2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New York explained

Election Name:	2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New York
Country:	New York
Flag Image:	Flag of New York (1909–2020).svg
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New York
Previous Year:	2010
Next Election:	2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York
Next Year:	2014
Seats For Election:	All 27 New York seats to the United States House of Representatives
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Last Election1:	21
Seats1:	21
Popular Vote1:	4,143,408
Percentage1:	58.22%
Swing1:	0.15%
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Last Election2:	8
Seats2:	6
Seat Change2:	2
Popular Vote2:	2,252,253
Percentage2:	31.65%
Swing2:	9.60%

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]}

Redistricting

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]}

Overview

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

District 1

Election Name:	2012 New York's 1st congressional district election
Country:	New York
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 1
Previous Year:	2010
Next Election:	2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 1
Next Year:	2014
Image1:	File:Tim Bishop Portrait c111-112th Congress (cropped).jpg
Candidate1:	Tim Bishop
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Alliance1:	Working Families
Popular Vote1:	146,179
Percentage1:	52.5%
Candidate2:	Randy Altschuler
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Alliance2:	Conservative Independence
Popular Vote2:	132,304
Percentage2:	47.5%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Tim Bishop
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	Tim Bishop
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

See also: New York's 1st congressional district. 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.

Democratic primary

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]

Candidates

Nominee

• Tim Bishop, incumbent U.S. Representative

Bishop also had the endorsement of the Working Families Party.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

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

Withdrawn

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

Primary results

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

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Disqualified

• Rick Witt

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Tim Bishop (D)	Randy Altschuler (R)	Undecided
McLaughlin (R-Altschuler)^[19]	October 14–15, 2012	400	± 4.9%	43%	align=center	48%	9%
McLaughlin (R-Prosperity First)^[20]	October 10–11, 2012	400	± 4.9%	46%	align=center	49%	5%
Siena College^[21]	September 5–10, 2012	624	± 3.9%	align=center	52%	39%	9%
Global Strategy (D-Bishop)^[22]	August 26–28, 2012	402	± 4.9%	align=center	53%	39%	8%
Pulse Opinion Research (R-Altschuler)^[23]	July 29, 2012	1,000	± 3.0%	43%	align=center	47%	10%
Garin-Hart-Yang (D-House Majority PAC/SEIU)^[24]	July 17–18, 2012	407	± 4.9%	align=center	56%	32%	12%
Global Strategy (D-Bishop)^[25]	March 20–25, 2012	400	± 4.9%	align=center	53%	36%	11%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report^[26]		November 5, 2012
align=left	Rothenberg^[27]		November 2, 2012
align=left	Roll Call^[28]		November 4, 2012
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball^[29]		November 5, 2012
align=left	NY Times^[30]		November 4, 2012
RCP^[31]		November 4, 2012
align=left	The Hill^[32]		November 4, 2012

Results

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

District 2

Election Name:	2012 New York's 2nd congressional district election
Country:	New York
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 3
Previous Year:	2010
Next Election:	2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 2
Next Year:	2014
Image1:	File:Peter T. King, official portrait, 112th Congress (3x4).jpg
Candidate1:	Peter T. King
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Alliance1:	Conservative Independence
Popular Vote1:	142,309
Percentage1:	58.6%
Candidate2:	Vivianne Falcone
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Alliance2:	Working Families
Popular Vote2:	100,545
Percentage2:	41.4%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Peter T. King (3rd)
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Peter T. King
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

See also: New York's 2nd congressional district and New York's 3rd congressional district. 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."^[33]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Peter King, incumbent U.S. Representative

Disqualified

• Paul Mourino

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

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Vivianne Falcone, teacher

Declined

• Kathleen Rice, Nassau County district attorney and candidate for Attorney General in 2010^[34]

Falcone also had the endorsement of the Working Families Party.

General election

Results

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

District 3

Election Name:	2012 New York's 3rd congressional district election
Country:	New York
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 3
Previous Year:	2010
Next Election:	2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 3
Next Year:	2014
Image1:	File:Steve Israel 113th Congress.jpg
Candidate1:	Steve Israel
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Alliance1:	Independence Working Families
Popular Vote1:	157,880
Percentage1:	57.8%
Candidate2:	Stephen LaBate
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Alliance2:	Conservative
Popular Vote2:	113,203
Percentage2:	41.5%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Steve Israel
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	Steve Israel
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

See also: New York's 3rd congressional district. Democratic incumbent Steve Israel ran for re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Steve Israel, incumbent U.S. Representative

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

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

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

Disqualified

• Robert Previdi, teacher

Conservative Party also endorsed LaBate.^[35]

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Michael McDermott

General election

Results

District 4

Election Name:	2012 New York's 4th congressional district election
Country:	New York
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 4
Previous Year:	2010
Next Election:	2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 4
Next Year:	2014
Image1:	File:Carolyn McCarthy, official portrait, 112th Congress (cropped).jpg
Candidate1:	Carolyn McCarthy
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Alliance1:	Independence Working Families
Popular Vote1:	163,955
Percentage1:	61.8%
Candidate2:	Fran Becker
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Alliance2:	Tax Revolt
Popular Vote2:	85,693
Percentage2:	32.3%
Image3:	File:Frank Scaturro 2010 (cropped).jpg
Candidate3:	Frank Scaturro
Party3:	Conservative Party of New York State
Popular Vote3:	15,603
Percentage3:	5.9%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Carolyn McCarthy
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	Carolyn McCarthy
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

See also: New York's 4th congressional district. 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.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Carolyn McCarthy, incumbent U.S. Representative

The Independence Party and Working Families Party endorsed McCarthy.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

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

Eliminated in primary

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

Primary results

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.

General election

Results

District 5

Election Name:	2012 New York's 5th congressional district election
Country:	New York
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 6
Previous Year:	2010
Next Election:	2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 5
Next Year:	2014
Image1:	File:Gregory Meeks, official portrait, 112th congress (cropped).jpg
Candidate1:	Gregory Meeks
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	167,836
Percentage1:	89.7%
Candidate2:	Alan Jennings
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	17,875
Percentage2:	9.6%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Gregory Meeks (6th)
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	Gregory Meeks
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

See also: New York's 5th congressional district and New York's 6th congressional district. 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.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Gregory Meeks, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

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

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Alan Jennings, former New York City Council member

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Catherine Wark

General election

Results

District 6

Election Name:	2012 New York's 6th congressional district election
Country:	New York
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2011 New York's 9th congressional district special election
Previous Year:	2011 (Special)
Next Election:	2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 6
Next Year:	2014
Image1:	File:Grace Meng, Official Portrait, 113th Congress (cropped).jpg
Candidate1:	Grace Meng
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Alliance1:	Working Families
Popular Vote1:	111,501
Percentage1:	67.9%
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Alliance2:	Conservative
Popular Vote2:	50,846
Percentage2:	31.0%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Bob Turner (9th)
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Grace Meng
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

See also: New York's 5th congressional district, New York's 6th congressional district and New York's 9th congressional district. 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,^[36] 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.^[37]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Dan Halloran, New York City Council member

Withdrawn

• Bob Turner, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Grace Meng, state assembly member

Eliminated in primary

• Elizabeth Crowley, New York City Council member
• Rory Lancman, state assembly member^{[38] [39]}
• Robert Mittman, doctor

Declined

• Gary Ackerman, incumbent U.S. Representative^[36]
• David Weprin, state assembly member and nominee for this seat in 2011^[40]

Primary results

The Working Families Party endorsed Lancman.

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Evergreen Chou^[41]

General election

Results

District 7

Election Name:	2012 New York's 7th congressional district election
Country:	New York
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 12
Previous Year:	2010
Next Election:	2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 7
Next Year:	2014
Image1:	File:Nydia Velázquez, official portrait, 110th Congress (cropped).jpg
Candidate1:	Nydia Velázquez
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Alliance1:	Working Families
Popular Vote1:	143,930
Percentage1:	94.8%
Candidate2:	James Murray
Party2:	Conservative
Popular Vote2:	7,971
Percentage2:	5.2%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Nydia Velázquez (12th)
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	Nydia Velázquez
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

See also: New York's 7th congressional district and New York's 12th congressional district. Incumbent Nydia Velazquez, who was redistricted from the 12th district, ran for re-election.

Democratic primary

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.^{[42] [43]}

Candidates

Nominee

• Nydia Velazquez, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Erik Martin Dilan, New York City Council member^[44]
• George Martinez, member of the Occupy Wall Street movement
• Dan O'Connor, economist^[45]

Primary results

Conservative primary

Candidates

Nominee

• James Murray

General election

Results

District 8

Election Name:	2012 New York's 8th congressional district election
Country:	New York
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 10
Previous Year:	2010
Next Election:	2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 8
Next Year:	2014
Image1:	File:Hakeem Jeffries official portrait (cropped).jpg
Candidate1:	Hakeem Jeffries
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Alliance1:	Working Families
Popular Vote1:	184,039
Percentage1:	90.1%
Candidate2:	Alan Bellone
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Alliance2:	Conservative
Popular Vote2:	17,650
Percentage2:	8.7%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Edolphus Towns (10th)
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	Hakeem Jeffries
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

See also: New York's 8th congressional district and New York's 10th congressional district. 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.^[46]

Democratic primary

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.^[47]

Candidates

Nominee

• Hakeem Jeffries, state assembly member^{[48] [49] [50] [51]}

Eliminated in primary

• Charles Barron, New York City Council member and candidate for the 10th district in 2006^{[49] [52]}

Declined

• Letitia James, New York City Council member^[50]
• Kevin Powell, activist, former star of and candidate for the 10th district in 2008 & 2010^{[53] [54]}
• Darryl Towns, former state assembly member and son of Edolphus Towns
• Edolphus Towns, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Colin Beavan, subject of the book and film No Impact Man^[55]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Alan Bellone

General election

Results

District 9

Election Name:	2012 New York's 9th congressional district election
Country:	New York
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 11
Previous Year:	2010
Next Election:	2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 9
Next Year:	2014
Image1:	File:Yvette Clarke, official portrait, 110th Congress (cropped).jpg
Candidate1:	Yvette Clarke
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Alliance1:	Working Families
Popular Vote1:	186,141
Percentage1:	87.2%
Candidate2:	Daniel J. Cavanagh
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Alliance2:	Conservative
Popular Vote2:	24,164
Percentage2:	11.3%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Yvette Clarke (11th)
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	Yvette Clarke
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

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

Democratic primary

Sylvia Kinard, an attorney and the ex-wife of Bill Thompson (a current/former Democratic nominee for Mayor of New York City), challenged Clarke.^[56]

Candidates

Nominee

• Yvette Clarke, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Sylvia Kinard, attorney

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Daniel Cavanaugh

General election

Results

District 10

Election Name:	2012 New York's 10th congressional district election
Country:	New York
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 8
Previous Year:	2010
Next Election:	2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 10
Next Year:	2014
Image1:	File:Jerrold Nadler official photo (cropped).jpg
Candidate1:	Jerrold Nadler
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Alliance1:	Working Families
Popular Vote1:	165,743
Percentage1:	80.7%
Candidate2:	Michael Chan
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Alliance2:	Conservative
Popular Vote2:	39,413
Percentage2:	19.2%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Jerrold Nadler (8th)
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	Jerrold Nadler
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

See also: New York's 10th congressional district. 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

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jerrold Nadler, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Michael Chan, economics professor at New York University

General election

Results

District 11

Election Name:	2012 New York's 11th congressional district election
Country:	New York
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 13
Previous Year:	2010
Next Election:	2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 11
Next Year:	2014
Image1:	File:Mike Grimm (cropped).jpg
Candidate1:	Michael Grimm
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Alliance1:	Conservative
Popular Vote1:	103,118
Percentage1:	52.2%
Candidate2:	Mark Murphy
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Alliance2:	Working Families
Popular Vote2:	92,430
Percentage2:	46.8%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Michael Grimm (13th)
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Michael Grimm
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

See also: New York's 11th congressional district and New York's 13th congressional district. Incumbent Republican Michael Grimm, who was redistricted from the 13th district and was first elected in 2010, sought re-election.^[57]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Michael Grimm, incumbent U.S. Representative

Declined

• Vito Fossella, former U.S. Representative^[58]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mark Murphy, former aide to New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio^[59]

Withdrawn

• Alex Borgognone, restaurateur^{[60] [61]}

Declined

• Mike Cusick, state assembly member^[62]
• Robert Diamond, investment banker^[63]
• John Gangemi, former New York City Council member^[64]
• Vincent J. Gentile, New York City Council member^[65]
• Michael McMahon, former U.S. Representative^[66]
• Debi Rose, New York City Council member^[67]
• Diane Savino, state senator^[62]
• Stephen Yodice, telecommunications executive^[68]

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Henry "Hank" Bardel

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Michael Grimm (R)	Mark Murphy (D)	Henry Bardel (G)	Undecided
Siena College^[69]	October 27–28, 2012	627	± 3.9%	align=center	52%	34%	5%	9%
Siena College^[70]	September 19–23, 2012	621	± 3.9%	align=center	48%	38%	6%	8%
Global Strategy (D-Murphy)^[71]	June 22–25, 2012	400	± 4.9%	align=center	47%	32%	—	21%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report		November 5, 2012
align=left	Rothenberg		November 2, 2012
align=left	Roll Call		November 4, 2012
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 5, 2012
align=left	NY Times		November 4, 2012
RCP		November 4, 2012
align=left	The Hill		November 4, 2012

Results

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

District 12

Election Name:	2012 New York's 12th congressional district election
Country:	New York
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 14
Previous Year:	2010
Next Election:	2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 12
Next Year:	2014
Image1:	File:Carolynmaloney.jpg
Candidate1:	Carolyn Maloney
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Alliance1:	Working Families
Popular Vote1:	194,370
Percentage1:	80.6%
Candidate2:	Christopher Wight
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Alliance2:	Independence Conservative
Popular Vote2:	46,841
Percentage2:	19.4%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Carolyn Maloney (14th)
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	Carolyn Maloney
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

See also: New York's 12th congressional district and New York's 14th congressional district. Incumbent Carolyn Maloney, who was redistricted from the 14th district, ran for re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Carolyn Maloney, incumbent U.S. Representative

Declined

• Reshma Saujani, lawyer, civil servant, nonprofit founder and candidate for this seat in 2010^[72]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Christopher Wight, investor

General election

Results

District 13

Election Name:	2012 New York's 13th congressional district election
Country:	New York
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 15
Previous Year:	2010
Next Election:	2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 13
Next Year:	2014
Image1:	File:Charles Rangel, official portrait, 113th Congress (cropped).jpg
Candidate1:	Charles Rangel
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Alliance1:	Working Families
Popular Vote1:	175,016
Percentage1:	90.8%
Candidate2:	Craig Schley
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	12,147
Percentage2:	6.3%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Charles Rangel
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	Charles Rangel
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

See also: New York's 13th congressional district and New York's 15th congressional district. 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.^[73]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

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

Eliminated in primary

• Adriano Espaillat, state senator^[74]
• Joyce Johnson, New York City government employee
• Craig Schley, community activist
• Clyde Williams, former adviser to Bill Clinton and former political director of the Democratic National Committee^[75]

Withdrawn

• Vincent Morgan, former member of Rangel's congressional staff and candidate for this seat in 2010^[76]

Declined

• Adam Clayton Powell IV, former state assembly member and candidate for this seat in 1994 & 2010^[76]
• Robert J. Rodriguez, state assembly member^[74]
• Keith Wright, state assembly member^{[76] [74]}

Primary results

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.^[77] 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.^[77] 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.^[78] On July 9, 2012, Espaillat conceded the election to Rangel.^[78]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Craig Schley, community activist

General election

Results

District 14

Election Name:	2012 New York's 14th congressional district election
Country:	New York
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 7
Previous Year:	2010
Next Election:	2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 14
Next Year:	2014
Image1:	File:Joseph Crowley, official portrait, 111th Congress (cropped).jpeg
Candidate1:	Joseph Crowley
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Alliance1:	Working Families
Popular Vote1:	120,761
Percentage1:	83.2%
Candidate2:	William Gibbons
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Alliance2:	Conservative
Popular Vote2:	21,755
Percentage2:	15.0%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Joseph Crowley
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	Joseph Crowley
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

See also: New York's 7th congressional district, New York's 12th congressional district and New York's 14th congressional district. 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.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Joe Crowley, incumbent U.S. Representative

Declined

• Rubén Díaz Sr., state senator^[79]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• William Gibbons

General election

Results

District 15

Election Name:	2012 New York's 15th congressional district election
Country:	New York
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 16
Previous Year:	2010
Next Election:	2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 15
Next Year:	2014
Image1:	File:José E. Serrano 113th Congress.jpg
Candidate1:	José E. Serrano
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Alliance1:	Working Families
Popular Vote1:	152,661
Percentage1:	97.2%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	José E. Serrano (16th)
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	José E. Serrano
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

See also: New York's 15th congressional district, New York's 16th congressional district and New York's 17th congressional district. José E. Serrano, incumbent representative for the 16th district, ran for an 11th term.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

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

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Frank Della Valle

General election

Results

District 16

Election Name:	2012 New York's 16th congressional district election
Country:	New York
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 17
Previous Year:	2010
Next Election:	2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 16
Next Year:	2014
Image1:	File:Eliot Engel, Official Portrait, 108th Congress (cropped).jpg
Candidate1:	Eliot Engel
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Alliance1:	Working Families
Popular Vote1:	179,562
Percentage1:	75.9%
Candidate2:	Joseph McLaughlin
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	53,935
Percentage2:	22.8%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Eliot Engel (17th)
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	Eliot Engel
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

See also: New York's 15th congressional district, New York's 16th congressional district and New York's 17th congressional district. Eliot Engel, incumbent representative for the 17th district, ran for a 12th term.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Eliot Engel, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Aniello Grimaldi

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Joseph McLaughlin

Declined

• Mark Rosen, Army reservist and candidate for this seat in 2010^[80]

General election

Results

District 17

Election Name:	2012 New York's 17th congressional district election
Country:	New York
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 18
Previous Year:	2010
Next Election:	2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 17
Next Year:	2014
Image1:	File:Rep Nita Lowey (cropped).jpg
Candidate1:	Nita Lowey
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Alliance1:	Working Families
Popular Vote1:	171,417
Percentage1:	64.4%
Candidate2:	Joe Carvin
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	91,899
Percentage2:	34.5%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Nita Lowey (18th)
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	Nita Lowey
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

See also: New York's 17th congressional district and New York's 18th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Nita Lowey, who was redistricted from the 18th district, ran for re-election.^[81]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Nita Lowey, incumbent U.S. Representative

Declined

• Chelsea Clinton, daughter of former President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton^[82]

Republican primary

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.^[83] 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.

Candidates

Nominee

• Joe Carvin, Rye town supervisor, and candidate for senate in 2012^[84]

Eliminated in primary

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

Declined

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

Primary results

Independents

Frank Morganthaler, former NYFD lieutenant and private investigator, challenged Nita Lowey and ran on an independent line, We the People.^[85]

General election

Results

District 18

Election Name:	2012 New York's 18th congressional district election
Country:	New York
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 19
Previous Year:	2010
Next Election:	2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 18
Next Year:	2014
Image1:	File:Sean Patrick Maloney, Official Portrait, 113th Congress (cropped).jpg
Candidate1:	Sean Patrick Maloney
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Alliance1:	Working Families
Popular Vote1:	143,845
Percentage1:	51.9%
Candidate2:	Nan Hayworth
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Alliance2:	Conservative
Popular Vote2:	133,049
Percentage2:	48.1%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Nan Hayworth (19th)
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Sean Patrick Maloney
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

See also: New York's 18th congressional district and New York's 19th congressional district. Republican Nan Hayworth, who was redistricted from the 19th district and had represented that district since January 2011, ran for re-election.^[81]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Nan Hayworth, incumbent U.S. Representative

Declined

• Greg Ball, state senator^[86]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

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

Eliminated in primary

• Matthew Alexander, Mayor of Wappingers Falls^[87]
• Richard Becker, cardiologist^[87]
• Duane Jackson, street vendor^[88]
• Tom Wilson, Mayor of Tuxedo Park^[89]

Withdrawn

• Anne Jacobs Moultrie, registered nurse and vice president of Local 1199^[88]

Declined

• Sean Eldridge, LGBT activist
• John Hall, former U.S. Representative^[90]
• Mike Kaplowitz, member of the Westchester County Board of Legislators
• Margo Miller, former chair of Democrats Abroad^[91]

Primary results

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

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Nan Hayworth (R)	Sean Maloney (D)	Undecided
Siena College^[92]	October 16–17, 2012	615	± 4%	align=center	49%	42%	9%
Global Strategy (D-Maloney)^[93]	October 4–7, 2012	403	± 4.9%	align=center	44%	42%	14%
Public Policy Polling (D-NY AFl-CIO)^[94]	September 19–20, 2012	602	± 4.0%	43%	43%	13%
Siena College^[95]	September 12–16, 2012	628	± 3.9%	align=center	46%	33%	21%
Tarrance (R-Hayworth)^[96]	August 26–28, 2012	408	± 4.9%	align=center	51%	42%	7%
Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research (D-House Majority PAC/SEIU)^[97]	July 25–29, 2012	500	± 4.4%	align=center	48%	45%	7%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report		November 5, 2012
align=left	Rothenberg		November 2, 2012
align=left	Roll Call		November 4, 2012
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 5, 2012
align=left	NY Times		November 4, 2012
RCP		November 4, 2012
align=left	The Hill		November 4, 2012

Results

On election day, Maloney won by a narrow margin,^[7] becoming New York's first openly LGBQ+ member of Congress.^[98]

District 19

Election Name:	2012 New York's 19th congressional district election
Country:	New York
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 20
Previous Year:	2010
Next Election:	2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 19
Next Year:	2014
Image1:	File:Chris Gibson, official portrait, 112th Congress (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Chris Gibson
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Alliance1:	Conservative Independence
Popular Vote1:	150,245
Percentage1:	52.8%
Nominee2:	Julian Schreibman
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Alliance2:	Working Families
Popular Vote2:	134,295
Percentage2:	47.2%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Chris Gibson (20th)
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Chris Gibson
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

See also: New York's 19th congressional district and New York's 20th congressional district. 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.^[99] 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.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Chris Gibson, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

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

Eliminated in primary

• Joel Tyner, member of the Dutchess County legislature^{[100] [101]}

Declined

• Mike Hein, Ulster County executive^{[102] [103]}
• Maurice Hinchey, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Schreibman prevailed in the Democratic primary.^[104]

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Chris Gibson (R)	Julian Schreibman (D)	Undecided
Siena College^[106]	October 27–28, 2012	649	± 3.8%	align=center	48%	43%	9%
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Gibson)^[107]	October 24–25, 2012	400	± 4.9%	align=center	49%	39%	%
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Gibson)^[108]	October 9–10, 2012	400	± 4.9%	align=center	50%	39%	11%
Grove Insight (D-DCCC)^[109]	October 5–7, 2012	400	± 4.9%	align=center	43%	41%	16%
OnMessage (R-NRCC)^[110]	September 30–October 1, 2012	400	± 4.9%	align=center	47%	39%	16%
Siena College^[111]	September 17–18, 2012	635	± 3.9%	align=center	52%	36%	12%
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Gibson)^[112]	July 25–26, 2012	400	± 4.9%	align=center	53%	36%	10%
Global Strategy (D-Schreibman)^[113]	July 18–22, 2012	402	± 4.9%	align=center	42%	32%	24%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report		November 5, 2012
align=left	Rothenberg		November 2, 2012
align=left	Roll Call		November 4, 2012
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 5, 2012
align=left	NY Times		November 4, 2012
RCP		November 4, 2012
align=left	The Hill		November 4, 2012

Results

District 20

Election Name:	2012 New York's 20th congressional district election
Country:	New York
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 21
Previous Year:	2010
Next Election:	2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 20
Next Year:	2014
Image1:	File:Paul Tonko, official portrait, 111th Congress (cropped).jpg
Candidate1:	Paul Tonko
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Alliance1:	Independence Working Families
Popular Vote1:	203,401
Percentage1:	68.4%
Candidate2:	Robert Dieterich
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Alliance2:	Conservative
Popular Vote2:	93,778
Percentage2:	31.6%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Paul Tonko (21st)
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	Paul Tonko
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

See also: New York's 20th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Paul Tonko ran for re-election in his heavily Democratic, mostly unchanged, district that was formerly numbered as the 21st.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Paul Tonko, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bob Dieterich^[35]

General election

Results

District 21

Election Name:	2012 New York's 21st congressional district election
Country:	New York
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 23
Previous Year:	2010
Next Election:	2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 21
Next Year:	2014
Image1:	File:Bill Owens, official portrait, 111th Congress (cropped).jpg
Candidate1:	Bill Owens
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Alliance1:	Working Families
Popular Vote1:	126,631
Percentage1:	50.2%
Candidate2:	Matt Doheny
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Alliance2:	Conservative Independence
Popular Vote2:	121,646
Percentage2:	48.2%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Bill Owens (23rd)
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	Bill Owens
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

See also: New York's 21st congressional district and New York's 23rd congressional district. 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.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bill Owens, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary

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.

Candidates

Nominee

• Matt Doheny, businessman and nominee for this seat in 2010^{[114] [115]}

Eliminated in primary

• Kellie Greene, Oswego County native and theologian^[116]

Withdrawn

• Tim Stampfler, corrections officer^[117]

Declined

• Kelly Eustis, executive director of One Nation PAC^[118]
• Jeff Stabins, eccentric politician (who until recently lived in Hernando County, Florida, before relocating to Sacketts Harbor, New York)^[119]

Primary results

Doheny defeated Greene in the Republican primary.^[120] Hassig dropped out of the race on November 3, endorsing Owens, but remained on the ballot.^[121]

Doheny secured the Independence Party line^[122] and the Conservative Party lines, the latter of which he did not have in 2010.^[123]

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Donald Hassig, anti-cancer activist^[124]

Hassig appeared on the Green line despite the party's disavowal of him over his stance on immigration.^[125]

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Bill Owens (D)	Matthew Doheny (R)	Donald Hassig (G)	Undecided
Siena College^[126]	October 29–30, 2012	629	± 3.9%	align=center	44%	43%	4%	9%
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Doheny)^[127]	October 24–25, 2012	400	± 5.0%	align=center	42%	40%	—	18%
Global Strategy (D-Owens)^[128]	October 21–23, 2012	403	± 4.3%	align=center	47%	40%	—	13%
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Doheny/NRCC)^[129]	October 1–2, 2012	400	± 5.0%	align=center	45%	40%	—	15%
Global Strategy (D-Owens)^[130]	September 30–October 2, 2012	400	± 4.9%	align=center	50%	36%	—	14%
Siena College^[131]	September 4–6, 2012	638	± 3.9%	align=center	49%	36%	6%	8%
Anzalone Liszt (D-DCCC)^[132]	July 29–31, 2012	400	± 4.9%	align=center	50%	38%	4%	8%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report		November 5, 2012
align=left	Rothenberg		November 2, 2012
align=left	Roll Call		November 4, 2012
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 5, 2012
align=left	NY Times		November 4, 2012
RCP		November 4, 2012
align=left	The Hill		November 4, 2012

Results

District 22

Election Name:	2012 New York's 22nd congressional district election
Country:	New York
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 24
Previous Year:	2010
Next Election:	2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 22
Next Year:	2014
Image1:	File:Richard Hanna, official portrait, 112th Congress (cropped).jpg
Candidate1:	Richard Hanna
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Alliance1:	Independence
Popular Vote1:	157,941
Percentage1:	60.8%
Candidate2:	Dan Lamb
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	102,080
Percentage2:	39.2%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Richard Hanna (24th)
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Richard Hanna
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

See also: New York's 22nd congressional district and New York's 24th congressional district. Republican Richard Hanna, who was redistricted from the 24th district having represented that district since 2011, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Hanna defeated Michael Kicinski, who was backed by Carl Paladino, Doug Hoffman and other Tea Party activists, in the Republican primary.^{[133] [134]}

Candidates

Nominee

• Richard Hanna, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Michael Kicinski, Tea Party activist and electronics engineer

Withdrawn

• Tom Engel
• George Phillips

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Dan Lamb, district representative for outgoing representative Maurice Hinchey^{[135] [136]}

Declined

• Maurice Hinchey, incumbent U.S. Representative

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report		November 5, 2012
align=left	Rothenberg		November 2, 2012
align=left	Roll Call		November 4, 2012
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 5, 2012
align=left	NY Times		November 4, 2012
RCP		November 4, 2012
align=left	The Hill		November 4, 2012

Results

District 23

Election Name:	2012 New York's 23rd congressional district election
Country:	New York
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 29
Previous Year:	2010
Next Election:	2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 23
Next Year:	2014
Image1:	File:Tom Reed, official portrait, 113th Congress (cropped).jpg
Candidate1:	Tom Reed
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Alliance1:	Conservative Independence
Popular Vote1:	137,669
Percentage1:	51.9%
Candidate2:	Nate Shinagawa
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Alliance2:	Working Families
Popular Vote2:	127,535
Percentage2:	48.1%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Tom Reed (29th)
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Tom Reed
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

See also: New York's 23rd congressional district and New York's 29th congressional district. 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.

Republican primary

Reed was initially noncommittal regarding re-election, stating in July 2011 that "Re-election is the farthest thing from my mind;"^[137] he officially announced for re-election on April 30, 2012.^[138]

Candidates

Nominee

• Tom Reed, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Nate Shinagawa, Tompkins County legislator^[139]

Eliminated in primary

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

Declined

• Matthew Zeller, former CIA analyst, Afghanistan war veteran and nominee for this seat in 2010^[140] (endorsed Shinagawa)

Primary results

Nate Shinagawa won the Democratic primary election over Leslie Danks Burke (also an Ithaca resident) and Melissa Dobson on June 26, 2012.^[141]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report		November 5, 2012
align=left	Rothenberg		November 2, 2012
align=left	Roll Call		November 4, 2012
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 5, 2012
align=left	NY Times		November 4, 2012
RCP		November 4, 2012
align=left	The Hill		November 4, 2012

Results

District 24

Election Name:	2012 New York's 24th congressional district election
Country:	New York
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 25
Previous Year:	2010
Next Election:	2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 24
Next Year:	2014
Image1:	File:Daniel B. Maffei 113th Congress (cropped).jpg
Candidate1:	Dan Maffei
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	143,044
Percentage1:	48.8%
Alliance1:	Working Families
Candidate2:	Ann Marie Buerkle
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Alliance2:	Conservative Independence
Popular Vote2:	127,054
Percentage2:	43.4%
Image3:	File:3x4.svg
Candidate3:	Ursula Rozum
Party3:	Green Party (United States)
Popular Vote3:	22,670
Percentage3:	7.8%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Ann Marie Buerkle (25th)
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Dan Maffei
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

See also: New York's 24th congressional district and New York's 25th congressional district. 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.^[142] The district had a PVI of D+3.

Republican primary

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.^[143] However, he did not appear on the primary ballot.

Candidates

Nominee

• Ann Marie Buerkle, incumbent U.S. Representative

Withdrawn

• Robert Spencer

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Dan Maffei, former U.S. Representative^[144]

Withdrawn

• Brianne Murphy, attorney^[145]

Declined

• Tom Buckel, member of the Onondaga County legislature^{[145] [146]}

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ursula Rozum, public-transportation advocate^[147]

General election

Debates

2012 New York's 24th congressional district debates

	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Democratic	Green
Key: Participant  Absent  Not invited  Invited Withdrawn
					Ann Marie Buerkle	Dan Maffei	Ursula Rozum
1	Oct. 24, 2012	CNY Central WCNY-TV	Susan Arbetter Matt Mulcahy	^[148]
2	Nov. 2, 2012	WSYR-TV	Dan Cummings	^[149]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Ann Marie Buerkle (R)	Dan Maffei (D)	Ursula Rozum (G)	Undecided
Siena College^[150]	October 31–November 2, 2012	670	± 3.8%	44%	44%	8%	4%
Lake Research Partners (D-Friends of Democracy)^[151]	October 15–17, 2012	425	± 4.6%	44%	align=center	46%	6%	4%
Grove Insight (D-DCCC)^[152]	September 23–24, 2012	400	± 4.9%	38%	align=center	46%	7%	9%
Siena College^[153]	September 5–10, 2012	625	± 3.9%	43%	43%	7%	7%
Grove Insight (D-DCCC)^[154]	August 26–28, 2012	400	± 4.9%	42%	align=center	48%	4%	6%
Normington, Petts & Associates (D-House Majority PAC/SEIU)^[155]	July 16–18, 2012	400	± 4.9%	40%	align=center	44%	5%	11%
Public Policy Polling (D-League of Conservation Voters)^[156]	July 10–11, 2012	642	± 3.9%	42%	align=center	45%	—	13%
McLaughlin (R-Buerkle)^[157]	April 16–17, 2012	400	± 4.9%	align=center	42%	38%	—	20%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report		November 5, 2012
align=left	Rothenberg		November 2, 2012
align=left	Roll Call		November 4, 2012
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 5, 2012
align=left	NY Times		November 4, 2012
RCP		November 4, 2012
align=left	The Hill		November 4, 2012

Results

District 25

Election Name:	2012 New York's 25th congressional district election
Country:	New York
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 28
Previous Year:	2010
Next Election:	2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 25
Next Year:	2014
Image1:	File:Louise Slaughter official portrait, 109th congress (cropped).jpg
Candidate1:	Louise Slaughter
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Alliance1:	Working Families
Popular Vote1:	179,810
Percentage1:	57.4%
Candidate2:	Maggie Brooks
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Alliance2:	Conservative Independence
Popular Vote2:	133,389
Percentage2:	42.6%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Louise Slaughter (28th)
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	Louise Slaughter
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

See also: New York's 25th congressional district and New York's 28th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Louise Slaughter, who was redistricted from the 28th district and had represented the Rochester metropolitan area since 1987, ran for re-election.^[158]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Louise Slaughter, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Maggie Brooks, Monroe County Executive^[159]

Withdrawn

• Andrew Decker

Declined

• Mark Assini, Gates Supervisor^[160]
• Fred Smerlas, former Buffalo Bills defensive tackle^[161]

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Louise Slaughter (D)	Maggie Brooks (R)	Undecided
Siena College^[162]	October 29–30, 2012	624	± 3.5%	align=center	52%	42%	6%
GBA Strategies (D-DCCC)^[163]	October 17–18, 2012	400	± 4.9%	align=center	53%	43%	4%
Siena College^[164]	October 7–11, 2012	800	± 3.5%	align=center	49%	44%	6%
Siena College^[165]	September 24–26, 2012	634	± 3.9%	align=center	52%	42%	6%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report		November 5, 2012
align=left	Rothenberg		November 2, 2012
align=left	Roll Call		November 4, 2012
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 5, 2012
align=left	NY Times		November 4, 2012
RCP		November 4, 2012
align=left	The Hill		November 4, 2012

Results

District 26

Election Name:	2012 New York's 26th congressional district election
Country:	New York
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 27
Previous Year:	2010
Next Election:	2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 26
Next Year:	2014
Image1:	File:Brian Higgins, Official Portrait, 109th Congress (cropped).jpg
Candidate1:	Brian Higgins
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Alliance1:	Working Families
Popular Vote1:	212,588
Percentage1:	74.8%
Candidate2:	Michael Madigan
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Alliance2:	Conservative Independence
Popular Vote2:	71,666
Percentage2:	25.2%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Brian Higgins (27th)
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	Brian Higgins
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

See also: New York's 26th congressional district and New York's 27th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Brian Higgins, who was redistricted from the 27th district, sought re-election.

Democratic primary

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.^[166]

Candidates

Nominee

• Brian Higgins, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Michael Madigan, businessman^[167]

Declined

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

General election

Results

District 27

Election Name:	2012 New York's 27th congressional district election
Country:	New York
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2011 New York's 26th congressional district special election
Previous Year:	2011 (Special)
Next Election:	2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 27
Next Year:	2014
Image1:	File:Chris Collins, official portrait, 113th Congress (cropped).jpg
Candidate1:	Chris Collins
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Alliance1:	Conservative
Popular Vote1:	161,220
Percentage1:	50.8%
Candidate2:	Kathy Hochul
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Alliance2:	Working Families
Popular Vote2:	156,219
Percentage2:	49.2%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Kathy Hochul (26th)
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	Chris Collins
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

See also: New York's 26th congressional district and New York's 27th congressional district. 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.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Kathy Hochul, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Chris Collins, former Erie County Executive^[168]

Eliminated in primary

• David Bellavia, author, Iraq war soldier and candidate for this seat in 2011^{[169] [170]}

Declined

• Patrick Gallivan, state senator and former Erie County sheriff^[171]
• Brian Kolb, state assembly Minority Leader^[172]
• Dennis Vacco, former New York Attorney General^[173]
• Barry Weinstein, town supervisor of Amherst^[174]

Primary results

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Kathy Hochul (D)	Chris Collins (R)	Undecided
Siena College^[176]	October 31–November 1, 2012	636	± 3.9%	47%	align=center	48%	5%
Siena College^[177]	October 1–4, 2012	633	± 3.9%	47%	47%	6%
Siena College^[178]	August 12–14, 2012	628	± 3.9%	45%	align=center	47%	8%
National Research (R-American Action Network)^[179]	August 8–9, 2012	400	± ?%	34%	align=center	47%	19%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report		November 5, 2012
align=left	Rothenberg		November 2, 2012
align=left	Roll Call		November 4, 2012
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 5, 2012
align=left	NY Times		November 4, 2012
RCP		November 4, 2012
align=left	The Hill		November 4, 2012

Results

See also

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

External links

• 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

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