hutchins advanced from the Green primary for U.S. House New York District 12 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Scott Hutchins

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2016

See also: New York's 12th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Carolyn Maloney (D) defeated Robert Ardini (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Maloney defeated Pete Lindner in the Democratic primary on June 28, 2016.

U.S. House, New York District 12 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Carolyn Maloney Incumbent	83.2%	244,358
	Republican	Robert Ardini	16.8%	49,398
Total Votes				293,756
Source: New York Board of Elections

U.S. House, New York, District 12 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Carolyn Maloney Incumbent	90.1%	15,101
Pete Lindner	9.9%	1,654
Total Votes		16,755
Source: New York State Board of Elections

2014

See also: New York's 12th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 12th Congressional District of New York held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Carolyn Maloney (D) defeated Nick Di Iorio (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, New York District 12 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Carolyn Maloney Incumbent	79.9%	90,603
	Republican	Nick Di Iorio	20%	22,731
	N/A	Write-in votes	0.1%	95
Total Votes				113,429
Source: New York State Board of Elections, NYS Board of Elections Rep. in Congress Election Returns November 4, 2014," accessed August 30, 2021

2012

See also: New York's 12th Congressional District elections, 2012

The 12th Congressional District of New York held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent from the 14th District, Carolyn Maloney won the election in the district.

U.S. House, New York District 12 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Carolyn Maloney Incumbent	80.5%	194,370
	Republican	Christopher Wight	19.4%	46,841
	N/A	Write-in votes	0.1%	215
Total Votes				241,426
Source: New York State Board of Elections, "NYS Board of Elections Rep. in Congress Election Returns Nov. 6, 2012," accessed September 1, 2021

2010
On November 2, 2010, Nydia Velazquez won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Alice Gaffney (Conservative) in the general election.

U.S. House, New York District 12 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Nydia Velazquez incumbent	93.8%	68,624
	Conservative	Alice Gaffney	6.1%	4,482
	N/A	Write-in votes	0.1%	59
Total Votes				73,165

2008
On November 4, 2008, Nydia Velazquez won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Allan E. Romaguera (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, New York District 12 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Nydia Velazquez incumbent	89.9%	123,053
	Republican	Allan E. Romaguera	10%	13,748
	N/A	Write-in votes	0%	8
Total Votes				136,809

2006
On November 7, 2006, Nydia Velazquez won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Allan E. Romaguera (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, New York District 12 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Nydia Velazquez incumbent	74.5%	62,847
	Republican	Allan E. Romaguera	8.5%	7,182
	N/A	Blank/Void/Scattering	17%	14,317
Total Votes				84,346

2004
On November 2, 2004, Nydia Velazquez won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Paul A. Rodriguez (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, New York District 12 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Nydia Velazquez incumbent	66%	107,796
	Republican	Paul A. Rodriguez	10.5%	17,166
	N/A	Blank/Void/Scattering	23.5%	38,382
Total Votes				163,344

2002
On November 5, 2002, Nydia Velazquez won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Cesar Estevez (Conservative) in the general election.

U.S. House, New York District 12 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Nydia Velazquez incumbent	57.1%	48,408
	Conservative	Cesar Estevez	2.5%	2,119
	N/A	Blank/Void/Scattering	40.4%	34,238
Total Votes				84,765

2000
On November 7, 2000, Nydia Velazquez won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Rosemary Markgraf (R), Caesar Estevez (Conservative), Mildred Rosario (Right to Life) and Paul Pederson (Socialist Worker) in the general election.

U.S. House, New York District 12 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Nydia Velazquez incumbent	64.4%	86,288
	Republican	Rosemary Markgraf	7.5%	10,052
	Socialist Worker	Paul Pederson	0.8%	1,025
	Right to Life	Mildred Rosario	0.6%	865
	Conservative	Caesar Estevez	0.6%	850
	N/A	Blank/Void/Scattering	26.1%	34,980
Total Votes				134,060

Redistricting

2020-2024

See also: Redistricting in New York after the 2020 census

On February 28, 2024, Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) signed a new congressional map into law. The state Assembly voted 115-35 to approve the map on February 27. The state Senate voted 45-18 to approve the map the same day.

According to Nicholas Fandos of The New York Times, "Although a pair of swing districts would become more Democratic, lawmakers in Albany left the partisan makeup of 24 of the state’s 26 districts largely intact. The middle-ground approach reflected a desire to avoid another protracted court fight like the one in New York that helped swing control of the House to Republicans in 2022, while still better positioning Democrats in key districts."

On December 12, 2023, the New York Court of Appeals, the state's highest court, ruled in a 4-3 decision that the independent redistricting commission did not follow the state's congressional redistricting process and ordered the commission to reconvene and re-draw congressional district boundaries by February 28 for use in the 2024 elections. The court's majority opinion stated, "In 2014, the voters of New York amended our Constitution to provide that legislative districts be drawn by an Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC). The Constitution demands that process, not districts drawn by courts. Nevertheless, the IRC failed to discharge its constitutional duty. That dereliction is undisputed. The Appellate Division concluded that the IRC can be compelled to reconvene to fulfill that duty; we agree. There is no reason the Constitution should be disregarded."

How does redistricting in New York work? On March 14, 2012, the state legislature approved a constitutional amendment to establish new redistricting procedures beginning in 2020. The New York Constitution requires that two successive legislatures approve an amendment in order to qualify it for final approval by popular vote. The legislature approved the amendment a second time in 2013. On November 4, 2014, voters approved the amendment, the provisions of which were set to take effect during the 2020 redistricting cycle.

The 10-member commission comprises the following members:

1. Two members must be appointed by the temporary president of the New York State Senate.
2. Two members must be appointed by the speaker of the New York State Assembly.
3. Two members must be appointed by the minority leader of the New York State Senate.
4. Two members must be appointed by the minority leader of the New York State Assembly.
5. Two members must appointed by the aforementioned eight commissioners. These two appointees cannot have been enrolled in the top two major political parties in the state.

The legislature must approve the commission's plans by a simple up/down vote. The legislature must reject two separate sets of redistricting plans before it will be able to amend the commission's proposals. All districts will be required "to preserve minority rights, be equally populated, and consist of compact and contiguous territory." Further, state law will require that districts "not be drawn to discourage competition or to favor/disfavor candidates or parties." In prior redistricting cycles, authority for both congressional and state legislative redistricting was vested with the state legislature. An advisory commission participated in the process.

State law requires that state legislative districts be contiguous and compact. State legislative districts must also take into account the "historic and traditional significance of counties."

Below are the congressional maps in effect before and after the 2020 redistricting cycle. The map on the right was in effect for New York’s 2024 state legislative elections. The map on the right was in effect for New York’s 2024 state legislative elections. The map on the right was in effect for New York’s 2024 state legislative elections.

New York District 12
before 2020 redistricting cycle

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New York District 12
after 2020 redistricting cycle

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2010-2011

This is the 12th Congressional District of New York after the 2001 redistricting process.

See also: Redistricting in New York after the 2010 census

In 2011, the New York State Legislature re-drew the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census.

District analysis

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

2026

Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is D+33. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 33 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made New York's 12th the 9th most Democratic district nationally.

2024

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+34. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 34 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made New York's 12th the 12th most Democratic district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have defeated Donald Trump (R) 85.2%-13.8%.

2022

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+34. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 34 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made New York's 12th the 12th most Democratic district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 85.2% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 13.8%.

2018

Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+31. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 31 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made New York's 12th Congressional District the 24th most Democratic nationally.

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 1.00. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.00 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in New York
• New York's 12th Congressional District election, 2024
• New York's 12th Congressional District election, 2022
• New York's 12th Congressional District election, 2020
• New York's 12th Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 12

Footnotes

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New York's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Kirsten Gillibrand (D)

Chuck Schumer (D)

Representatives

District 1

Nicholas LaLota (R)

District 2

Andrew Garbarino (R)

District 3

Tom Suozzi (D)

District 4

Laura Gillen (D)

District 5

Gregory Meeks (D)

District 6

Grace Meng (D)

District 7

Nydia Velazquez (D)

District 8

Hakeem Jeffries (D)

District 9

Yvette Clarke (D)

District 10

Daniel Goldman (D)

District 11

Nicole Malliotakis (R)

District 12

Jerrold Nadler (D)

District 13

Adriano Espaillat (D)

District 14

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D)

District 15

Ritchie Torres (D)

District 16

George Latimer (D)

District 17

Michael Lawler (R)

District 18

Pat Ryan (D)

District 19

Josh Riley (D)

District 20

Paul Tonko (D)

District 21

Elise Stefanik (R)

District 22

John Mannion (D)

District 23

Nick Langworthy (R)

District 24

Claudia Tenney (R)

District 25

Joseph Morelle (D)

District 26

Tim Kennedy (D)

Democratic Party (21)

Republican Party (7)