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. Steven McLaughlin (New York)
  18. James Tedisco
  19. Tony Jordan (New York)
  20. Janet Duprey
  21. Kenneth Blankenbush
  22. Marc Butler
  23. William Barclay
  24. Clifford Crouch
  25. Christopher Friend
  26. Gary Finch
  27. Donald Miller (New York)
  28. Bob Oaks
  29. Brian Kolb (New York)
  30. Philip Palmesano
  31. Bill Reilich
  32. Mark Johns
  33. Stephen Hawley
  34. Michael Kearns
  35. Jane Corwin
  36. John Ceretto
  37. Raymond Walter
  38. Joseph Giglio
  39. Andrew Goodell
  40. Daniel Losquadro
  41. Fred Thiele
  42. Charles Lavine
  43. Michelle Schimel
  44. Earlene Hill Hooper
  45. Harvey Weisenberg
  46. Brian Curran (New York)
  47. Phillip Goldfeder
  48. David Weprin
  49. Edward Braunstein
  50. Michael Simanowitz
  51. Andrew Hevesi
  52. William Scarborough
  53. Margaret Markey
  54. Vivian Cook
  55. Michael DenDekker
  56. Jeffrion Aubry
  57. Aravella Simotas
  58. Catherine Nolan
  59. Michael Miller (New York)
  60. Francisco Moya
  61. Helene Weinstein
  62. Rhoda Jacobs
  63. Karim Camara
  64. James Brennan (New York)
  65. Steven Cymbrowitz
  66. Alec Brook-Krasny
  67. William Colton
  68. Dov Hikind
  69. Peter Abbate
  70. Joseph Lentol
  71. Felix Ortiz
  72. Joan Millman
  73. Vito Lopez
  74. Rafael Espinal
  75. Annette Robinson
  76. William Boyland
  77. N. Nick Perry
  78. Alan Maisel
  79. Inez Barron
  80. Matthew Titone
  81. Michael Cusick
  82. Sheldon Silver
  83. Deborah Glick
  84. Linda Rosenthal
  85. Robert Rodriguez (New York)
  86. Daniel O'Donnell (New York)
  87. Herman Farrell
  88. Dan Quart
  89. Brian Kavanagh
  90. Richard Gottfried
  91. Micah Kellner
  92. Vanessa Gibson
  93. Jose Rivera
  94. Naomi Rivera
  95. Jeffrey Dinowitz
  96. Michael Benedetto
  97. Carl Heastie
  98. Marcos Crespo
  99. Nelson Castro
  100. Amy Paulin
  101. J. Gary Pretlow
  102. Thomas Abinanti
  103. Sandra Galef
  104. Kenneth Zebrowski
  105. Ellen Jaffee
  106. Aileen Gunther
  107. Kevin Cahill
  108. Frank Skartados
  109. Didi Barrett
  110. Addie Jenne
  111. Anthony Brindisi
  112. William Magee
  113. Donna Lupardo
  114. Barbara Lifton
  115. Sam Roberts
  116. William Magnarelli
  117. Joseph Morelle
  118. David Gantt
  119. Harry Bronson
  120. Robin Schimminger
  121. Crystal Peoples-Stokes
  122. Dennis Gabryszak
  123. Nicole Malliotakis
  124. Carmen Arroyo
  125. Barbara Clark (New York)
  126. Steven Englebright
  127. 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. Herman Farrell
  49. Gabriela Rosa
  50. Dan Quart
  51. Brian Kavanagh
  52. Richard Gottfried
  53. Micah Kellner
  54. Vanessa Gibson
  55. Jose Rivera
  56. Eric Stevenson
  57. Mark Gjonaj
  58. Jeffrey Dinowitz
  59. Michael Benedetto
  60. Carl Heastie
  61. Marcos Crespo
  62. Nelson Castro
  63. Luis Sepúlveda (New York)
  64. Angelo Santabarbara
  65. Addie Jenne
  66. Amy Paulin
  67. J. Gary Pretlow
  68. Shelley Mayer
  69. Steven Otis
  70. Thomas Abinanti
  71. David Buchwald
  72. Sandra Galef
  73. Ellen Jaffee
  74. Kenneth Zebrowski
  75. James G. Skoufis
  76. Aileen Gunther
  77. Kevin Cahill
  78. Didi Barrett
  79. John T. McDonald III (New York)
  80. Patricia Fahy
  81. Phil Steck
  82. Anthony Brindisi
  83. William Magee
  84. Donna Lupardo
  85. Barbara Lifton
  86. Al Stirpe
  87. Sam Roberts
  88. William Magnarelli
  89. Joseph Morelle
  90. Harry Bronson
  91. Robin Schimminger
  92. Michael Kearns
  93. Dennis Gabryszak
  94. John Ceretto
  95. Raymond Walter
  96. Frank Skartados
  97. Edward Hennessey
  98. Carmen Arroyo
  99. Deborah Glick
  100. Alec Brook-Krasny
  101. Crystal Peoples-Stokes
  102. David Gantt
  103. Alan Maisel
  104. Barbara Clark (New York)
  105. Steven Englebright
  106. Ron Kim (New York assemblyman)
  107. 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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