2012 New York State Assembly election

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2012 New York State Assembly election
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 2010November 6, 2012 (2012-11-06) 2014  

150 seats from the New York State Assembly
75 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority partyThird party
  NYS Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (6162420311).jpg Brian Kolb.jpg Fred Thiele.jpg
Leader Sheldon Silver Brian Kolb Fred Thiele [lower-alpha 1]
Party Democratic Republican Independence
Leader sinceFebruary 11, 1994April 6, 2009October 2009
Leader's seat 65th district 131st district 1st district
Seats before100491
Seats after105441
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 5Decrease2.svg 5Steady2.svg

New York State House elections 2012.svg
Results:
     Democratic hold     Democratic gain
     Republican hold     Republican gain
     Independence hold

Speaker before election

Sheldon Silver
Democratic

Speaker

Sheldon Silver
Democratic

The 2012 New York State Assembly elections were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, with the primary election on September 13, 2012. Voters in the 150 districts of the New York State Assembly elected their representatives. Districts were redrawn as a result of the 2010 United States Census. The elections coincided with the elections for other offices, including for President, US Senate, Congress, and the state senate.

Contents

Assembly Districts

DistrictMemberPartyFirst ElectedStatusWinner [1]
1 Fred Thiele

Redistricted from the 2nd district.

Dem1995+Incumbent re-elected. Fred Thiele
2 Daniel Losquadro

Redistricted from the 1st district.

Rep2010Incumbent re-elected. Daniel Losquadro
3 L. Dean Murray Rep2010+Incumbent lost reelection. Democratic gain.Edward Hennessey
4 Steve Englebright Dem1992+Incumbent re-elected. Steve Englebright
5 Al Graf Rep2010Incumbent re-elected. Al Graf
6 Philip Ramos Dem2002Incumbent re-elected. Philip Ramos
7 Phil Boyle

Redistricted from the 8th district.

Rep2006+Incumbent retired to run for State Senate.

Republican hold.

Andrew Garbarino
8 Michael J. Fitzpatrick

Redistricted from the 7th district.

Rep2002Incumbent re-elected. Michael J. Fitzpatrick
9 Joe Saladino

Redistricted from the 12th district.

Rep2004+Incumbent re-elected. Joe Saladino
10 James D. Conte Rep1988+Incumbent retired.

Republican hold.

Chad Lupinacci
11 Robert Sweeney Dem1988+Incumbent re-elected. Robert Sweeney
12 Andrew Raia

Redistricted from the 9th district.

Rep2002Incumbent re-elected. Andrew Raia
13 Charles D. Lavine Dem2004Incumbent re-elected. Charles D. Lavine
14 David McDonough

Redistricted from the 19th district.

Rep2002+Incumbent re-elected. David McDonough
15 Michael Montesano Rep2010+Incumbent re-elected. Michael Montesano
16 Michelle Schimel Dem2007+Incumbent re-elected. Michelle Schimel
17 Thomas McKevitt Rep2006+Incumbent re-elected. Thomas McKevitt
18 Earlene Hooper Dem1988+Incumbent re-elected. Earlene Hooper
19 Ed Ra

Redistricted from the 21st district.

Rep2010Incumbent re-elected. Ed Ra
20 Harvey Weisenberg Dem1989+Incumbent re-elected. Harvey Weisenberg
21 Brian Curran

Redistricted from the 14th district.

Rep2010Incumbent re-elected. Brian Curran
22 New seat

Redistricting.

New seat.

New member elected. Democratic gain.

Michaelle C. Solages
23 Phil Goldfeder Dem2011+Incumbent re-elected. Phil Goldfeder
24 David Weprin Dem2010+Incumbent re-elected. David Weprin
25 Rory Lancman Dem2006Incumbent retired to run for Congress.

Democratic hold.

Nily Rozic
26 Edward Braunstein Dem2010Incumbent re-elected. Edward Braunstein
27 Michael Simanowitz Dem2011+Incumbent re-elected. Michael Simanowitz
28 Andrew Hevesi Dem2005+Incumbent re-elected. Andrew Hevesi
29 William Scarborough Dem1994Incumbent re-elected. William Scarborough
30 Margaret Markey Dem1998Incumbent re-elected. Margaret Markey
31 Michele Titus Dem2002+Incumbent re-elected. Michele Titus
32 Vivian E. Cook Dem1990Incumbent re-elected. Vivian E. Cook
33 Barbara Clark Dem1986Incumbent re-elected. Barbara Clark
34 Michael DenDekker Dem2008Incumbent re-elected. Michael DenDekker
35 Jeffrion L. Aubry Dem1992+Incumbent re-elected. Jeffrion L. Aubry
36 Aravella Simotas Dem2010Incumbent re-elected. Aravella Simotas
37 Catherine Nolan Dem1984Incumbent re-elected. Catherine Nolan
38 Michael G. Miller Dem2009+Incumbent re-elected. Michael G. Miller
39 Francisco Moya Dem2010Incumbent re-elected. Francisco Moya
40 Grace Meng

Redistricted from the 22nd district.

Dem2008Incumbent retired to run for Congress.

Democratic hold.

Ron Kim
41 Helene Weinstein Dem1980Incumbent re-elected. Helene Weinstein
42 Rhoda Jacobs Dem1978Incumbent re-elected. Rhoda Jacobs
43 Karim Camara Dem2005+Incumbent re-elected. Karim Camara
44 James Brennan Dem1984Incumbent re-elected. James Brennan
45 Steven Cymbrowitz Dem2000Incumbent re-elected. Steven Cymbrowitz
46 Alec Brook-Krasny Dem2006+Incumbent re-elected. Alec Brook-Krasny
47 William Colton Dem1996Incumbent re-elected. William Colton
48 Dov Hikind Dem1982Incumbent re-elected. Dov Hikind
49 Peter J. Abbate Jr. Dem1986Incumbent re-elected. Peter J. Abbate Jr.
50 Joe Lentol Dem1972Incumbent re-elected. Joe Lentol
51 Felix Ortiz Dem1994Incumbent re-elected. Felix Ortiz
52 Joan Millman Dem1996Incumbent re-elected. Joan Millman
53 Vito Lopez Dem1984Incumbent re-elected. Vito Lopez
54 Rafael Espinal Dem2011+Incumbent re-elected. Rafael Espinal
55 William Boyland Jr. Dem2003+Incumbent re-elected. William Boyland Jr.
56 Annette Robinson Dem1991+Incumbent re-elected. Annette Robinson
57 Hakeem Jeffries Dem2006Incumbent retired to run for Congress.

Democratic hold.

Walter Mosley
58 N. Nick Perry Dem1992Incumbent re-elected. N. Nick Perry
59 Alan Maisel Dem2006+Incumbent re-elected. Alan Maisel
60 Inez Barron

Redistricted from the 40th district.

Dem2008Incumbent re-elected. Inez Barron
61 Matthew Titone Dem2007+Incumbent re-elected. Matthew Titone
62 Louis Tobacco Rep2007+Incumbent retired.

Republican hold.

Joe Borelli
63 Michael Cusick Dem2002Incumbent re-elected. Michael Cusick
64 Nicole Malliotakis

Redistricted from the 60th district.

Rep2010Incumbent re-elected. Nicole Malliotakis
65 Sheldon Silver

Redistricted from the 64th district.

Dem1976Incumbent re-elected. Sheldon Silver
66 Deborah J. Glick Dem1990Incumbent re-elected. Deborah J. Glick
67 Linda Rosenthal Dem2006+Incumbent re-elected. Linda Rosenthal
68 Robert J. Rodriguez Dem2010Incumbent re-elected. Robert J. Rodriguez
69 Daniel J. O'Donnell Dem2002Incumbent re-elected. Daniel J. O'Donnell
70 Keith L. T. Wright Dem1992Incumbent re-elected. Keith L. T. Wright
71 Herman Farrell Dem1974Incumbent re-elected. Herman Farrell
72 Guillermo Linares Dem2010Incumbent retired to run for State Senate.

Democratic hold.

Gabriela Rosa
73 Dan Quart Dem2011+Incumbent re-elected. Dan Quart
74 Brian Kavanagh Dem2006Incumbent re-elected. Brian Kavanagh
75 Richard N. Gottfried Dem1970Incumbent re-elected. Richard N. Gottfried
76 Micah Kellner

Redistricted from the 65th district.

Dem2007+Incumbent re-elected. Micah Kellner
77 Vanessa Gibson Dem2009+Incumbent re-elected. Vanessa Gibson
78 Jose Rivera Dem2000Incumbent re-elected. Jose Rivera
79 Eric Stevenson Dem2010Incumbent re-elected. Eric Stevenson
80 Naomi Rivera Dem2004Incumbent lost renomination.

Democratic hold.

Mark Gjonaj
81 Jeffrey Dinowitz Dem1994+Incumbent re-elected. Jeffrey Dinowitz
82 Michael Benedetto Dem2004Incumbent re-elected. Michael Benedetto
83 Carl Heastie Dem2000Incumbent re-elected. Carl Heastie
84 Carmen Arroyo Dem1994+Incumbent re-elected. Carmen Arroyo
85 Marcos Crespo Dem2009+Incumbent re-elected. Marcos Crespo
86 Nelson Castro Dem2008Incumbent re-elected. Nelson Castro
87 Vacant, previously Peter Rivera

Redistricted from the 76th district.

Dem1992Incumbent resigned on June 30, 2012, to become Commissioner of the NYS Department of Labor.

Democratic hold.

Luis Sepulveda
88 Amy Paulin Dem2000Incumbent re-elected. Amy Paulin
89 J. Gary Pretlow

Redistricted from the 87th district.

Dem1992Incumbent re-elected. J. Gary Pretlow
90 Shelley Mayer

Redistricted from the 93rd district.

Dem2012+Incumbent re-elected. Shelley Mayer
91 George Latimer Dem2004Incumbent retired to run for State Senate.

Democratic hold.

Steven Otis
92 Thomas J. Abinanti Dem2010Incumbent re-elected. Thomas J. Abinanti
93 Robert Castelli Rep2010+Incumbent lost reelection.

Democratic gain.

David Buchwald
94 Steve Katz

Redistricted from the 99th district.

Rep2010Incumbent re-elected. Steve Katz
95 Sandy Galef

Redistricted from the 90th district.

Dem1992Incumbent re-elected. Sandy Galef
96 Kenneth Zebrowski Jr.

Redistricted from the 94th district.

Dem2007+Incumbent re-elected. Kenneth Zebrowski Jr.
97 Ellen Jaffee

Redistricted from the 95th district.

Dem2006Incumbent re-elected. Ellen Jaffee
98 Ann Rabbitt

Redistricted from the 97th district.

Rep2004Incumbent re-elected. Ann Rabbitt
99 Nancy Calhoun

Redistricted from the 96th district.

Rep1990Incumbent retired.

Democratic gain.

James Skoufis
100 Aileen Gunther

Redistricted from the 98th district.

Dem2003+Incumbent re-elected. Aileen Gunther
101 Claudia Tenney

Redistricted from the 115th district.

Rep2010Incumbent re-elected. Claudia Tenney
102 Pete Lopez

Redistricted from the 127th district.

Rep2006Incumbent re-elected. Pete Lopez
103 Kevin A. Cahill

Redistricted from the 101st district.

Dem1998Incumbent re-elected. Kevin A. Cahill
104 Frank Skartados

Redistricted from the 100th district.

Dem2012+Incumbent re-elected. Frank Skartados
105 Open seat.

Redistricting.

New member elected.

Republican gain.

Kieran Lalor
106 Didi Barrett

Redistricted from the 103rd district.

Dem2012+Incumbent re-elected. Didi Barrett
Joel Miller

Redistricted from the 102nd district.

Rep1994Incumbent retired.

Republican loss.

107 Steven McLaughlin

Redistricted from the 108th district.

Rep2010Incumbent re-elected. Steven McLaughlin
108 Ronald Canestrari

Redistricted from the 106th district.

Dem1988Incumbent retired.

Democratic hold.

John T. McDonald III
109 John McEneny Redistricted from the 104th district.Dem1992Incumbent retired.

Democratic hold.

Patricia Fahy
110 Robert Reilly

Redistricted from the 109th district.

Dem2004Incumbent retired.

Democratic hold.

Phillip Steck
111 George Amedore

Redistricted from the 105th district.

Rep2007+Incumbent retired to run for State Senate.

Democratic gain.

Angelo Santabarbara
112 Jim Tedisco

Redistricted from the 110th district.

Rep1982Incumbent re-elected. Jim Tedisco
113 Tony Jordan

Redistricted from the 112th district.

Rep2008Incumbent re-elected. Tony Jordan
114 Teresa Sayward

Redistricted from the 113th district.

Rep2002Incumbent retired.

Republican hold.

Dan Stec
115 Janet Duprey

Redistricted from the 114th district.

Rep2006Incumbent re-elected. Janet Duprey
116 Addie Jenne

Redistricted from the 118th district.

Dem2008Incumbent re-elected. Addie Jenne
117 Ken Blankenbush

Redistricted from the 122nd district.

Rep2010Incumbent re-elected. Ken Blankenbush
118 Marc W. Butler

Redistricted from the 117th district.

Rep1995+Incumbent re-elected. Marc W. Butler
119 Anthony Brindisi

Redistricted from the 116th district.

Dem2011+Incumbent re-elected. Anthony Brindisi
120 William A. Barclay

Redistricted from the 124th district.

Rep2002Incumbent re-elected. William A. Barclay
121 Bill Magee

Redistricted from the 111th district.

Dem1990Incumbent re-elected. Bill Magee
122 Clifford Crouch

Redistricted from the 107th district.

Rep1995+Incumbent re-elected. Clifford Crouch
123 Donna Lupardo

Redistricted from the 126th district.

Dem2004Incumbent re-elected. Donna Lupardo
124 Christopher S. Friend

Redistricted from the 137th district.

Rep2010Incumbent re-elected. Christopher S. Friend
125 Barbara Lifton Dem2002Incumbent re-elected. Barbara Lifton
126 Gary Finch

Redistricted from the 123rd district.

Rep1999+Incumbent re-elected. Gary Finch
127 Don Miller

Redistricted from the 121st district.

Rep2010Incumbent lost reelection.

Democratic gain.

Albert A. Stirpe Jr.
128 Sam Roberts

Redistricted from the 119th district.

Dem2010Incumbent re-elected. Sam Roberts
129 William Magnarelli

Redistricted from the 120th district.

Dem1998Incumbent re-elected. William Magnarelli
130 Bob Oaks

Redistricted from the 128th district.

Rep1992Incumbent re-elected. Bob Oaks
131 Brian Kolb

Redistricted from the 129th district.

Rep2000+Incumbent re-elected. Brian Kolb
132 Phil Palmesano

Redistricted from the 136th district.

Rep2010Incumbent re-elected. Phil Palmesano
133 Sean Hanna

Redistricted from the 130th district.

Rep2010Incumbent retired to run for State Senate.

Republican hold.

Bill Nojay
134 Bill Reilich Rep2002Incumbent re-elected. Bill Reilich
135 Mark Johns Rep2010Incumbent re-elected. Mark Johns
136 Joseph Morelle

Redistricted from the 132nd district.

Dem1990Incumbent re-elected. Joseph Morelle
137 David Gantt

Redistricted from the 133rd district.

Dem1982Incumbent re-elected. David Gantt
138 Harry Bronson

Redistricted from the 131st district.

Dem2010Incumbent re-elected. Harry Bronson
139 Stephen Hawley Rep2006+Incumbent re-elected. Stephen Hawley
140 Robin Schimminger Dem1976Incumbent re-elected. Robin Schimminger
141 Crystal Peoples-Stokes Dem2002Incumbent re-elected. Crystal Peoples-Stokes
142 Michael Kearns

Redistricted from the 145th district.

Rep2012+Incumbent re-elected. Michael Kearns
143 Dennis Gabryszak Dem2006Incumbent re-elected. Dennis Gabryszak
144 Jane Corwin

Redistricted from the 142nd district.

Rep2008Incumbent re-elected. Jane Corwin
145 John Ceretto

Redistricted from the 138th district.

Rep2010Incumbent re-elected. John Ceretto
146 Raymond Walter

Redistricted from the 148th district.

Rep2010Incumbent re-elected. Raymond Walter
147 Daniel Burling Rep1998Incumbent retired.

Republican hold.

David DiPietro
Kevin Smardz

Redistricted from the 146th district.

Rep2010Incumbent retired. Republican loss.
148 Joseph Giglio

Redistricted from the 149th district.

Rep2005+Incumbent re-elected. Joseph Giglio
149 Sean Ryan

Redistricted from the 144th district.

Dem2011+Incumbent re-elected. Sean Ryan
150 Andy Goodell Rep2010Incumbent re-elected. Andy Goodell

Notes

  1. Thiele caucuses with the Democrats.

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