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
12. Kenneth LaValle
13. John J. Flanagan
14. Kemp Hannon
15. Charles Fuschillo
16. Dean Skelos
17. Malcolm Smith
18. Toby Ann Stavisky
19. Velmanette Montgomery
20. John L. Sampson
21. Martin Golden
22. Diane Savino
23. Liz Krueger
24. Jose M. Serrano
25. Bill Perkins
26. Ruben Diaz Sr.
27. Andrea Stewart-Cousins
28. Ruth Hassell-Thompson
29. William Larkin
30. John Bonacic
31. Hugh Farley
32. Betty Little
33. Joseph Griffo
34. David Valesky
35. John DeFrancisco
36. James L. Seward
37. Thomas Libous
38. Michael Nozzolio
39. Joseph Robach
40. Catharine Young
41. George Maziarz
42. Edward Meyer
43. Michael Gianaris
44. Adriano Espaillat
45. Greg Ball (New York)
46. Thomas O'Mara
47. Joseph Addabbo
48. Daniel Squadron
49. Michael Ranzenhofer
50. Kevin Parker (New York)
51. J. Gustavo Rivera
52. Tim Kennedy (New York)
53. Lee Zeldin
54. Jack Martins
55. David Carlucci
56. Patricia Ritchie
57. Patrick Gallivan
58. Mark Grisanti

### 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
3. George Latimer (New York)

#### Republican[edit]

1. Simcha Felder
2. Philip Boyle

### 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
2. Philip Boyle

### 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
9. Malcolm Smith
10. Toby Ann Stavisky
11. Velmanette Montgomery
12. John L. Sampson
13. Diane Savino
14. Liz Krueger
15. Jose M. Serrano
16. Bill Perkins
17. Ruben Diaz Sr.
18. Andrea Stewart-Cousins
19. Ruth Hassell-Thompson
20. David Valesky
21. Edward Meyer
22. Michael Gianaris
23. Adriano Espaillat
24. George Latimer (New York)
25. Joseph Addabbo
26. Daniel Squadron
27. Kevin Parker (New York)
28. J. Gustavo Rivera
29. Tim Kennedy (New York)
30. David Carlucci

#### Republican[edit]

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

## 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
4. Malcolm Smith
5. Jose M. Serrano
6. Bill Perkins
7. Andrea Stewart-Cousins
8. David Valesky
9. Tim Kennedy (New York)

#### Republican[edit]

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

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

### Incumbents defeated[edit]

The following displays a list of incumbents defeated in 2012:

#### General election[edit]

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

## 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]

1. Angelo Santabarbara

#### Republican[edit]

1. Richard Wager
2. Joe Borelli
3. Kieran Michael Lalor
4. David DiPietro

### 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
2. David DiPietro

### 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
6. Crystal Peoples-Stokes
7. Donna Lupardo
8. Brian Kavanagh
9. Steven Englebright
10. Philip Ramos
11. Robert Sweeney
12. Charles Lavine
13. Michelle Schimel
14. Earlene Hill Hooper
15. Harvey Weisenberg
16. Andrew Hevesi
17. William Scarborough
18. Margaret Markey
19. Michele Titus
20. Vivian Cook
21. Jeffrion Aubry
22. Catherine Nolan
23. Helene Weinstein
24. Rhoda Jacobs
25. Karim Camara
26. James Brennan (New York)
27. Steven Cymbrowitz
28. Alec Brook-Krasny
29. William Colton
30. Dov Hikind
31. Peter Abbate
32. Joseph Lentol
33. Felix Ortiz
34. Joan Millman
35. William Boyland
36. Annette Robinson
37. N. Nick Perry
38. Alan Maisel
39. Matthew Titone
40. Michael Cusick
41. Sheldon Silver
42. Micah Kellner
43. Deborah Glick
44. Linda Rosenthal
45. Daniel O'Donnell (New York)
46. Keith Wright
47. Herman Farrell
48. Richard Gottfried
49. Jose Rivera
50. Jeffrey Dinowitz
51. Michael Benedetto
52. Carl Heastie
53. Carmen Arroyo
54. Ellen Jaffee
55. Kenneth Zebrowski
56. Sandra Galef
57. Amy Paulin
58. J. Gary Pretlow
59. Aileen Gunther
60. Kevin Cahill
61. William Magee
62. William Magnarelli
63. Barbara Lifton
64. Joseph Morelle
65. David Gantt
66. Robin Schimminger
67. Dennis Gabryszak
68. Fred Thiele
69. Michael DenDekker
70. Inez Barron
71. Frank Skartados
72. David Weprin
73. Vanessa Gibson
74. Marcos Crespo
75. Robert Rodriguez (New York)
76. Didi Barrett
77. Aravella Simotas
78. Eric Stevenson
79. Thomas Abinanti
80. Angelo Santabarbara
81. Sam Roberts
82. Harry Bronson
83. John Ceretto
84. Phillip Goldfeder
85. Michael Simanowitz
86. Rafael Espinal
87. Dan Quart
88. Anthony Brindisi
89. Raymond Walter
90. Shelley Mayer
91. Michael Kearns

#### Republican[edit]

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

## 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
4. Brian Kavanagh
5. Andrew Hevesi
6. William Scarborough
7. Michele Titus
8. Vivian Cook
9. Jeffrion Aubry
10. Rhoda Jacobs
11. Dov Hikind
12. Peter Abbate
13. N. Nick Perry
14. Alan Maisel
15. Deborah Glick
16. Linda Rosenthal
17. Daniel O'Donnell (New York)
18. Keith Wright
19. Herman Farrell
20. Richard Gottfried
21. Jeffrey Dinowitz
22. Carmen Arroyo
23. Kenneth Zebrowski
24. Amy Paulin
25. J. Gary Pretlow
26. Kevin Cahill
27. William Magnarelli
28. Barbara Lifton
29. Joseph Morelle
30. David Gantt
31. Fred Thiele
32. Michael DenDekker
33. David Weprin
34. Robert Rodriguez (New York)
35. Thomas Abinanti
36. Phillip Goldfeder
37. Michael Simanowitz
38. Anthony Brindisi
39. Shelley Mayer

#### Republican[edit]

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

## Ballot Access[edit]

### Third party candidates[edit]

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

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

# 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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