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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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    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]

    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]

    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]

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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
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    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



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