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.

Senate[edit]

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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:

Incumbents defeated[edit]

The following is a list of incumbents defeated in 2012:

General election[edit]

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]

Republican[edit]

Open Seat Winners[edit]

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

Democratic[edit]

Republican[edit]

Candidates who won election[edit]

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

Democratic[edit]

Republican[edit]

Competitiveness[edit]

Unopposed candidates in general election[edit]

The following candidates did not face major party competition:

Democratic[edit]

Republican[edit]

Ballot Access[edit]

Third party candidates[edit]

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

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. 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. Sean Ryan
  127. Nicole Malliotakis
  128. Carmen Arroyo
  129. Barbara Clark (New York)
  130. Steven Englebright
  131. Michele Titus

Incumbents defeated[edit]

The following displays a list of incumbents defeated in 2012:

General election[edit]

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]

Republican[edit]

Open Seat Winners[edit]

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

Democratic[edit]

Republican[edit]

Candidates who won election[edit]

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

Democratic[edit]

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

Republican[edit]

Competitiveness[edit]

Unopposed candidates in general election[edit]

The following candidates did not face major party competition:

Democratic[edit]

Republican[edit]

Ballot Access[edit]

Third party candidates[edit]

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

National Partisan Trends[edit]

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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 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
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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




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