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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, and District 22, held by retiring Democratic Rep. Maurice Hinchey.

Party primary elections occurred on June 26, 2012, 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. In the 113th Congress, which first met on January 3, 2013, the New York delegation initially consisted of 21 Democrats and six Republicans.

Redistricting

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

Overview

District 1

2012 New York's 1st congressional district election

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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.

Democratic primary

Bishop kicked off his re-election campaign in April 2011.

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.

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

Withdrawn

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

Primary results

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

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Disqualified

• Rick Witt

General election

Endorsements

Labor unions

• AFL–CIO
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers
• National Association of Letter Carriers
• National Education Association
• New York State United Teachers
• Public Employees Federation
• United Steelworkers

Organizations

• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Frontline" Program
• National Organization for Women
• Sierra Club

Organizations

• Gun Owners of America
• National Republican Congressional Committee "Young Guns" Program
• NRA Political Victory Fund
• United States Chamber of Commerce

Polling

Predictions

Results

On election day, Bishop prevailed by a 52.2%-47.8% margin.

District 2

2012 New York's 2nd congressional district election

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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."

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

Falcone also had the endorsement of the Working Families Party.

General election

Endorsements

Labor unions

• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers
• National Association of Letter Carriers

Organizations

• Campaign for Working Families
• National Right to Life Committee
• United States Chamber of Commerce

Results

King won re-election by a margin of more than 15%.

District 3

2012 New York's 3rd congressional district election

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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.

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.

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Michael McDermott

General election

Endorsements

Labor unions

• AFL–CIO
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers
• National Association of Letter Carriers
• New York State United Teachers

Organizations

• Sierra Club

Organizations

• Iraq Veterans for Congress
• National Republican Congressional Committee "On the Radar" Program

Results

District 4

2012 New York's 4th congressional district election

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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.

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

Endorsements

Labor unions

• AFL–CIO
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers
• National Association of Letter Carriers
• New York State United Teachers

Organizations

• National Organization for Women
• Sierra Club

Organizations

• Eagle Forum

Results

District 5

2012 New York's 5th congressional district election

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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.

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

Endorsements

Labor unions

• AFL–CIO
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers
• National Association of Letter Carriers
• New York State United Teachers

Organizations

• Sierra Club

Results

District 6

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, 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.

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
• Robert Mittman, doctor

Declined

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

Endorsements

Newspapers

• The New York Times

Primary results

The Working Families Party endorsed Lancman.

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Evergreen Chou

General election

Endorsements

Labor unions

• AFL–CIO
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers
• National Association of Letter Carriers
• New York State United Teachers

Organizations

• EMILY's List
• National Organization for Women
• Sierra Club

Results

District 7

2012 New York's 7th congressional district election

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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.

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.

Candidates

Nominee

• Nydia Velazquez, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

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

Endorsements

Newspapers

• The New York Times

Primary results

Conservative primary

Candidates

Nominee

• James Murray

General election

Endorsements

Labor unions

• AFL–CIO
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers
• National Association of Letter Carriers
• New York State United Teachers

Organizations

• National Organization for Women
• Sierra Club

Results

District 8

2012 New York's 8th congressional district election

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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.

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.

Candidates

Nominee

• Hakeem Jeffries, state assembly member

Eliminated in primary

• Charles Barron, New York City Council member and candidate for the 10th district in 2006

Declined

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

Endorsements

Newspapers

• The New York Times

Primary results

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Colin Beavan, subject of the book and film No Impact Man

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Alan Bellone

General election

Endorsements

Labor unions

• AFL–CIO
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers

Organizations

• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Majority Makers" Program
• Sierra Club

Results

District 9

2012 New York's 9th congressional district election

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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.

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.

Candidates

Nominee

• Yvette Clarke, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Sylvia Kinard, attorney

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Daniel Cavanaugh

General election

Endorsements

Labor unions

• AFL–CIO
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers
• National Association of Letter Carriers
• New York State United Teachers

Organizations

• National Organization for Women
• Sierra Club

Results

District 10

2012 New York's 10th congressional district election

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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

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jerrold Nadler, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Michael Chan, economics professor at New York University

General election

Endorsements

Labor unions

• AFL–CIO
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers
• National Association of Letter Carriers
• New York State United Teachers

Organizations

• National Organization for Women
• Sierra Club

Results

District 11

2012 New York's 11th congressional district election

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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.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Michael Grimm, incumbent U.S. Representative

Declined

• Vito Fossella, former U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mark Murphy, former aide to New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio

Withdrawn

• Alex Borgognone, restaurateur

Declined

• Mike Cusick, state assembly member
• Robert Diamond, investment banker
• John Gangemi, former New York City Council member
• Vincent J. Gentile, New York City Council member
• Michael McMahon, former U.S. Representative
• Debi Rose, New York City Council member
• Diane Savino, state senator
• Stephen Yodice, telecommunications executive

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Henry "Hank" Bardel

General election

Endorsements

Labor unions

• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers
• National Association of Letter Carriers

Organizations

• National Republican Congressional Committee "Patriot" Program
• National Right to Life Committee
• United States Chamber of Commerce

Organizations

• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program
• National Organization for Women
• Sierra Club

Newspapers

• The New York Times

Polling

Predictions

Results

Grimm won re-election by a margin of 52.8% to 46.2%.

District 12

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.

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

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Christopher Wight, investor

General election

Endorsements

Labor unions

• AFL–CIO
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers
• National Association of Letter Carriers
• New York State United Teachers

Organizations

• National Organization for Women
• Sierra Club

Results

District 13

2012 New York's 13th congressional district election

← 20102014 →

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.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

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

Eliminated in primary

• Adriano Espaillat, state senator
• 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

Withdrawn

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

Declined

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

Endorsements

Newspapers

• New York Daily News
• The New York Times

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. 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. 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. On July 9, 2012, Espaillat conceded the election to Rangel.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Craig Schley, community activist

General election

Endorsements

Labor unions

• AFL–CIO
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers
• National Association of Letter Carriers
• New York State United Teachers

Organizations

• Sierra Club

Results

District 14

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.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Joe Crowley, incumbent U.S. Representative

Declined

• Rubén Díaz Sr., state senator

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• William Gibbons

General election

Endorsements

Labor unions

• AFL–CIO
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers
• National Association of Letter Carriers
• New York State United Teachers

Organizations

• Sierra Club

Results

District 15

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.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

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

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Frank Della Valle

General election

Endorsements

Labor unions

• AFL–CIO
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers
• National Association of Letter Carriers
• New York State United Teachers

Organizations

• Sierra Club

Results

District 16

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.

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

General election

Endorsements

Labor unions

• AFL–CIO
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers
• National Association of Letter Carriers
• New York State United Teachers

Organizations

• Sierra Club

Results

District 17

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.

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

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. 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

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.

General election

Endorsements

Labor unions

• AFL–CIO
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers
• National Association of Letter Carriers
• New York State United Teachers

Organizations

• National Organization for Women
• Sierra Club

Organizations

• National Republican Congressional Committee "On the Radar" Program

Results

District 18

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.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Nan Hayworth, incumbent U.S. Representative

Declined

• Greg Ball, state senator

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

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

Eliminated in primary

• Matthew Alexander, Mayor of Wappingers Falls
• Richard Becker, cardiologist
• Duane Jackson, street vendor
• Tom Wilson, Mayor of Tuxedo Park

Withdrawn

• Anne Jacobs Moultrie, registered nurse and vice president of Local 1199

Declined

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

Endorsements

Labor unions

• Uniformed Fire Officers Association

Newspapers

• The New York Times

U.S. Executive Branch officials

• Bill Clinton, 42nd President of the United States

Labor unions

• AFL–CIO
• New York State United Teachers
• Service Employees International Union

Primary results

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

General election

Endorsements

Organizations

• GOProud
• Maggie's List
• National Republican Congressional Committee "Patriot" Program
• NRA Political Victory Fund
• United States Chamber of Commerce

U.S. Executive Branch officials

• Bill Clinton, 42nd President of the United States

Labor unions

• AFL–CIO
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers
• National Association of Letter Carriers
• New York State United Teachers
• Service Employees International Union

Organizations

• Democracy for America
• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program

Newspapers

• The New York Times

Polling

Predictions

Results

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

District 19

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. 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

Declined

• Mike Hein, Ulster County executive
• Maurice Hinchey, incumbent U.S. Representative

Endorsements

U.S. Representatives

• Maurice Hinchey, U.S. representative from New York's 22nd congressional district (1993–present)

Primary results

Schreibman prevailed in the Democratic primary.

General election

Endorsements

Labor unions

• New York State United Teachers

Organizations

• National Republican Congressional Committee "Patriot" Program
• National Right to Life Committee
• NRA Political Victory Fund
• United States Chamber of Commerce

U.S. Representatives

• Maurice Hinchey, U.S. representative from New York's 22nd congressional district (1993–present)

Labor unions

• AFL–CIO
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers

Organizations

• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program
• Sierra Club

Debate

Polling

Predictions

Results

District 20

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.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Paul Tonko, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bob Dieterich

General election

Endorsements

Labor unions

• AFL–CIO
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers
• National Association of Letter Carriers
• New York State United Teachers

Organizations

• Sierra Club

Results

District 21

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.

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

Eliminated in primary

• Kellie Greene, Oswego County native and theologian

Withdrawn

• Tim Stampfler, corrections officer

Declined

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

Primary results

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

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

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Donald Hassig, anti-cancer activist

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

General election

Endorsements

Labor unions

• AFL–CIO
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers
• National Association of Letter Carriers
• New York State United Teachers

Organizations

• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Frontline" Program
• NRA Political Victory Fund
• Sierra Club

Organizations

• National Republican Congressional Committee "Young Guns" Program
• United States Chamber of Commerce

Polling

Predictions

Results