2012 New York State Senate election
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The 2012 New York State Senate elections were held on November 6, 2012 to elect representatives from all 63 State Senate districts in the U.S. state of New York.[2][3] Primary elections were held on September 13, 2012.[4]
Democrats won a total of 33 seats for a three-seat majority. Democrats gained seats in Senate Districts 17 (where Democrat Simcha Felder defeated Republican incumbent David Storobin), 41, and 55 (where Ted O'Brien defeated Sean Hanna to win the seat vacated by the retiring Republican Sen. Jim Alesi), and won the election in the newly-created Senate District 46.[2][3][5][1] In Senate District 46, Republican George Amedore was named the winner and was sworn in as a senator. However, a recount revealed that Democrat Cecilia Tkaczyk had defeated Amedore by 18 votes; therefore, Amedore vacated the seat (becoming the shortest-tenured senator in modern New York history) and Tkaczyk was sworn in.[1][6]
Of the four Republican state senators who voted for the Marriage Equality Act in 2011 (Sens. Roy McDonald, James Alesi, Mark Grisanti, and Stephen Saland),[7] only Grisanti was re-elected in 2012.[8]
On December 4, 2012, it was announced that Senate Republicans had reached a power-sharing deal with the four-member Independent Democratic Conference (IDC).[9] Together, the Senate Republicans and the IDC held enough seats to form a governing majority. That majority was augmented when freshman Sen. Simcha Felder of Brooklyn, a Democrat, joined the Senate Republican Conference.[10]
District 1[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Kenneth LaValle (incumbent) | 76,006 | 59.7 | |
Democratic | Bridget M. Fleming | 51,301 | 40.3 | |
Total votes | 127,307 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 2[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | John J. Flanagan (incumbent) | 80,004 | 67.5 | |
Democratic | Errol D. Toulon, Jr. | 38,482 | 32.5 | |
Total votes | 118,486 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 3[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Lee Zeldin (incumbent) | 52,057 | 55.7 | |
Democratic | Francis T. Genco | 41,372 | 44.3 | |
Total votes | 93,429 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 4[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Philip Boyle | 54,515 | 52.6 | |
Democratic | Ricardo Montano | 49,223 | 47.4 | |
Total votes | 103,738 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 5[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Carl Marcellino (incumbent) | 73,947 | 59.8 | |
Democratic | David B. Wright | 49,647 | 40.2 | |
Total votes | 123,594 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 6[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Kemp Hannon (incumbent) | 58,843 | 52.0 | |
Democratic | Ryan E. Cronin | 54,382 | 48.0 | |
Total votes | 113,225 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 7[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jack Martins (incumbent) | 58,039 | 51.8 | |
Democratic | Daniel S. Ross | 53,987 | 48.2 | |
Total votes | 112,026 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 8[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Charles Fuschillo (incumbent) | 68,708 | 59.2 | |
Democratic | Carol A. Gordon | 47,393 | 40.8 | |
Total votes | 116,101 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 9[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Dean Skelos (incumbent) | 68,816 | 60.7 | |
Democratic | Thomas H. Feffer | 44,646 | 39.3 | |
Total votes | 113,462 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 10[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | James Sanders, Jr. | 67,474 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 67,474 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 11[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Tony Avella (incumbent) | 64,776 | 73.3 | |
Republican | Joseph R. Concannon | 23,550 | 26.7 | |
Total votes | 88,326 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 12[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Michael Gianaris (incumbent) | 61,843 | 86.4 | |
Republican | Aurelio A. Arcabascio | 9,775 | 13.6 | |
Total votes | 71,618 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 13[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jose Peralta (incumbent) | 49,893 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 49,893 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 14[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Malcolm Smith (incumbent) | 86,419 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 86,419 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 15[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Joseph Addabbo, Jr. (incumbent) | 42,190 | 57.6 | |
Republican | Eric Ulrich | 31,036 | 42.4 | |
Total votes | 73,226 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 16[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Toby Ann Stavisky (incumbent) | 43,980 | 76.5 | |
Republican | J. D. Kim | 13,507 | 23.5 | |
Total votes | 57,487 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 17[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Simcha Felder | 39,266 | 66.4 | |
Republican | David Storobin (incumbent) | 19,338 | 32.7 | |
Socialist | Abraham Tischler | 528 | 0.9 | |
Total votes | 59,132 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
District 18[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Martin Malave Dilan (incumbent) | 69,749 | 94.6 | |
Republican | Michael E. Freeman-Saulsberre | 3,987 | 5.4 | |
Total votes | 73,736 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 19[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John L. Sampson (incumbent) | 78,974 | 90.3 | |
Republican | Jane Neal | 7,226 | 8.3 | |
Conservative | Elias J. Weir | 1,196 | 1.4 | |
Total votes | 87,396 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 20[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Eric Adams (incumbent) | 81,110 | 95.7 | |
Republican | Rose Laney | 2,683 | 3.2 | |
Conservative | Brian Kelly | 938 | 1.1 | |
Total votes | 84,731 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 21[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Kevin Parker (incumbent) | 95,310 | 97.2 | |
Conservative | Mindy Meyer | 2,733 | 2.8 | |
Total votes | 98,043 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 22[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Martin Golden (incumbent) | 38,584 | 57.7 | |
Democratic | Andrew Gounardes | 28,243 | 42.3 | |
Total votes | 66,827 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 23[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Diane Savino (incumbent) | 50,555 | 77.0 | |
Republican | Lisa Grey | 15,131 | 23.0 | |
Total votes | 65,686 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 24[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Andrew Lanza (incumbent) | 78,418 | 74.5 | |
Democratic | Gary W. Carsel | 26,893 | 25.5 | |
Total votes | 105,311 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 25[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Velmanette Montgomery (incumbent) | 102,940 | 97.2 | |
Republican | John A. Jasilli | 2,944 | 2.8 | |
Total votes | 105,884 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 26[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Daniel Squadron (incumbent) | 71,621 | 86.7 | |
Republican | Jacqueline Haro | 10,943 | 13.3 | |
Total votes | 82,564 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 27[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Brad Hoylman | 93,569 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 93,569 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 28[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Liz Krueger (incumbent) | 83,503 | 73.9 | |
Republican | David Paul Garland | 29,440 | 26.1 | |
Total votes | 112,943 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 29[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jose M. Serrano (incumbent) | 72,650 | 94.0 | |
Conservative | Robert Goodman | 3,382 | 4.4 | |
Green | Thomas Siracuse | 1,245 | 1.6 | |
Total votes | 77,277 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 30[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Bill Perkins (incumbent) | 98,138 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 98,138 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 31[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Adriano Espaillat (incumbent) | 85,162 | 91.2 | |
Republican | Martin Chicon | 8,190 | 8.8 | |
Total votes | 93,352 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 32[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Ruben Diaz, Sr. (incumbent) | 72,950 | 97.1 | |
Independence | David M. Johnson | 2,188 | 2.9 | |
Total votes | 75,138 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 33[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Gustavo Rivera (incumbent) | 57,167 | 96.1 | |
Republican | Michael E. Walters | 2,296 | 3.9 | |
Total votes | 59,463 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 34[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jeffrey Klein (incumbent) | 80,422 | 93.8 | |
Conservative | Elizabeth Perri | 3,940 | 4.6 | |
Green | Carl Lundgren | 1,348 | 1.6 | |
Total votes | 85,710 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 35[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Andrea Stewart-Cousins (incumbent) | 84,180 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 84,180 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 36[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Ruth Hassell-Thompson (incumbent) | 86,733 | 97.7 | |
Conservative | Robert L. Diamond | 2,020 | 2.3 | |
Total votes | 88,753 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 37[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | George S. Latimer | 64,236 | 54.1 | |
Republican | Bob Cohen | 54,574 | 45.9 | |
Total votes | 118,810 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 38[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | David Carlucci (incumbent) | 75,428 | 70.6 | |
Republican | Janis A. Castaldi | 31,460 | 29.4 | |
Total votes | 106,888 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 39[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Bill Larkin (incumbent) | 54,921 | 52.5 | |
Democratic | Christopher W. Eachus | 49,746 | 47.5 | |
Total votes | 104,667 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 40[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Greg Ball (incumbent) | 64,991 | 51.0 | |
Democratic | Justin R. Wagner | 62,325 | 49.0 | |
Total votes | 127,316 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 41[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Terry Gipson | 53,562 | 43.8 | |
Republican | Stephen Saland (incumbent) | 51,466 | 42.1 | |
Conservative | Neil A. DiCarlo | 17,300 | 14.1 | |
Total votes | 122,328 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
District 42[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | John Bonacic (incumbent) | 72,878 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 72,878 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 43[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Kathleen A. Marchione | 60,856 | 47.2 | |
Democratic | Robin Andrews | 47,022 | 36.5 | |
Independence | Roy McDonald (incumbent) | 20,929 | 16.2 | |
Total votes | 128,807 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 44[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Neil Breslin (incumbent) | 61,771 | 87.5 | |
Green | Peter A. LaVenia, Jr. | 8,796 | 12.5 | |
Total votes | 70,567 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 45[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Betty Little (incumbent) | 87,266 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 87,266 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 46[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Cecilia Tkaczyk | 63,213 | 50.0 | ||
Republican | George Amedore | 63,195 | 50.0 | ||
Total votes | 126,408 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic win (new seat) |
District 47[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Joseph Griffo (incumbent) | 81,429 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 81,429 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 48[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Patty Ritchie (incumbent) | 66,016 | 69.9 | |
Democratic | Amy M. Tresidder | 28,470 | 30.1 | |
Total votes | 94,486 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 49[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Hugh Farley (incumbent) | 69,861 | 60.1 | |
Democratic | Madelyn C. Thorne | 46,415 | 39.9 | |
Total votes | 116,276 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 50[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | John DeFrancisco (incumbent) | 94,910 | 85.9 | |
Green | Michael F. Donnelly | 15,591 | 14.1 | |
Total votes | 110,501 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 51[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | James L. Seward (incumbent) | 76,428 | 68.6 | |
Democratic | Howard Leib | 34,967 | 31.4 | |
Total votes | 111,395 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 52[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Thomas W. Libous (incumbent) | 71,912 | 63.9 | |
Democratic | John P. Orzel | 37,856 | 33.6 | |
Working Families | Barrett Esworthy | 2,798 | 2.5 | |
Total votes | 112,566 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 53[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | David Valesky (incumbent) | 84,429 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 84,429 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 54[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Michael Nozzolio (incumbent) | 96,302 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 96,302 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 55[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ted O'Brien | 70,020 | 52.0 | |
Republican | Sean Hanna | 64,572 | 48.0 | |
Total votes | 134,592 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
District 56[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Joseph Robach (incumbent) | 79,572 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 79,572 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 57[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Catharine Young (incumbent) | 93,254 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 93,254 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 58[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tom O'Mara (incumbent) | 74,458 | 47.2 | |
Total votes | 74,458 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 59[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Patrick Gallivan (incumbent) | 99,469 | 58.7 | |
Total votes | 99,469 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 60[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mark Grisanti (incumbent) | 63,683 | 50.2 | |
Democratic | Michael L. Amodeo | 45,140 | 35.6 | |
Conservative | Charles M. Swanick | 15,027 | 11.8 | |
Working Families | Gregory L. Davis | 3,078 | 2.4 | |
Total votes | 126,928 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 61[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Michael Ranzenhofer (incumbent) | 73,103 | 59.0 | |
Democratic | Justin M. Rooney | 50,889 | 41.0 | |
Total votes | 123,992 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 62[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | George D. Maziarz (incumbent) | 69,359 | 61.4 | |
Democratic | Amy Hope Witryol | 42,508 | 37.6 | |
Green | Jonathon B. Benedict | 1,127 | 1.0 | |
Total votes | 112,994 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 63[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Timothy M. Kennedy (incumbent) | 82,458 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 82,458 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
References[]
- ^ a b c d Vielkind, Jimmy "It's Tkaczyk by just 18 votes," Times Union, January 18, 2013, Retrieved January 19, 2013
- ^ a b "New York State Senate Election Results, 2012" (PDF).
- ^ a b "2012 Election Results - New York State Legislature". Retrieved January 10, 2019 – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "2012 New York State Primary Results" (PDF). Elections.NY.gov. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
- ^ "Dem win still a loss". New York Post. December 14, 2012.
- ^ United Press International (UPI), " Dem. squeaks into N.Y. Senate by 18 votes," January 18, 2013, Retrieved January 18, 2013
- ^ Kaplan, Thomas (24 September 2012). "G.O.P. State Senator Who Backed Same-Sex Marriage Is Apparently Defeated" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ Kaplan, Thomas (2012-12-13). "In Final Tally, Vote for Gay Marriage Costs 3 Republicans". The New York Times.
- ^ Roy, Yancey (December 5, 2012). "Skelos praises his Senate deal with Dems". Newsday. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
- ^ Kaplan, Thomas (November 13, 2012). "Newly Elected State Senator, Simcha Felder, Defects to G.O.P". Retrieved February 8, 2018 – via NYTimes.com.
External links[]
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