New York 2012 legislative election results

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

# Senate[edit]

2012 Legislative Election Results

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## New York State Senate Election Results[edit]

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[edit]

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:[edit]

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

## Incumbents[edit]

### Incumbents who ran on November 6[edit]

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

1. Carl Marcellino
2. Stephen Saland
3. Roy McDonald
4. Neil Breslin
5. David Storobin
6. Martin Malave Dilan
7. Andrew Lanza
8. Eric Adams (New York)
9. Jeffrey Klein
10. Jose Peralta
11. Tony Avella

### Incumbents defeated[edit]

The following is a list of incumbents defeated in 2012:

#### General election[edit]

* Stephen Saland
* Roy McDonald
* David Storobin

## New State Senators and General Election Winners[edit]

### Newly elected senators[edit]

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

#### Democratic[edit]

1. Brad Hoylman-Sigal
2. Simcha Felder

#### Republican[edit]

1. Simcha Felder

### Open Seat Winners[edit]

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

#### Democratic[edit]

1. Simcha Felder

#### Republican[edit]

1. Simcha Felder

### Candidates who won election[edit]

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

#### Democratic[edit]

1. Neil Breslin
2. Martin Malave Dilan
3. Eric Adams (New York)
4. Jeffrey Klein
5. Jose Peralta
6. Tony Avella
7. Brad Hoylman-Sigal
8. Simcha Felder

#### Republican[edit]

1. Carl Marcellino
2. Andrew Lanza
3. Simcha Felder

## Competitiveness[edit]

### Unopposed candidates in general election[edit]

The following candidates did not face major party competition:

#### Democratic[edit]

1. Neil Breslin
2. Jose Peralta
3. Brad Hoylman-Sigal

#### Republican[edit]

No candidates have been added to this category yet.

## Ballot Access[edit]

### Third party candidates[edit]

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

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

# House[edit]

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## New York State House Election Results[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

## Incumbency Analysis[edit]

### Incumbents who ran on November 6[edit]

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

1. Robert Castelli
2. Donald Miller (New York)
3. Stephen Hawley
4. Daniel Losquadro
5. Edward Braunstein
6. Vito Lopez
7. Naomi Rivera
8. Nelson Castro
9. Addie Jenne
10. Michael Fitzpatrick (New York)
11. Francisco Moya

### Incumbents defeated[edit]

The following displays a list of incumbents defeated in 2012:

#### General election[edit]

* Robert Castelli
* Donald Miller (New York)
* Naomi Rivera

## New Representatives and General Election Winners[edit]

### Newly elected representatives[edit]

The following lists the newly-elected members of the New York State Assembly:

#### Democratic[edit]

Results displays after the election on November 6.

#### Republican[edit]

1. Richard Wager
2. Joe Borelli

### Open Seat Winners[edit]

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

#### Democratic[edit]

Results displays after the election on November 6.

#### Republican[edit]

1. Joe Borelli

### Candidates who won election[edit]

The following lists all candidates elected to the New York State Assembly in 2012:

#### Democratic[edit]

1. Edward Braunstein
2. Vito Lopez
3. Nelson Castro
4. Addie Jenne
5. Francisco Moya

#### Republican[edit]

1. Daniel Losquadro
2. Stephen Hawley
3. Richard Wager
4. Michael Fitzpatrick (New York)
5. Joe Borelli

## Competitiveness[edit]

### Unopposed candidates in general election[edit]

The following candidates did not face major party competition:

#### Democratic[edit]

1. Addie Jenne
2. Edward Braunstein
3. Francisco Moya

#### Republican[edit]

1. Stephen Hawley

## Ballot Access[edit]

### Third party candidates[edit]

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

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

# National Partisan Trends[edit]

2012 Legislative Election Results

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## National Partisan Trends[edit]

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

### Incumbents who were defeated in the general election[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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:  | 36  | 59  | 3  | 1  | 41 | 56 | 1 | 1

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