2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New York

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2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New York

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All 27 New York seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 21 8 Seats won 21 6 Seat change 2 Popular vote 4,143,408 2,252,253 Percentage 58.22% 31.65% Swing 0.15% 9.60%
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The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New York were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the 27 U.S. representatives from the state, one from each of the state's 27 congressional districts, a loss of two seats following the 2010 United States census. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election, and a U.S. Senate election. The two existing districts that were eliminated were District 9, held by Republican Rep. Bob Turner,^[1][2] and District 22, held by retiring Democratic Rep. Maurice Hinchey.^[3][4]

Party primary elections occurred on June 26, 2012,^[5] with the general election coinciding with the national elections on November 6, 2012.

On election day, the Democratic Party regained two seats previously held by Republicans, while the Republican Party regained one seat previously held by a Democrat.^[6] In the 113th Congress, which first met on January 3, 2013, the New York delegation initially consisted of 21 Democrats and six Republicans.^[7][8]

Each caucus in the New York State Legislature submitted their proposed 27-district maps to an appointed special master on February 29, 2012.^[9] On March 6, the special master Judge Roanne L. Mann released her own proposed map, and slightly revised them again on March 12.^[10][11] On March 19, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York imposed the special master's maps, with minor modifications.^[12][13]

United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 2012[14]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Democratic	4,127,348	58.00%	21	-
	Republican	2,252,253	31.65%	6	-2
	Green	41,672	0.59%	0	-
	Conservative	23,414	0.33%	0	-
	Socialist Workers	5,533	0.08%	0	-
	Libertarian	2,986	0.04%	0	-
	Others	663,130	9.32%	0	-
Totals		7,116,336	100.00%	27	-2

Popular vote Democratic   58.00% Republican   31.65% Other   10.35%

House seats by party nomination Democratic   77.78% Working Families   74.07% Independence   25.93% Republican   22.22% Conservative   18.52%

House seats by party registration Democratic   77.78% Republican   22.22%

2012 New York's 1st congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Majority party Minority party   Candidate Tim Bishop Randy Altschuler Party Democratic Republican Alliance Working Families Conservative Independence Popular vote 146,179 132,304 Percentage 52.5% 47.5%

U.S. Representative before election Tim Bishop Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Tim Bishop Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Tim Bishop, who had represented the district since 2002, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 50.2% of the vote in 20. The district had a PVI of Even.

Bishop kicked off his re-election campaign in April 2011.^[15]

In March 2011, Bishop was included in a list of potentially vulnerable Democrats by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, having only won by 593 votes in 2010.^[16]

• Tim Bishop, incumbent U.S. Representative

Bishop also had the endorsement of the Working Families Party.

• Randy Altschuler, businessman and nominee for this seat in 2010^[17]

• George Demos, former Securities and Exchange Commission prosecutor and candidate for this seat in 2010^[18]
• Jason Sterling

Republican primary results ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Randy Altschuler	7,394	86.4
	Republican	George Demos	1,166	13.6
Total votes			8,560	100.0

Altschuler also had the endorsement of the Conservative Party and Independence Party.

• Rick Witt

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Tim Bishop (D)	Randy Altschuler (R)	Undecided
McLaughlin (R-Altschuler)[30]	October 14–15, 2012	400	± 4.9%	43%	48%	9%
McLaughlin (R-Prosperity First)[31]	October 10–11, 2012	400	± 4.9%	46%	49%	5%
Siena College[32]	September 5–10, 2012	624	± 3.9%	52%	39%	9%
Global Strategy (D-Bishop)[33]	August 26–28, 2012	402	± 4.9%	53%	39%	8%
Pulse Opinion Research (R-Altschuler)[34]	July 29, 2012	1,000	± 3.0%	43%	47%	10%
Garin-Hart-Yang (D-House Majority PAC/SEIU)[35]	July 17–18, 2012	407	± 4.9%	56%	32%	12%
Global Strategy (D-Bishop)[36]	March 20–25, 2012	400	± 4.9%	53%	36%	11%

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[37]	Lean D	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[38]	Tilts D	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[39]	Lean D	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[40]	Lean D	November 5, 2012
NY Times[41]	Tossup	November 4, 2012
RCP[42]	Tossup	November 4, 2012
The Hill[43]	Tossup	November 4, 2012

On election day, Bishop prevailed by a 52.2%-47.8% margin.^[7]

New York's 1st congressional district, 2012^[44]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tim Bishop	135,118	48.5
	Working Families	Tim Bishop	11,061	4.0
	Total	Tim Bishop (incumbent)	146,179	52.5
	Republican	Randy Altschuler	107,226	38.5
	Conservative	Randy Altschuler	20,125	7.2
	Independence	Randy Altschuler	4,953	1.8
	Total	Randy Altschuler	132,304	47.5
Total votes			278,483	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012 New York's 2nd congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Majority party Minority party   Candidate Peter T. King Vivianne Falcone Party Republican Democratic Alliance Conservative Independence Working Families Popular vote 142,309 100,545 Percentage 58.6% 41.4%

U.S. Representative before election Peter T. King (3rd) Republican Elected U.S. Representative Peter T. King Republican

Republican incumbent Peter King, who was redistricted from the 3rd district, said in May 2011 that the Nassau County Republican Party had encouraged him to run for president. King also said, however, that he was focused "entirely on getting re-elected to Congress."^[45]

• Peter King, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Paul Mourino

King had the endorsement of the Conservative Party and Independence Party.

• Vivianne Falcone, teacher

• Kathleen Rice, Nassau County district attorney and candidate for Attorney General in 2010^[46]

Falcone also had the endorsement of the Working Families Party.

King won re-election by a margin of more than 15%.^[7]

New York's 2nd congressional district, 2012 ^[44]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Peter King	116,363	47.9
	Conservative	Peter King	19,515	8.0
	Independence	Peter King	6,431	2.7
	Total	Peter King (incumbent)	142,309	58.6
	Democratic	Vivianne Falcone	93,932	38.7
	Working Families	Vivianne Falcone	6,613	2.7
	Total	Vivianne Falcone	100,545	41.4
Total votes			242,854	100.0
	Republican hold

2012 New York's 3rd congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Majority party Minority party   Candidate Steve Israel Stephen LaBate Party Democratic Republican Alliance Independence Working Families Conservative Popular vote 157,880 113,203 Percentage 57.8% 41.5%

County results Israel:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Steve Israel Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Steve Israel Democratic

Democratic incumbent Steve Israel ran for re-election.

• Steve Israel, incumbent U.S. Representative

Israel also had the endorsement of the Working Families Party and the Independence Party.

• Stephen LaBate, U.S. Army reservist and financial planning advisor

• Robert Previdi, teacher

Conservative Party also endorsed LaBate.^[49]

• Michael McDermott

New York's 3rd congressional district, 2012^[44]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Steve Israel	146,271	53.5
	Working Families	Steve Israel	6,506	2.4
	Independence	Steve Israel	5,103	1.9
	Total	Steve Israel (incumbent)	157,880	57.8
	Republican	Stephen LaBate	98,614	36.1
	Conservative	Stephen LaBate	14,589	5.4
	Total	Stephen LaBate	113,203	41.5
	Libertarian	Michael McDermott	1,644	0.6
	Constitution	Anthony Tolda	367	0.1
Total votes			273,094	100
	Democratic hold

2012 New York's 4th congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Majority party Minority party Third party   Candidate Carolyn McCarthy Fran Becker Frank Scaturro Party Democratic Republican Conservative Alliance Independence Working Families Tax Revolt Popular vote 163,955 85,693 15,603 Percentage 61.8% 32.3% 5.9%

U.S. Representative before election Carolyn McCarthy Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Carolyn McCarthy Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Carolyn McCarthy, who had represented the district since 1997, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 53.7% of the vote in 2010. The district had a PVI of D+4.

• Carolyn McCarthy, incumbent U.S. Representative

The Independence Party and Working Families Party endorsed McCarthy.

• Fran Becker, Nassau County Legislator and nominee for this seat in 2010

• Frank Scaturro, lawyer, historian and candidate for this seat in 2010

On June 26, 2012, Nassau County legislator Fran Becker defeated Frank Scaturro in a primary election for the Republican nomination, while Scaturro defeated Becker in the Conservative Party primary as a write-in candidate.

Republican primary results ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fran Becker	6,357	55.1
	Republican	Frank Scaturro	5,175	44.9
Total votes			11,532	100.0

Conservative primary results ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Frank Scaturro	253	56.6
	Conservative	Fran Becker	194	43.4
Total votes			447	100.0

New York's 4th congressional district, 2012^[44]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carolyn McCarthy	152,590	57.5
	Working Families	Carolyn McCarthy	7,472	2.8
	Independence	Carolyn McCarthy	3,893	1.5
	Total	Carolyn McCarthy (incumbent)	163,955	61.8
	Republican	Fran Becker	84,982	32.0
	Tax Revolt	Fran Becker	711	0.3
	Total	Fran Becker	85,693	32.3
	Conservative	Frank Scaturro	15,603	5.9
Total votes			265,251	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012 New York's 5th congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Majority party Minority party   Candidate Gregory Meeks Alan Jennings Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 167,836 17,875 Percentage 89.7% 9.6%

U.S. Representative before election Gregory Meeks (6th) Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Gregory Meeks Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Gregory Meeks, who had represented the district since 1998, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 87.8% of the vote in 2010. The district had a PVI of D+33.

• Gregory Meeks, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Alan Jennings, former New York City Council member
• Joseph Marthone, small-business owner
• Michael Scala, rapper

Democratic primary results ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gregory Meeks (incumbent)	9,920	66.5
	Democratic	Alan Jennings	1,972	13.2
	Democratic	Michael Scala	1,694	11.4
	Democratic	Joseph Marthone	1,327	8.9
Total votes			14,913	100.0

• Alan Jennings, former New York City Council member

• Catherine Wark

New York's 5th congressional district, 2012^[44]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gregory Meeks (incumbent)	167,836	89.7
	Republican	Alan Jennings	17,875	9.6
	Libertarian	Catherine Wark	1,345	0.7
Total votes			187,056	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012 New York's 6th congressional district election

← 2011 (Special) 2014 →

Majority party Minority party   Candidate Grace Meng Dan Halloran Party Democratic Republican Alliance Working Families Conservative Popular vote 111,501 50,846 Percentage 67.9% 31.0%

U.S. Representative before election Bob Turner (9th) Republican Elected U.S. Representative Grace Meng Democratic

The 6th district was an open seat, consisting mostly of territory from the former 5th and 9th districts. Neither of the two incumbents in those districts, Democrat Gary Ackerman from the 5th and Republican Bob Turner from the 9th, sought re-election. Ackerman retired,^[52] while Turner, who represented 51% the voters of the new seat, dropped out of the race in March 2012 to run against incumbent Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand in the Senate election.^[53]

• Dan Halloran, New York City Council member

• Bob Turner, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Grace Meng, state assembly member

• Elizabeth Crowley, New York City Council member
• Rory Lancman, state assembly member^[54][55]
• Robert Mittman, doctor

• Gary Ackerman, incumbent U.S. Representative^[52]
• David Weprin, state assembly member and nominee for this seat in 2011^[56]

Democratic primary results^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Grace Meng	14,825	53.0
	Democratic	Rory Lancman	7,089	25.3
	Democratic	Elizabeth Crowley	4,606	16.5
	Democratic	Robert Mittman	1,462	5.2
Total votes			27,982	100.0

The Working Families Party endorsed Lancman.

• Evergreen Chou^[58]

New York's 6th congressional district, 2012^[44]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Grace Meng	107,507	65.5
	Working Families	Grace Meng	3,994	2.4
	Total	Grace Meng	111,501	67.9
	Republican	Dan Halloran	45,993	28.0
	Conservative	Dan Halloran	4,853	3.0
	Total	Dan Halloran	50,846	31.0
	Green	Evergreen Chou	1,913	1.2
Total votes			164,260	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

2012 New York's 7th congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Majority party Minority party   Candidate Nydia Velázquez James Murray Party Democratic Conservative Alliance Working Families Popular vote 143,930 7,971 Percentage 94.8% 5.2%

U.S. Representative before election Nydia Velázquez (12th) Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Nydia Velázquez Democratic

Incumbent Nydia Velazquez, who was redistricted from the 12th district, ran for re-election.

New York City Councilman Erik Martin Dilan, the son of current New York State Senator Martin Malave Dilan, challenged Velazquez in the primary with the backing of Brooklyn Democratic Party chair Vito Lopez; the Dilan family and Velazquez supporters had been engaged in a political feud for several years.^[60][61]

• Nydia Velazquez, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Erik Martin Dilan, New York City Council member^[62]
• George Martinez, member of the Occupy Wall Street movement
• Dan O'Connor, economist^[63]

Democratic primary results ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nydia Velazquez (incumbent)	17,208	57.9
	Democratic	Erik Dilan	10,408	35.0
	Democratic	Daniel O'Connor	1,351	4.6
	Democratic	George Martinez	745	2.5
Total votes			29,712	100.0

• James Murray

New York's 7th congressional district, 2012^[44]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nydia Velázquez	134,802	88.8
	Working Families	Nydia Velázquez	9,128	6.0
	Total	Nydia Velázquez (incumbent)	143,930	94.8
	Conservative	James Murray	7,971	5.2
Total votes			151,901	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012 New York's 8th congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Majority party Minority party   Candidate Hakeem Jeffries Alan Bellone Party Democratic Republican Alliance Working Families Conservative Popular vote 184,039 17,650 Percentage 90.1% 8.7%

U.S. Representative before election Edolphus Towns (10th) Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Hakeem Jeffries Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Edolphus Towns, who was redistricted from the 10th district and was first elected in 1982, announced in April 2012 that he would abandon his plans for re-election.^[64]

Towns's son Darryl, a former member of the New York State Assembly, was formerly considered the "next in line" for the seat; however, in 2011 he accepted a position in the administration of Governor Andrew Cuomo.^[65]

• Hakeem Jeffries, state assembly member^{[66][67][68][69]}

• Charles Barron, New York City Council member and candidate for the 10th district in 2006^[67][70]

• Letitia James, New York City Council member^[68]
• Kevin Powell, activist, former star of The Real World: New York and candidate for the 10th district in 2008 & 2010^[71][72]
• Darryl Towns, former state assembly member and son of Edolphus Towns
• Edolphus Towns, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary results ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Hakeem Jeffries	28,271	71.8
	Democratic	Charles Barron	11,130	28.2
Total votes			39,401	100.0

• Colin Beavan, subject of the book and film No Impact Man^[73]

• Alan Bellone

New York's 8th congressional district, 2012 ^[44]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Hakeem Jeffries	178,688	87.5
	Working Families	Hakeem Jeffries	5,351	2.6
	Total	Hakeem Jeffries	184,039	90.1
	Republican	Alan Bellone	15,841	7.8
	Conservative	Alan Bellone	1,809	0.9
	Total	Alan Bellone	17,650	8.7
	Green	Colin Beavan	2,441	1.2
Total votes			204,130	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012 New York's 9th congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Majority party Minority party   Candidate Yvette Clarke Daniel J. Cavanagh Party Democratic Republican Alliance Working Families Conservative Popular vote 186,141 24,164 Percentage 87.2% 11.3%

U.S. Representative before election Yvette Clarke (11th) Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Yvette Clarke Democratic

Democrat Yvette Clarke, who was redistricted from the 11th district and had represented that district since 2007, sought re-election in her new district.

Sylvia Kinard, an attorney and the ex-wife of Bill Thompson (a current/former Democratic nominee for Mayor of New York City), challenged Clarke.^[75]

• Yvette Clarke, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Sylvia Kinard, attorney

Democratic primary results^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Yvette Clarke	15,069	88.3
	Democratic	Sylvia Kinard	1,993	11.7
Total votes			17,062	100.0

• Daniel Cavanaugh

New York's 9th congressional district, 2012^[44]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Yvette Clarke	178,168	83.5
	Working Families	Yvette Clarke	7,973	3.7
	Total	Yvette Clarke (incumbent)	186,141	87.2
	Republican	Daniel Cavanaugh	20,899	9.8
	Conservative	Daniel Cavanaugh	3,265	1.5
	Total	Daniel Cavanaugh	24,164	11.3
	Green	Vivia Morgan	2,991	1.5
Total votes			213,296	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012 New York's 10th congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Majority party Minority party   Candidate Jerrold Nadler Michael Chan Party Democratic Republican Alliance Working Families Conservative Popular vote 165,743 39,413 Percentage 80.7% 19.2%

U.S. Representative before election Jerrold Nadler (8th) Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Jerrold Nadler Democratic

The new 10th district is located in New York City and includes the Upper West Side of Manhattan, the west side of Lower Manhattan, including Greenwich Village and the Financial District, and parts of Brooklyn, including Borough Park. Incumbent Democrat Jerrold Nadler, who had represented the 8th district since 1993 and the 17th district from 1992 to 1993, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2010 with 76% of the vote, and the district had a PVI of D+24

• Jerrold Nadler, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Michael Chan, economics professor at New York University

New York's 10th congressional district, 2012^[44]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jerrold Nadler	156,619	76.3
	Working Families	Jerrold Nadler	9,124	4.4
	Total	Jerrold Nadler (incumbent)	165,743	80.7
	Republican	Michael Chan	35,538	17.3
	Conservative	Michael Chan	3,875	1.9
	Total	Michael Chan	39,413	19.2
Total votes			205,156	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012 New York's 11th congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Majority party Minority party   Candidate Michael Grimm Mark Murphy Party Republican Democratic Alliance Conservative Working Families Popular vote 103,118 92,430 Percentage 52.2% 46.8%

County results Grimm:      50–60% Murphy:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Michael Grimm (13th) Republican Elected U.S. Representative Michael Grimm Republican

Incumbent Republican Michael Grimm, who was redistricted from the 13th district and was first elected in 2010, sought re-election.^[76]

• Michael Grimm, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Vito Fossella, former U.S. Representative^[77]

• Mark Murphy, former aide to New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio^[78]

• Alex Borgognone, restaurateur^[79][80]

• Mike Cusick, state assembly member^[81]
• Robert Diamond, investment banker^[82]
• John Gangemi, former New York City Council member^[83]
• Vincent J. Gentile, New York City Council member^[84]
• Michael McMahon, former U.S. Representative^[85]
• Debi Rose, New York City Council member^[86]
• Diane Savino, state senator^[81]
• Stephen Yodice, telecommunications executive^[87]

• Henry "Hank" Bardel

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Michael Grimm (R)	Mark Murphy (D)	Henry Bardel (G)	Undecided
Siena College[90]	October 27–28, 2012	627	± 3.9%	52%	34%	5%	9%
Siena College[91]	September 19–23, 2012	621	± 3.9%	48%	38%	6%	8%
Global Strategy (D-Murphy)[92]	June 22–25, 2012	400	± 4.9%	47%	32%	—	21%

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Likely R	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[38]	Lean R	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[39]	Likely R	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[40]	Likely R	November 5, 2012
NY Times[41]	Tossup	November 4, 2012
RCP[42]	Likely R	November 4, 2012
The Hill[43]	Likely R	November 4, 2012

Grimm won re-election by a margin of 52.8% to 46.2%.^[7]

New York's 11th congressional district, 2012^[44]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Grimm	91,030	46.1
	Conservative	Michael Grimm	12,088	6.1
	Total	Michael Grimm (incumbent)	103,118	52.2
	Democratic	Mark Murphy	87,720	44.4
	Working Families	Mark Murphy	4,710	2.4
	Total	Mark Murphy	92,430	46.8
	Green	Henry Bardel	1,939	1.0
Total votes			197,487	100.0
	Republican hold

2012 New York's 12th congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Carolyn Maloney Christopher Wight Party Democratic Republican Alliance Working Families Independence Conservative Popular vote 194,370 46,841 Percentage 80.6% 19.4%

County results Maloney:      70–80%      80-90%

U.S. Representative before election Carolyn Maloney (14th) Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Carolyn Maloney Democratic

Incumbent Carolyn Maloney, who was redistricted from the 14th district, ran for re-election.

• Carolyn Maloney, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Reshma Saujani, lawyer, civil servant, nonprofit founder and candidate for this seat in 2010^[93]

• Christopher Wight, investor

New York's 12th congressional district, 2012^[44]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carolyn Maloney	185,757	77.0
	Working Families	Carolyn Maloney	8,613	3.6
	Total	Carolyn Maloney (incumbent)	194,370	80.6
	Republican	Christopher Wight	42,110	17.5
	Independence	Christopher Wight	2,474	1.0
	Conservative	Christopher Wight	2,257	0.9
	Total	Christopher Wight	46,841	19.4
Total votes			241,211	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012 New York's 13th congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Charles Rangel Craig Schley Party Democratic Republican Alliance Working Families Popular vote 175,016 12,147 Percentage 90.8% 6.3%

U.S. Representative before election Charles Rangel Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Charles Rangel Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Charles B. Rangel, who was redistricted from the 15th district and was censured by the House of Representatives after being found guilty of ethics violations, filed to run for re-election in February 2011.^[94]

• Charles B. Rangel, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Adriano Espaillat, state senator^[95]
• Joyce Johnson, New York City government employee^[96]
• Craig Schley, community activist
• Clyde Williams, former adviser to Bill Clinton and former political director of the Democratic National Committee^[97]

• Vincent Morgan, former member of Rangel's congressional staff and candidate for this seat in 2010^[96]

• Adam Clayton Powell IV, former state assembly member and candidate for this seat in 1994 & 2010^[96]
• Robert J. Rodriguez, state assembly member^[95]
• Keith Wright, state assembly member^[96][95]

On the night of the June 26 primary, it seemed as though the incumbent Rangel had defeated his closest challenger, State Senator Espaillat, by a 45%-40% margin; Rangel celebrated victory and Espaillat conceded defeat.^[98] However, as the counting continued, that margin narrowed considerably. A number of precincts were very late in reporting and Espaillat went to court claiming irregularities in that his supporters had been improperly turned away from polling locations.^[98][99] On Saturday July 7, 2012, Rangel received the primary victory by a margin of 990 votes. The New York City Board of Elections released that Rangel received 18,940 votes and Espaillat had 17,950.^[99] On July 9, 2012, Espaillat conceded the election to Rangel.^[99]

Democratic primary results^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charlie Rangel (incumbent)	19,187	44.4
	Democratic	Adriano Espaillat	18,101	41.9
	Democratic	Clyde Williams	4,266	9.9
	Democratic	Joyce Johnson	1,018	2.4
	Democratic	Craig Schley	598	1.4
Total votes			43,170	100.00

• Craig Schley, community activist

New York's 13th congressional district, 2012^[44]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charlie Rangel	170,690	88.6
	Working Families	Charlie Rangel	4,326	2.2
	Total	Charlie Rangel (incumbent)	175,016	90.8
	Republican	Craig Schley	12,147	6.3
	Socialist	Deborah Liatos	5,548	2.9
Total votes			192,711	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012 New York's 14th congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Joseph Crowley William Gibbons Party Democratic Republican Alliance Working Families Conservative Popular vote 120,761 21,755 Percentage 83.2% 15.0%

U.S. Representative before election Joseph Crowley Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Joseph Crowley Democratic

The redrawn 14th district runs from Newtown Creek in Sunnyside and over LaGuardia Airport and over the three Long Island Sound bridges to the Pelham, Westchester, border. Incumbent Democrat Joe Crowley, who had been redistricted from the 7th district, ran for re-election.

• Joe Crowley, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Rubén Díaz Sr., state senator^[100]

• William Gibbons

New York's 14th congressional district, 2012^[44]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Crowley	116,117	80.0
	Working Families	Joe Crowley	4,644	3.2
	Total	Joe Crowley (incumbent)	120,761	83.2
	Republican	William Gibbons	19,191	13.2
	Conservative	William Gibbons	2,564	1.8
	Total	William Gibbons	21,755	15.0
	Green	Anthony Gronowicz	2,570	1.8
Total votes			145,086	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012 New York's 15th congressional district election

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Majority party   Candidate José E. Serrano Party Democratic Alliance Working Families Popular vote 152,661 Percentage 97.2%

U.S. Representative before election José E. Serrano (16th) Democratic Elected U.S. Representative José E. Serrano Democratic

José E. Serrano, incumbent representative for the 16th district, ran for an 11th term.

• José E. Serrano, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Frank Della Valle

New York's 15th congressional district, 2012^[44]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	José Serrano	150,243	95.7
	Working Families	José Serrano	2,418	1.5
	Total	José Serrano (incumbent)	152,661	97.2
	Republican	Frank Della Valle	3,487	2.2
	Conservative	Frank Della Valle	940	0.6
	Total	Frank Della Valle	4,427	2.8
Total votes			157,088	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012 New York's 16th congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Eliot Engel Joseph McLaughlin Party Democratic Republican Alliance Working Families Popular vote 179,562 53,935 Percentage 75.9% 22.8%

U.S. Representative before election Eliot Engel (17th) Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Eliot Engel Democratic

Eliot Engel, incumbent representative for the 17th district, ran for a 12th term.

• Eliot Engel, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Aniello Grimaldi

Democratic primary results^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eliot Engel (incumbent)	12,856	87.3
	Democratic	Aniello Grimaldi	1,864	12.7
Total votes			14,720	100.0

• Joseph McLaughlin

• Mark Rosen, Army reservist and candidate for this seat in 2010^[101]

New York's 16th congressional district, 2012^[44]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eliot Engel	173,886	73.5
	Working Families	Eliot Engel	5,676	2.4
	Total	Eliot Engel (incumbent)	179,562	75.9
	Republican	Joseph McLaughlin	53,935	22.8
	Green	Joseph Diaferia	2,974	1.3
Total votes			236,471	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012 New York's 17th congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Nita Lowey Joe Carvin Party Democratic Republican Alliance Working Families Popular vote 171,417 91,899 Percentage 64.4% 34.5%

U.S. Representative before election Nita Lowey (18th) Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Nita Lowey Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Nita Lowey, who was redistricted from the 18th district, ran for re-election.^[102]

• Nita Lowey, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Chelsea Clinton, daughter of former President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton^[103]

Mark Rosen who ran against in Lowey 2010, but was forced to drop out of the race after being deployed to Afghanistan, was expected to seek the Republican nomination.^[104] Rosen retired from the Army, eliminating the threat of redeployment during election cycle, but was redistricted out of the district and choose not to run against Lowey a second time.

• Joe Carvin, Rye town supervisor, and candidate for senate in 2012^[105]

• Jim Russell, computer programmer, conservative Christian activist and nominee for this seat in 2010

• Mark Rosen, Army reservist and candidate for this seat in 2010

Republican primary results^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Carvin	4,225	64.7
	Republican	Jim Russell	2,307	35.3
Total votes			6,532	100.0

Frank Morganthaler, former NYFD lieutenant and private investigator, challenged Nita Lowey and ran on an independent line, We the People.^[106]

New York's 17th congressional district, 2012^[44]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nita Lowey	161,624	60.7
	Working Families	Nita Lowey	9,793	3.7
	Total	Nita Lowey (incumbent)	171,417	64.4
	Republican	Joe Carvin	91,899	34.5
	We The People	Francis Morganthaler	2,771	1.0
Total votes			266,087	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012 New York's 18th congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Sean Patrick Maloney Nan Hayworth Party Democratic Republican Alliance Working Families Conservative Popular vote 143,845 133,049 Percentage 51.9% 48.1%

U.S. Representative before election Nan Hayworth (19th) Republican Elected U.S. Representative Sean Patrick Maloney Democratic

Republican Nan Hayworth, who was redistricted from the 19th district and had represented that district since January 2011, ran for re-election.^[102]

• Nan Hayworth, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Greg Ball, state senator^[107]

• Sean Patrick Maloney, lawyer and former staffer for Bill Clinton

• Matthew Alexander, Mayor of Wappingers Falls^[108]
• Richard Becker, cardiologist^[108]
• Duane Jackson, street vendor^[109]
• Tom Wilson, Mayor of Tuxedo Park^[110]

• Anne Jacobs Moultrie, registered nurse and vice president of Local 1199^[109]

• Sean Eldridge, LGBT activist
• John Hall, former U.S. Representative^[111]
• Mike Kaplowitz, member of the Westchester County Board of Legislators
• Margo Miller, former chair of Democrats Abroad^[112]

Maloney won the Democratic primary with 48% of the vote on June 26, 2012.

Democratic primary results^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sean Patrick Maloney	7,493	48.3
	Democratic	Richard H. Becker	5,036	32.4
	Democratic	Matthew C. Alexander	1,857	12.0
	Democratic	Duane Jackson	780	5.0
	Democratic	Thomas Wilson	356	2.3
Total votes			15,522	100.0

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Nan Hayworth (R)	Sean Maloney (D)	Undecided
Siena College[117]	October 16–17, 2012	615	± 4%	49%	42%	9%
Global Strategy (D-Maloney)[118]	October 4–7, 2012	403	± 4.9%	44%	42%	14%
Public Policy Polling (D-NY AFl-CIO)[119]	September 19–20, 2012	602	± 4.0%	43%	43%	13%
Siena College[120]	September 12–16, 2012	628	± 3.9%	46%	33%	21%
Tarrance (R-Hayworth)[121]	August 26–28, 2012	408	± 4.9%	51%	42%	7%
Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research (D-House Majority PAC/SEIU)[122]	July 25–29, 2012	500	± 4.4%	48%	45%	7%

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Tossup	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[38]	Tilts R	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[39]	Tossup	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[40]	Lean R	November 5, 2012
NY Times[41]	Lean R	November 4, 2012
RCP[42]	Lean R	November 4, 2012
The Hill[43]	Tossup	November 4, 2012

On election day, Maloney won by a narrow margin,^[7] becoming New York's first openly LGBQ+ member of Congress.^[123]

New York's 18th congressional district, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sean Patrick Maloney	132,456	47.8
	Working Families	Sean Patrick Maloney	11,389	4.1
	Total	Sean Patrick Maloney	143,845	51.9
	Republican	Nan Hayworth	113,386	41.0
	Conservative	Nan Hayworth	19,663	7.1
	Total	Nan Hayworth (incumbent)	133,049	48.1
Total votes			276,894	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

2012 New York's 19th congressional district election

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Nominee Chris Gibson Julian Schreibman Party Republican Democratic Alliance Conservative Independence Working Families Popular vote 150,245 134,295 Percentage 52.8% 47.2%

County results Gibson:      50–60%     60–70% Schreibman:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Chris Gibson (20th) Republican Elected U.S. Representative Chris Gibson Republican

Incumbent Republican Chris Gibson, who was redistricted from the 20th district, had represented that district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was elected with 53.19% of the vote in 2010. The district had a PVI of Even.

With redistricting settled, the new 19th district went from being a Republican-leaning district to being a swing district.^[124] Because of the dissolution of Maurice Hinchey's district, much of that district, including all of Ulster and Sullivan counties, was dissolved into this new district.

• Chris Gibson, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Julian Schreibman, former federal prosecutor and Ulster County Democratic Party chair

• Joel Tyner, member of the Dutchess County legislature^[125][126]

• Mike Hein, Ulster County executive^[127][128]
• Maurice Hinchey, incumbent U.S. Representative

Schreibman prevailed in the Democratic primary.^[130]

Democratic primary results^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Julian Schreibman	6,653	58.8
	Democratic	Joel Tyner	4,657	41.2
Total votes			11,310	100.0

2012 New York's 19th congressional district debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Democratic
Key:  P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Chris Gibson	Julian Schriebman
1	Oct. 18, 2012	Times Union WMHT-TV	Matt Ryan	[131]	P	P

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Chris Gibson (R)	Julian Schreibman (D)	Undecided
Siena College[132]	October 27–28, 2012	649	± 3.8%	48%	43%	9%
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Gibson)[133]	October 24–25, 2012	400	± 4.9%	49%	39%	%
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Gibson)[134]	October 9–10, 2012	400	± 4.9%	50%	39%	11%
Grove Insight (D-DCCC)[135]	October 5–7, 2012	400	± 4.9%	43%	41%	16%
OnMessage (R-NRCC)[136]	September 30–October 1, 2012	400	± 4.9%	47%	39%	16%
Siena College[137]	September 17–18, 2012	635	± 3.9%	52%	36%	12%
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Gibson)[138]	July 25–26, 2012	400	± 4.9%	53%	36%	10%
Global Strategy (D-Schreibman)[139]	July 18–22, 2012	402	± 4.9%	42%	32%	24%

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Tossup	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[38]	Tilts R	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[39]	Tossup	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[40]	Lean R	November 5, 2012
NY Times[41]	Lean R	November 4, 2012
RCP[42]	Lean R	November 4, 2012
The Hill[43]	Tossup	November 4, 2012

New York's 19th congressional district, 2012^[44]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Gibson	123,066	43.3
	Conservative	Chris Gibson	17,629	6.2
	Independence	Chris Gibson	9,550	3.3
	Total	Chris Gibson (incumbent)	150,245	52.8
	Democratic	Julian Schreibman	120,959	42.5
	Working Families	Julian Schreibman	13,336	4.7
	Total	Julian Schreibman	134,295	47.2
Total votes			284,540	100.0
	Republican hold

2012 New York's 20th congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Paul Tonko Robert Dieterich Party Democratic Republican Alliance Independence Working Families Conservative Popular vote 203,401 93,778 Percentage 68.4% 31.6%

U.S. Representative before election Paul Tonko (21st) Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Paul Tonko Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Paul Tonko ran for re-election in his heavily Democratic, mostly unchanged, district that was formerly numbered as the 21st.

• Paul Tonko, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Bob Dieterich^[49]

New York's 20th congressional district, 2012^[44]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul Tonko	181,093	60.9
	Working Families	Paul Tonko	12,017	4.0
	Independence	Paul Tonko	10,291	3.5
	Total	Paul Tonko (incumbent)	203,401	68.4
	Republican	Robert Dieterich	79,102	26.6
	Conservative	Robert Dieterich	14,676	5.0
	Total	Robert Dieterich	93,778	31.6
Total votes			297,179	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012 New York's 21st congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Bill Owens Matt Doheny Party Democratic Republican Alliance Working Families Conservative Independence Popular vote 126,631 121,646 Percentage 50.2% 48.2%

County results Owens:      50–60%     60–70% Doheny:      50–60%     60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Bill Owens (23rd) Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Bill Owens Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Bill Owens, who had represented the district since 2009, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 47.5% of the vote in 2010. The district had a PVI of R+2.

• Bill Owens, incumbent U.S. Representative

Matt Doheny a businessman who came within 2,000 votes of beating Owens in 2010, faced Kellie Greene, an Oswego County native and theologian who most recently lived in Arizona, in the primary.

• Matt Doheny, businessman and nominee for this seat in 2010^[140][141]

• Kellie Greene, Oswego County native and theologian^[142]

• Tim Stampfler, corrections officer^[143]

• Kelly Eustis, executive director of One Nation PAC^[144]
• Jeff Stabins, eccentric politician (who until recently lived in Hernando County, Florida, before relocating to Sacketts Harbor, New York)^[145]

Doheny defeated Greene in the Republican primary.^[146] Hassig dropped out of the race on November 3, endorsing Owens, but remained on the ballot.^[147]

Republican primary results^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Matthew A. Doheny	9,331	70.8
	Republican	Kellie A. Greene	3,847	29.2
Total votes			13,178	100.0

Doheny secured the Independence Party line^[148] and the Conservative Party lines, the latter of which he did not have in 2010.^[149]

• Donald Hassig, anti-cancer activist^[150]

Hassig appeared on the Green line despite the party's disavowal of him over his stance on immigration.^[151]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Bill Owens (D)	Matthew Doheny (R)	Donald Hassig (G)	Undecided
Siena College[153]	October 29–30, 2012	629	± 3.9%	44%	43%	4%	9%
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Doheny)[154]	October 24–25, 2012	400	± 5.0%	42%	40%	—	18%
Global Strategy (D-Owens)[155]	October 21–23, 2012	403	± 4.3%	47%	40%	—	13%
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Doheny/NRCC)[156]	October 1–2, 2012	400	± 5.0%	45%	40%	—	15%
Global Strategy (D-Owens)[157]	September 30–October 2, 2012	400	± 4.9%	50%	36%	—	14%
Siena College[158]	September 4–6, 2012	638	± 3.9%	49%	36%	6%	8%
Anzalone Liszt (D-DCCC)[159]	July 29–31, 2012	400	± 4.9%	50%	38%	4%	8%

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Lean D	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[38]	Tilts D	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[39]	Tossup	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[40]	Lean D	November 5, 2012
NY Times[41]	Lean D	November 4, 2012
RCP[42]	Tossup	November 4, 2012
The Hill[43]	Lean D	November 4, 2012

New York's 21st congressional district, 2012^[44]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Owens	117,856	46.7
	Working Families	Bill Owens	8,775	3.5
	Total	Bill Owens (incumbent)	126,631	50.2
	Republican	Matt Doheny	104,368	41.3
	Conservative	Matt Doheny	12,877	5.1
	Independence	Matt Doheny	4,401	1.8
	Total	Matt Doheny	121,646	48.2
	Green	Donald Hassig	4,174	1.6
Total votes			252,451	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012 New York's 22nd congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Richard Hanna Dan Lamb Party Republican Democratic Alliance Independence Popular vote 157,941 102,080 Percentage 60.8% 39.2%

U.S. Representative before election Richard Hanna (24th) Republican Elected U.S. Representative Richard Hanna Republican

Republican Richard Hanna, who was redistricted from the 24th district having represented that district since 2011, ran for re-election.

Hanna defeated Michael Kicinski, who was backed by Carl Paladino, Doug Hoffman and other Tea Party activists, in the Republican primary.^[160][161]

• Richard Hanna, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Michael Kicinski, Tea Party activist and electronics engineer

• Tom Engel
• George Phillips

Republican primary results^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard L. Hanna (incumbent)	10,627	71.1
	Republican	Michael Kicinski	4,314	28.9
Total votes			14,941	100.0

• Dan Lamb, district representative for outgoing representative Maurice Hinchey^[162][163]

• Maurice Hinchey, incumbent U.S. Representative

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe R	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[38]	Safe R	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[39]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[40]	Safe R	November 5, 2012
NY Times[41]	Lean R	November 4, 2012
RCP[42]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
The Hill[43]	Likely R	November 4, 2012

New York's 22nd congressional district, 2012^[44]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard Hanna	145,042	55.8
	Independence	Richard Hanna	12,899	5.0
	Total	Richard Hanna (incumbent)	157,941	60.8
	Democratic	Dan Lamb	102,080	39.2
Total votes			260,021	100.0
	Republican hold

2012 New York's 23rd congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Tom Reed Nate Shinagawa Party Republican Democratic Alliance Conservative Independence Working Families Popular vote 137,669 127,535 Percentage 51.9% 48.1%

County results Reed:      50–60%     60–70% Shinagawa:      70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Tom Reed (29th) Republican Elected U.S. Representative Tom Reed Republican

Incumbent Republican Tom Reed, who was redistricted from the 29th district having represented that district since 2010, ran for re-election. He was elected with 56.3% of the vote in 2010. The district had a PVI of R+3.

Reed was initially noncommittal regarding re-election, stating in July 2011 that "Re-election is the farthest thing from my mind;"^[164] he officially announced for re-election on April 30, 2012.^[165]

• Tom Reed, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Nate Shinagawa, Tompkins County legislator^[166]

• Leslie Danks Burke, attorney
• Melissa K. Dobson, corporate lawyer

• Matthew Zeller, former CIA analyst, Afghanistan war veteran and nominee for this seat in 2010^[167] (endorsed Shinagawa)

Nate Shinagawa won the Democratic primary election over Leslie Danks Burke (also an Ithaca resident) and Melissa Dobson on June 26, 2012.^[169]

Democratic primary results^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nate Shinagawa	6,162	53.9
	Democratic	Leslie Danks Burke	4,246	37.1
	Democratic	Melissa K. Dobson	1,033	9.0
Total votes			11,441	100.0

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe R	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[38]	Safe R	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[39]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[40]	Safe R	November 5, 2012
NY Times[41]	Lean R	November 4, 2012
RCP[42]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
The Hill[43]	Safe R	November 4, 2012

New York's 23rd congressional district, 2012^[44]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Reed	117,641	44.3
	Conservative	Tom Reed	14,273	5.4
	Independence	Tom Reed	5,755	2.2
	Total	Tom Reed (incumbent)	137,669	51.9
	Democratic	Nate Shinagawa	114,590	43.2
	Working Families	Nate Shinagawa	12,945	4.9
	Total	Nate Shinagawa	127,535	48.1
Total votes			265,204	100.0
	Republican hold

2012 New York's 24th congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party Third party   Candidate Dan Maffei Ann Marie Buerkle Ursula Rozum Party Democratic Republican Green Alliance Working Families Conservative Independence Popular vote 143,044 127,054 22,670 Percentage 48.8% 43.4% 7.8%

County results Maffei:      40–50%      50–60% Buerkle:      40–50%      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Ann Marie Buerkle (25th) Republican Elected U.S. Representative Dan Maffei Democratic

The new 24th district included all of Cayuga, Onondaga and Wayne counties, and the western part of Oswego County. Incumbent Republican Ann Marie Buerkle, who had represented the 25th district since 2011, sought re-election in the redrawn 24th district.^[170] The district had a PVI of D+3.

On February 6, Robert Paul Spencer announced he would run in the Republican primary against Buerkle, citing his opposition to Buerkle's vote in favor of the National Defense Authorization Act, which Spencer believed to be unconstitutional.^[171] However, he did not appear on the primary ballot.

• Ann Marie Buerkle, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Robert Spencer

• Dan Maffei, former U.S. Representative^[172]

• Brianne Murphy, attorney^[173]

• Tom Buckel, member of the Onondaga County legislature^[173][174]

• Ursula Rozum, public-transportation advocate^[175]

2012 New York's 24th congressional district debates

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Democratic	Green
Key:  P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Ann Marie Buerkle	Dan Maffei	Ursula Rozum
1	Oct. 24, 2012	CNY Central WCNY-TV	Susan Arbetter Matt Mulcahy	[177]	P	P	P
2	Nov. 2, 2012	WSYR-TV	Dan Cummings	[178]	P	P	P

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Ann Marie Buerkle (R)	Dan Maffei (D)	Ursula Rozum (G)	Undecided
Siena College[179]	October 31–November 2, 2012	670	± 3.8%	44%	44%	8%	4%
Lake Research Partners (D-Friends of Democracy)[180]	October 15–17, 2012	425	± 4.6%	44%	46%	6%	4%
Grove Insight (D-DCCC)[181]	September 23–24, 2012	400	± 4.9%	38%	46%	7%	9%
Siena College[182]	September 5–10, 2012	625	± 3.9%	43%	43%	7%	7%
Grove Insight (D-DCCC)[183]	August 26–28, 2012	400	± 4.9%	42%	48%	4%	6%
Normington, Petts & Associates (D-House Majority PAC/SEIU)[184]	July 16–18, 2012	400	± 4.9%	40%	44%	5%	11%
Public Policy Polling (D-League of Conservation Voters)[185]	July 10–11, 2012	642	± 3.9%	42%	45%	—	13%
McLaughlin (R-Buerkle)[186]	April 16–17, 2012	400	± 4.9%	42%	38%	—	20%

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Lean D (flip)	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[38]	Tilts D (flip)	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[39]	Tossup	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[40]	Lean D (flip)	November 5, 2012
NY Times[41]	Tossup	November 4, 2012
RCP[42]	Lean D (flip)	November 4, 2012
The Hill[43]	Tossup	November 4, 2012

New York's 24th congressional district, 2012^[44]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dan Maffei	133,908	45.7
	Working Families	Dan Maffei	9,136	3.1
	Total	Dan Maffei	143,044	48.8
	Republican	Ann Marie Buerkle	105,584	36.1
	Conservative	Ann Marie Buerkle	16,481	5.6
	Independence	Ann Marie Buerkle	4,989	1.7
	Total	Ann Marie Buerkle (incumbent)	127,054	43.4
	Green	Ursula Rozum	22,670	7.8
Total votes			292,768	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

2012 New York's 25th congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Louise Slaughter Maggie Brooks Party Democratic Republican Alliance Working Families Conservative Independence Popular vote 179,810 133,389 Percentage 57.4% 42.6%

U.S. Representative before election Louise Slaughter (28th) Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Louise Slaughter Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Louise Slaughter, who was redistricted from the 28th district and had represented the Rochester metropolitan area since 1987, ran for re-election.^[187]

• Louise Slaughter, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Maggie Brooks, Monroe County Executive^[188]

• Andrew Decker

• Mark Assini, Gates Supervisor^[189]
• Fred Smerlas, former Buffalo Bills defensive tackle^[190]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Louise Slaughter (D)	Maggie Brooks (R)	Undecided
Siena College[191]	October 29–30, 2012	624	± 3.5%	52%	42%	6%
GBA Strategies (D-DCCC)[192]	October 17–18, 2012	400	± 4.9%	53%	43%	4%
Siena College[193]	October 7–11, 2012	800	± 3.5%	49%	44%	6%
Siena College[194]	September 24–26, 2012	634	± 3.9%	52%	42%	6%

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Likely D	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[38]	Likely D	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[39]	Likely D	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[40]	Lean D	November 5, 2012
NY Times[41]	Lean D	November 4, 2012
RCP[42]	Lean D	November 4, 2012
The Hill[43]	Likely D	November 4, 2012

New York's 25th congressional district, 2012^[44]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Louise Slaugher	168,761	53.9
	Working Families	Louise Slaughter	11,049	3.5
	Total	Louise Slaughter (incumbent)	179,810	57.4
	Republican	Maggie Brooks	109,292	34.9
	Conservative	Maggie Brooks	18,543	5.9
	Independence	Maggie Brooks	5,554	1.8
	Total	Maggie Brooks	133,389	42.6
Total votes			313,199	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012 New York's 26th congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Brian Higgins Michael Madigan Party Democratic Republican Alliance Working Families Conservative Independence Popular vote 212,588 71,666 Percentage 74.8% 25.2%

U.S. Representative before election Brian Higgins (27th) Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Brian Higgins Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Brian Higgins, who was redistricted from the 27th district, sought re-election.

Although his district was expected to become more friendly to Democrats in redistricting, the defeat of Higgins' protege, Chris Fahey, to Republican-backed Democrat Michael P. Kearns in a New York State Assembly race led to the perception that Higgins might have been more vulnerable than previously believed.^[195]

• Brian Higgins, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Michael Madigan, businessman^[196]

• Carl Paladino, developer, political activist and nominee for governor in 2010
• Thurman Thomas, former Buffalo Bills running back

New York's 26th congressional district, 2012^[44]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brian Higgins	195,234	68.7
	Working Families	Brian Higgins	17,354	6.1
	Total	Brian Higgins (incumbent)	212,588	74.8
	Republican	Michael Madigan	57,368	20.2
	Conservative	Michael Madigan	10,243	3.6
	Independence	Michael Madigan	4,055	1.4
	Total	Michael Madigan	71,666	25.2
Total votes			284,254	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012 New York's 27th congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Chris Collins Kathy Hochul Party Republican Democratic Alliance Conservative Working Families Popular vote 161,220 156,219 Percentage 50.8% 49.2%

County results Collins:      50–60% Hochul:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Kathy Hochul (26th) Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Chris Collins Republican

Incumbent Democrat Kathy Hochul, who was redistricted from the 26th district seat that she won in a June 2011 special election, sought election to her first full term.

• Kathy Hochul, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Chris Collins, former Erie County Executive^[197]

• David Bellavia, author, Iraq war soldier and candidate for this seat in 2011^[198][199]

• Patrick Gallivan, state senator and former Erie County sheriff^[200]
• Brian Kolb, state assembly Minority Leader^[201]
• Dennis Vacco, former New York Attorney General^[202]
• Barry Weinstein, town supervisor of Amherst^[203]

Republican primary results^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Collins	11,677	59.9
	Republican	David Bellavia	7,830	40.1
Total votes			19,507	100.0

2012 New York's 27th congressional district debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Democratic	Republican
Key:  P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Kathy Hochul	Chris Collins
1	Oct. 24, 2012	YNN	Liz Benjamin Casey Bortnick	[205]	P	P

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Kathy Hochul (D)	Chris Collins (R)	Undecided
Siena College[206]	October 31–November 1, 2012	636	± 3.9%	47%	48%	5%
Siena College[207]	October 1–4, 2012	633	± 3.9%	47%	47%	6%
Siena College[208]	August 12–14, 2012	628	± 3.9%	45%	47%	8%
National Research (R-American Action Network)[209]	August 8–9, 2012	400	± ?%	34%	47%	19%

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Lean R (flip)	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[38]	Tilt R (flip)	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[39]	Tossup	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[40]	Lean R (flip)	November 5, 2012
NY Times[41]	Tossup	November 4, 2012
RCP[42]	Tossup	November 4, 2012
The Hill[43]	Tossup	November 4, 2012

New York's 27th congressional district, 2012^[44]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Collins	137,250	43.2
	Conservative	Chris Collins	23,970	7.6
	Total	Chris Collins	161,220	50.8
	Democratic	Kathy Hochul	140,008	44.1
	Working Families	Kathy Hochul	16,211	5.1
	Total	Kathy Hochul (incumbent)	156,219	49.2
Total votes			317,439	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

• New York state elections, 2012
• United States Senate election in New York, 2012

• New York State Board of Elections
• United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 2012 at Ballotpedia
• New York U.S. House at OurCampaigns.com
• Campaign contributions for U.S. Congressional races in New York at OpenSecrets
• Outside spending at the Sunlight Foundation