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:

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]

• 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:

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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]

2012 Legislative Election Results
State-by-State Analysis
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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:

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:

Incumbents defeated[edit]

The following displays a list of incumbents defeated in 2012:

General election[edit]

• Naomi Rivera
• Donald Miller (New York)
• Robert Castelli
• 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]

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]

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]

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:

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.

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.

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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