2012 New York State Senate election

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2012 New York State Senate election
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All 63 seats in the New York State Senate
32 seats needed for a majority
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Leader Dean Skelos John L. Sampson
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 9th District 19th District
Seats before3329
Seats after30 [1] 33 [1]
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Results:
     Democratic gain
     Democratic hold     Republican hold
Temporary President and Majority Leader before election

Dean Skelos
Republican

Temporary President and Majority Leader

Dean Skelos
Republican

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]

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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] [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] [5]

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), [6] only Grisanti was re-elected in 2012. [7]

On December 4, 2012, it was announced that Senate Republicans had reached a power-sharing deal with the four-member Independent Democratic Conference (IDC). [8] 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. [9]

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Governing [10] TossupOctober 24, 2012

District 1

New York's 1st State Senate district election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kenneth LaValle (incumbent) 76,006 59.7
Democratic Bridget M. Fleming51,30140.3
Total votes127,307 100.0
Republican hold

District 2

New York's 2nd State Senate district election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John J. Flanagan (incumbent) 80,004 67.5
Democratic Errol D. Toulon, Jr.38,48232.5
Total votes118,486 100.0
Republican hold

District 3

New York's 3rd State Senate district election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Lee Zeldin (incumbent) 52,057 55.7
Democratic Francis T. Genco41,37244.3
Total votes93,429 100.0
Republican hold

District 4

New York's 4th State Senate district election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Philip Boyle 54,515 52.6
Democratic Ricardo Montano49,22347.4
Total votes103,738 100.0
Republican hold

District 5

New York's 5th State Senate district election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Carl Marcellino (incumbent) 73,947 59.8
Democratic David B. Wright49,64740.2
Total votes123,594 100.0
Republican hold

District 6

New York's 6th State Senate district election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kemp Hannon (incumbent) 58,843 52.0
Democratic Ryan E. Cronin54,38248.0
Total votes113,225 100.0
Republican hold

District 7

New York's 7th State Senate district election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jack Martins (incumbent) 58,039 51.8
Democratic Daniel S. Ross53,98748.2
Total votes112,026 100.0
Republican hold

District 8

New York's 8th State Senate district election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Charles Fuschillo (incumbent) 68,708 59.2
Democratic Carol A. Gordon47,39340.8
Total votes116,101 100.0
Republican hold

District 9

New York's 9th State Senate district election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dean Skelos (incumbent) 68,816 60.7
Democratic Thomas H. Feffer44,64639.3
Total votes113,462 100.0
Republican hold

District 10

New York's 10th State Senate district election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic James Sanders, Jr. 67,474 100.0
Total votes67,474 100.0
Democratic hold

District 11

New York's 11th State Senate district election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tony Avella (incumbent) 64,776 73.3
Republican Joseph R. Concannon23,55026.7
Total votes88,326 100.0
Democratic hold

District 12

New York's 12th State Senate district election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Michael Gianaris (incumbent) 61,843 86.4
Republican Aurelio A. Arcabascio9,77513.6
Total votes71,618 100.0
Democratic hold

District 13

New York's 13th State Senate district election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jose Peralta (incumbent) 49,893 100.0
Total votes49,893 100.0
Democratic hold

District 14

New York's 14th State Senate district election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Malcolm Smith (incumbent) 86,419 100.0
Total votes86,419 100.0
Democratic hold

District 15

New York's 15th State Senate district election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joseph Addabbo Jr. (incumbent) 42,190 57.6
Republican Eric Ulrich 31,03642.4
Total votes73,226 100.0
Democratic hold

District 16

New York's 16th State Senate district election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Toby Ann Stavisky (incumbent) 43,980 76.5
Republican J. D. Kim13,50723.5
Total votes57,487 100.0
Democratic hold

District 17

New York's 17th State Senate district election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Simcha Felder 39,266 66.4
Republican David Storobin (incumbent)19,33832.7
Socialist Abraham Tischler5280.9
Total votes59,132 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 18

New York's 18th State Senate district election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Martin Malave Dilan (incumbent) 69,749 94.6
Republican Michael E. Freeman-Saulsberre3,9875.4
Total votes73,736 100.0
Democratic hold

District 19

New York's 19th State Senate district election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John L. Sampson (incumbent) 78,974 90.3
Republican Jane Neal7,2268.3
Conservative Elias J. Weir1,1961.4
Total votes87,396 100.0
Democratic hold

District 20

New York's 20th State Senate district election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Eric Adams (incumbent) 81,110 95.7
Republican Rose Laney2,6833.2
Conservative Brian Kelly9381.1
Total votes84,731 100.0
Democratic hold

District 21

New York's 21st State Senate district election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kevin Parker (incumbent) 95,310 97.2
Conservative Mindy Meyer2,7332.8
Total votes98,043 100.0
Democratic hold

District 22

New York's 22nd State Senate district election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Martin Golden (incumbent) 38,584 57.7
Democratic Andrew Gounardes 28,24342.3
Total votes66,827 100.0
Republican hold

District 23

New York's 23rd State Senate district election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Diane Savino (incumbent) 50,555 77.0
Republican Lisa Grey15,13123.0
Total votes65,686 100.0
Democratic hold

District 24

New York's 24th State Senate district election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Andrew Lanza (incumbent) 78,418 74.5
Democratic Gary W. Carsel26,89325.5
Total votes105,311 100.0
Republican hold

District 25

New York's 25th State Senate district election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Velmanette Montgomery (incumbent) 102,940 97.2
Republican John A. Jasilli2,9442.8
Total votes105,884 100.0
Democratic hold

District 26

New York's 26th State Senate district election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Daniel Squadron (incumbent) 71,621 86.7
Republican Jacqueline Haro10,94313.3
Total votes82,564 100.0
Democratic hold

District 27

New York's 27th State Senate district election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Brad Hoylman 93,569 100.0
Total votes93,569 100.0
Democratic hold

District 28

New York's 28th State Senate district election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Liz Krueger (incumbent) 83,503 73.9
Republican David Paul Garland29,44026.1
Total votes112,943 100.0
Democratic hold

District 29

New York's 29th State Senate district election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jose M. Serrano (incumbent) 72,650 94.0
Conservative Robert Goodman3,3824.4
Green Thomas Siracuse1,2451.6
Total votes77,277 100.0
Democratic hold

District 30

New York's 30th State Senate district election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bill Perkins (incumbent) 98,138 100.0
Total votes98,138 100.0
Democratic hold

District 31

New York's 31st State Senate district election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Adriano Espaillat (incumbent) 85,162 91.2
Republican Martin Chicon8,1908.8
Total votes93,352 100.0
Democratic hold

District 32

New York's 32nd State Senate district election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Rubén Díaz Sr. (incumbent) 72,950 97.1
Independence David M. Johnson2,1882.9
Total votes75,138 100.0
Democratic hold

District 33

New York's 33rd State Senate district election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gustavo Rivera (incumbent) 57,167 96.1
Republican Michael E. Walters2,2963.9
Total votes59,463 100.0
Democratic hold

District 34

New York's 34th State Senate district election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jeffrey Klein (incumbent) 80,422 93.8
Conservative Elizabeth Perri3,9404.6
Green Carl Lundgren1,3481.6
Total votes85,710 100.0
Democratic hold

District 35

New York's 35th State Senate district election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Andrea Stewart-Cousins (incumbent) 84,180 100.0
Total votes84,180 100.0
Democratic hold

District 36

New York's 36th State Senate district election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ruth Hassell-Thompson (incumbent) 86,733 97.7
Conservative Robert L. Diamond2,0202.3
Total votes88,753 100.0
Democratic hold

District 37

New York's 37th State Senate district election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic George S. Latimer 64,236 54.1
Republican Bob Cohen54,57445.9
Total votes118,810 100.0
Democratic hold

District 38

New York's 38th State Senate district election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic David Carlucci (incumbent) 75,428 70.6
Republican Janis A. Castaldi31,46029.4
Total votes106,888 100.0
Democratic hold

District 39

New York's 39th State Senate district election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bill Larkin (incumbent) 54,921 52.5
Democratic Christopher W. Eachus49,74647.5
Total votes104,667 100.0
Republican hold

District 40

New York's 40th State Senate district election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Greg Ball (incumbent) 64,991 51.0
Democratic Justin R. Wagner62,32549.0
Total votes127,316 100.0
Republican hold

District 41

New York's 41st State Senate district election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Terry Gipson 53,562 43.8
Republican Stephen Saland (incumbent)51,46642.1
Conservative Neil A. DiCarlo17,30014.1
Total votes122,328 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 42

New York's 42nd State Senate district election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Bonacic (incumbent) 72,878 100.0
Total votes72,878 100.0
Republican hold

District 43

New York's 43rd State Senate district election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kathleen A. Marchione 60,856 47.2
Democratic Robin Andrews47,02236.5
Independence Roy McDonald (incumbent)20,92916.2
Total votes128,807 100.0
Republican hold

District 44

New York's 44th State Senate district election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Neil Breslin (incumbent) 61,771 87.5
Green Peter A. LaVenia, Jr.8,79612.5
Total votes70,567 100.0
Democratic hold

District 45

New York's 45th State Senate district election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Betty Little (incumbent) 87,266 100.0
Total votes87,266 100.0
Republican hold

District 46

New York's 46th State Senate district election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Cecilia Tkaczyk 63,213 50.007
Republican George Amedore 63,19549.993
Total votes126,408 100.0
Democratic win (new seat)

District 47

New York's 47th State Senate district election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Joseph Griffo (incumbent) 81,429 100.0
Total votes81,429 100.0
Republican hold

District 48

New York's 48th State Senate district election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Patty Ritchie (incumbent) 66,016 69.9
Democratic Amy M. Tresidder28,47030.1
Total votes94,486 100.0
Republican hold

District 49

New York's 49th State Senate district election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Hugh Farley (incumbent) 69,861 60.1
Democratic Madelyn C. Thorne46,41539.9
Total votes116,276 100.0
Republican hold

District 50

New York's 50th State Senate district election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John DeFrancisco (incumbent) 94,910 85.9
Green Michael F. Donnelly15,59114.1
Total votes110,501 100.0
Republican hold

District 51

New York's 51st State Senate district election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican James L. Seward (incumbent) 76,428 68.6
Democratic Howard Leib34,96731.4
Total votes111,395 100.0
Republican hold

District 52

New York's 52nd State Senate district election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Thomas W. Libous (incumbent) 71,912 63.9
Democratic John P. Orzel37,85633.6
Working Families Barrett Esworthy2,7982.5
Total votes112,566 100.0
Republican hold

District 53

New York's 53rd State Senate district election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic David Valesky (incumbent) 84,429 100.0
Total votes84,429 100.0
Democratic hold

District 54

New York's 54th State Senate district election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Michael Nozzolio (incumbent) 96,302 100.0
Total votes96,302 100.0
Republican hold

District 55

New York's 55th State Senate district election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ted O'Brien 70,020 52.0
Republican Sean Hanna 64,57248.0
Total votes134,592 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 56

New York's 56th State Senate district election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Joseph Robach (incumbent) 79,572 100.0
Total votes79,572 100.0
Republican hold

District 57

New York's 57th State Senate district election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Catharine Young (incumbent) 93,254 100.0
Total votes93,254 100.0
Republican hold

District 58

New York's 58th State Senate district election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tom O'Mara (incumbent) 74,458 47.2
Total votes74,458 100.0
Republican hold

District 59

New York's 59th State Senate district election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Patrick Gallivan (incumbent) 99,469 58.7
Total votes99,469 100.0
Republican hold

District 60

New York's 60th State Senate district election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mark Grisanti (incumbent) 63,683 50.2
Democratic Michael L. Amodeo45,14035.6
Conservative Charles M. Swanick15,02711.8
Working Families Gregory L. Davis3,0782.4
Total votes126,928 100.0
Republican hold

District 61

New York's 61st State Senate district election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Michael Ranzenhofer (incumbent) 73,103 59.0
Democratic Justin M. Rooney50,88941.0
Total votes123,992 100.0
Republican hold

District 62

New York's 62nd State Senate district election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican George D. Maziarz (incumbent) 69,359 61.4
Democratic Amy Hope Witryol42,50837.6
Green Jonathon B. Benedict1,1271.0
Total votes112,994 100.0
Republican hold

District 63

New York's 63rd State Senate district election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Timothy M. Kennedy (incumbent) 82,458 100.0
Total votes82,458 100.0
Democratic hold

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Vielkind, Jimmy "It's Tkaczyk by just 18 votes," Times Union, January 18, 2013, Retrieved January 19, 2013
  2. 1 2 "New York State Senate Election Results, 2012" (PDF).
  3. 1 2 "2012 Election Results - New York State Legislature" . Retrieved January 10, 2019– via NYTimes.com.
  4. ↑ "2012 New York State Primary Results" (PDF). Elections.NY.gov. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  5. ↑ United Press International (UPI), " Dem. squeaks into N.Y. Senate by 18 votes," January 18, 2013, Retrieved January 18, 2013
  6. ↑ Kaplan, Thomas (September 24, 2012). "G.O.P. State Senator Who Backed Same-Sex Marriage Is Apparently Defeated" – via NYTimes.com.
  7. ↑ Kaplan, Thomas (December 13, 2012). "In Final Tally, Vote for Gay Marriage Costs 3 Republicans". The New York Times.
  8. ↑ Roy, Yancey (December 5, 2012). "Skelos praises his Senate deal with Dems". Newsday. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  9. ↑ Kaplan, Thomas (November 13, 2012). "Newly Elected State Senator, Simcha Felder, Defects to G.O.P" . Retrieved February 8, 2018– via NYTimes.com.
  10. ↑ Daigneau, Elizabeth; Jacobson, Louis (October 23, 2012). "The Latest Chamber-by-Chamber Analysis of the 2012 State Legislative Elections". Governing. Archived from the original on February 24, 2021. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
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