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New York 2012 legislative election results

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The tabs below contain analysis of election results in the 2012 legislative elections for New York.

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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 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:

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

Republican

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:

House

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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
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:

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

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

Republican

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:

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
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 Democratic Party Republican Party Purple.png Grey.png Democratic Party Republican Party Purple.png Grey.png
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 Democratic Party Republican Party Purple.png Grey.png Democratic Party Republican Party Purple.png Grey.png
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