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New York 2012 legislative election results
The tabs below contain analysis of election results in the 2012 legislative elections for New York.
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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 | |||
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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 who ran 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 who ran on November 6
The following is a list of all of the incumbents who ran on the November 6 general election ballot:
- Carl Marcellino
- Charles Fuschillo
- David Carlucci
- William Larkin
- Greg Ball (New York)
- Stephen Saland
- Roy McDonald
- Neil Breslin
- Betty Little
- Patricia Ritchie
- Hugh Farley
- John DeFrancisco
- James L. Seward
- John Bonacic
- Joseph Griffo
- Kenneth LaValle
- John J. Flanagan
- Lee Zeldin
- Kemp Hannon
- Jack Martins
- Tony Avella
- Michael Gianaris
- Jose Peralta
- Malcolm Smith
- Joseph Addabbo
- Toby Ann Stavisky
- David Storobin
- Martin Malave Dilan
- John L. Sampson
- Kevin Parker (New York)
- Martin Golden
- Diane Savino
- Andrew Lanza
- Velmanette Montgomery
- Daniel Squadron
- Liz Krueger
- Jose M. Serrano
- Bill Perkins
- Ruben Diaz Sr.
- Jeffrey Klein
- Adriano Espaillat
- Andrea Stewart-Cousins
- Ruth Hassell-Thompson
- David Valesky
- Michael Nozzolio
- Tim Kennedy (New York)
- George Maziarz
- Michael Ranzenhofer
- Patrick Gallivan
- Thomas O'Mara
- Catharine Young
- Joseph Robach
- J. Gustavo Rivera
- Mark Grisanti
- Thomas Libous
- Dean Skelos
- Eric Adams (New York)
Incumbents defeated
The following is a list of incumbents defeated in 2012:
General election
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
Republican
Open Seat Winners
The following displays a list of candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:
Democratic
Republican
Candidates who won election
The following is a list of all candidates elected to the New York State Senate:
Democratic
- James Sanders Jr.
- David Carlucci
- Terry W. Gipson
- Neil Breslin
- Cecilia Tkaczyk
- Tony Avella
- Michael Gianaris
- Jose Peralta
- Malcolm Smith
- Joseph Addabbo
- Toby Ann Stavisky
- Martin Malave Dilan
- John L. Sampson
- Kevin Parker (New York)
- Diane Savino
- Velmanette Montgomery
- Daniel Squadron
- Brad Hoylman-Sigal
- Liz Krueger
- Jose M. Serrano
- Bill Perkins
- Ruben Diaz Sr.
- Jeffrey Klein
- Adriano Espaillat
- Andrea Stewart-Cousins
- Ruth Hassell-Thompson
- David Valesky
- Ted O'Brien
- Tim Kennedy (New York)
- J. Gustavo Rivera
- George Latimer (New York)
- Eric Adams (New York)
Republican
- Carl Marcellino
- Charles Fuschillo
- William Larkin
- Greg Ball (New York)
- Kathleen A. Marchione
- Betty Little
- Patricia Ritchie
- Hugh Farley
- John DeFrancisco
- James L. Seward
- John Bonacic
- Joseph Griffo
- Kenneth LaValle
- John J. Flanagan
- Lee Zeldin
- Kemp Hannon
- Jack Martins
- Martin Golden
- Andrew Lanza
- Michael Nozzolio
- George Maziarz
- Michael Ranzenhofer
- Patrick Gallivan
- Thomas O'Mara
- Catharine Young
- Joseph Robach
- Mark Grisanti
- Philip Boyle
- Thomas Libous
- Dean Skelos
Competitiveness
Unopposed candidates in general election
The following candidates did not face major party competition:
Democratic
Republican
Ballot Access
Third party candidates
The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who ran in 2012:
- Edward J. Gilbert
- Peter A. LaVenia, Jr.
- Michael Donnelly (New York)
- Joseph Tiraco
- Simcha Felder
- Elias Weir (New York)
- Thomas Siracuse
- Robert Goodman (New York)
- David M. Johnson (New York)
- Elizabeth Perri
- Carl Lundgren
- Robert Diamond
- Jonathon B. Benedict
- Timothy D. Moriarty
- Gregory Davis (New York)
- Marie C. Clark
- Brian J. Siklinski
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New York State House Election Results
This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the New York State Assembly 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 | |||
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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 who ran 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:
- Shelley Mayer
- Dean Murray
- Alfred Graf
- Philip Ramos
- Michael Fitzpatrick (New York)
- Joseph Saladino
- Robert Sweeney
- Andrew Raia
- David McDonough
- Michael Montesano
- Thomas McKevitt
- Edward Ra
- Eric Stevenson
- Robert Castelli
- Steve Katz
- Ann Rabbitt
- Claudia Tenney
- Peter Lopez (New York)
- Steven McLaughlin (New York)
- James Tedisco
- Tony Jordan (New York)
- Janet Duprey
- Kenneth Blankenbush
- Marc Butler
- William Barclay
- Clifford Crouch
- Christopher Friend
- Gary Finch
- Donald Miller (New York)
- Bob Oaks
- Brian Kolb (New York)
- Philip Palmesano
- Bill Reilich
- Mark Johns
- Stephen Hawley
- Michael Kearns
- Jane Corwin
- John Ceretto
- Raymond Walter
- Joseph Giglio
- Andrew Goodell
- Daniel Losquadro
- Fred Thiele
- Charles Lavine
- Michelle Schimel
- Earlene Hill Hooper
- Harvey Weisenberg
- Brian Curran (New York)
- Phillip Goldfeder
- David Weprin
- Edward Braunstein
- Michael Simanowitz
- Andrew Hevesi
- William Scarborough
- Margaret Markey
- Vivian Cook
- Michael DenDekker
- Jeffrion Aubry
- Aravella Simotas
- Catherine Nolan
- Michael Miller (New York)
- Francisco Moya
- Helene Weinstein
- Rhoda Jacobs
- Karim Camara
- James Brennan (New York)
- Steven Cymbrowitz
- Alec Brook-Krasny
- William Colton
- Dov Hikind
- Peter Abbate
- Joseph Lentol
- Felix Ortiz
- Joan Millman
- Vito Lopez
- Rafael Espinal
- Annette Robinson
- William Boyland
- N. Nick Perry
- Alan Maisel
- Inez Barron
- Matthew Titone
- Michael Cusick
- Sheldon Silver
- Deborah Glick
- Linda Rosenthal
- Robert Rodriguez (New York)
- Daniel O'Donnell (New York)
- Keith Wright
- Herman Farrell
- Dan Quart
- Brian Kavanagh
- Richard Gottfried
- Micah Kellner
- Vanessa Gibson
- Jose Rivera
- Naomi Rivera
- Jeffrey Dinowitz
- Michael Benedetto
- Carl Heastie
- Marcos Crespo
- Nelson Castro
- Amy Paulin
- J. Gary Pretlow
- Thomas Abinanti
- Sandra Galef
- Kenneth Zebrowski
- Ellen Jaffee
- Aileen Gunther
- Kevin Cahill
- Frank Skartados
- Didi Barrett
- Addie Jenne
- Anthony Brindisi
- William Magee
- Donna Lupardo
- Barbara Lifton
- Sam Roberts
- William Magnarelli
- Joseph Morelle
- David Gantt
- Harry Bronson
- Robin Schimminger
- Crystal Peoples-Stokes
- Dennis Gabryszak
- Nicole Malliotakis
- Carmen Arroyo
- Barbara Clark (New York)
- Steven Englebright
- Michele Titus
Incumbents defeated
The following displays a list of incumbents defeated in 2012:
General election
New Representatives and General Election Winners
Newly elected representatives
The following lists the newly-elected members of the New York State Assembly:
Democratic
Republican
Open Seat Winners
The following lists candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:
Democratic
Republican
Candidates who won election
The following lists all candidates elected to the New York State Assembly in 2012:
Democratic
- Michael Simanowitz
- Edward Braunstein
- Nily Rozic
- David Weprin
- Phillip Goldfeder
- Michaelle C. Solages
- Harvey Weisenberg
- Earlene Hill Hooper
- Michelle Schimel
- Charles Lavine
- Robert Sweeney
- Philip Ramos
- Andrew Hevesi
- William Scarborough
- Margaret Markey
- Vivian Cook
- Michael DenDekker
- Jeffrion Aubry
- Aravella Simotas
- Catherine Nolan
- Michael Miller (New York)
- Francisco Moya
- Helene Weinstein
- Rhoda Jacobs
- Karim Camara
- James Brennan (New York)
- Steven Cymbrowitz
- William Colton
- Dov Hikind
- Peter Abbate
- Joseph Lentol
- Felix Ortiz
- Joan Millman
- Vito Lopez
- Rafael Espinal
- William Boyland
- Annette Robinson
- Walter Mosley
- N. Nick Perry
- Inez Barron
- Matthew Titone
- Michael Cusick
- Sheldon Silver
- Linda Rosenthal
- Robert Rodriguez (New York)
- Daniel O'Donnell (New York)
- Keith Wright
- Herman Farrell
- Gabriela Rosa
- Dan Quart
- Brian Kavanagh
- Richard Gottfried
- Micah Kellner
- Vanessa Gibson
- Jose Rivera
- Eric Stevenson
- Mark Gjonaj
- Jeffrey Dinowitz
- Michael Benedetto
- Carl Heastie
- Marcos Crespo
- Nelson Castro
- Luis Sepúlveda (New York)
- Angelo Santabarbara
- Addie Jenne
- Amy Paulin
- J. Gary Pretlow
- Shelley Mayer
- Steven Otis
- Thomas Abinanti
- David Buchwald
- Sandra Galef
- Ellen Jaffee
- Kenneth Zebrowski
- James G. Skoufis
- Aileen Gunther
- Kevin Cahill
- Didi Barrett
- John T. McDonald III (New York)
- Patricia Fahy
- Phil Steck
- Anthony Brindisi
- William Magee
- Donna Lupardo
- Barbara Lifton
- Al Stirpe
- Sam Roberts
- William Magnarelli
- Joseph Morelle
- Harry Bronson
- Robin Schimminger
- Dennis Gabryszak
- John Ceretto
- Frank Skartados
- Edward Hennessey
- Carmen Arroyo
- Deborah Glick
- Alec Brook-Krasny
- Crystal Peoples-Stokes
- David Gantt
- Alan Maisel
- Barbara Clark (New York)
- Steven Englebright
- Ron Kim (New York assemblyman)
- Michele Titus
Republican
- Edward Ra
- Thomas McKevitt
- Michael Montesano
- David McDonough
- Andrew Raia
- Chad Lupinacci
- Joseph Saladino
- Michael Fitzpatrick (New York)
- Andrew Garbarino
- Alfred Graf
- Daniel Losquadro
- Nicole Malliotakis
- James Tedisco
- Tony Jordan (New York)
- Dan Stec
- Janet Duprey
- Kenneth Blankenbush
- Steve Katz
- Ann Rabbitt
- Claudia Tenney
- Peter Lopez (New York)
- Kieran Michael Lalor
- Steven McLaughlin (New York)
- Marc Butler
- William Barclay
- Clifford Crouch
- Gary Finch
- Bob Oaks
- Brian Kolb (New York)
- Philip Palmesano
- Bill Reilich
- Mark Johns
- Stephen Hawley
- Michael Kearns
- Jane Corwin
- Raymond Walter
- David DiPietro
- Joseph Giglio
- Richard Wager
- Alec Brook-Krasny
- Andrew Goodell
- Brian Curran (New York)
- Christopher Friend
- Joe Borelli
- Bill Nojay
Competitiveness
Unopposed candidates in general election
The following candidates did not face major party competition:
Democratic
- David Weprin
- Phillip Goldfeder
- Michael Simanowitz
- Andrew Hevesi
- William Magnarelli
- William Scarborough
- Vivian Cook
- Michael DenDekker
- Jeffrion Aubry
- Michael Miller (New York)
- Francisco Moya
- Rhoda Jacobs
- Dov Hikind
- Peter Abbate
- N. Nick Perry
- Alan Maisel
- Deborah Glick
- Linda Rosenthal
- Daniel O'Donnell (New York)
- Robert Rodriguez (New York)
- Keith Wright
- Herman Farrell
- Brian Kavanagh
- Richard Gottfried
- Jeffrey Dinowitz
- Luis Sepúlveda (New York)
- Amy Paulin
- J. Gary Pretlow
- Thomas Abinanti
- Shelley Mayer
- John T. McDonald III (New York)
- Addie Jenne
- Anthony Brindisi
- Barbara Lifton
- Joseph Morelle
- David Gantt
- Edward Braunstein
- Kenneth Zebrowski
- Kevin Cahill
- Carmen Arroyo
- Barbara Clark (New York)
- Michele Titus
Republican
Ballot Access
Third party candidates
The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who ran in 2012:
- Fred Thiele
- Walter Nestler
- Patrick McManus
- Trevor Archer
- Christina M. Abt
- John K. Wilson (New York)
- Jonathan H. Anderson
- William E. Britt Jr.
- Karen M. Bisso
- Jeffery J. Peress
- Gary J. Dannunzio
- William N. Garifal, Jr.
- Vincent Katinas
- Julia Willebrand
- Devon Morrison
- Richard Retcho
- Selsia Evans
- William Edstrom
- Judith Kunz
- Lisa Marie Campbell
- Franklin Chidi Oleh
- Daniel Zuger
- Eduardo Ramirez
- Vhidiwhatie Diamond
- Michael Dennis
- William A. Gerard
- Brenda J. Mahar
- Joseph P. Sullivan
- Derek Java
- Robert Maresca
- Rosemarie Jarosz
- Andrew P. Langdon
- Mike Zumbluskas
- Mark Glogowski
- David Kimmel
- Jose Padilla (New York City Council candidate)
National Partisan Trends
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National Partisan Trends
The following tables 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 incumbents defeated in the 2012 general election:
Incumbents defeated in 2012 legislative general election | |||
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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 | |||
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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 | |||
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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 | ||||||||
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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 | ||||||||
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State senates | 19 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 28 | 1 | 1 |
State houses | 17 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
Totals: | 36 | 59 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 56 | 1 | 1 |