2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New York

The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New York were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 to elect the twenty-seven U.S. Representatives from the state, one from each of the state's twenty seven 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]

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New York

November 6, 2012
All 27 New York seats to the United States House of Representatives
Party Democratic Republican Last election 21 8 Seats won 21 6 Seat change 2 Popular vote 4,127,348 2,252,253 Percentage 58.00% 31.65%

Party primary elections occurred 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]

The district maps reflected a concerted effort to maintain whole counties and municipalities wherever possible (especially upstate) while grouping similar areas into common districts. This was in stark contrast to the heavily gerrymandered districts of the 2002 cycle. The most unusual portion of the district plan was the (perhaps unnecessary) renumbering: several adjacent districts (2 and 3, 8 and 10, 26 and 27) had their numerical designations swapped from their previous designations.

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

Incumbent Democrat Tim Bishop, who was first elected in 2002, 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.[16] Bishop also had the endorsement of the Working Families Party.

Randy Altschuler defeated George Demos in the Republican primary. Altschuler also had the endorsement of the Conservative Party and Independence Party.

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

Primary results

Republican primary results [17]

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

Results

New York's 1st congressional district, 2012[18]

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

District 2

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."[19] King had the endorsement of the Conservative Party and Independence Party.

The Democrats nominated Vivianne Falcone to challenge King.[20] Falcone also had the endorsement of the Working Families Party.

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

Results

New York's 2nd congressional district, 2012 [18]

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

District 3

Democratic incumbent Steve Israel ran for re-election. Israel, along with the endorsement of the Democratic Party, has the endorsement of the Working Families Party and the Independence Party. The Republican Party and the Conservative Party endorsed Stephen LaBate.[21]

Results

New York's 3rd congressional district, 2012[18]

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

District 4

Democratic incumbent Carolyn McCarthy, who had represented the 4th district since 1997, ran for another term. 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. The Independence Party and Working Families Party endorsed McCarthy.

Primary results

Republican primary results [17]

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

Conservative Primary results [17]

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

Results

New York's 4th congressional district, 2012[18]

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

District 5

Incumbent Democrat Gregory Meeks defeated former New York City Councilman Alan Jennings, rapper Michael Scala, and Joseph Marthone in the Democratic primary. The Republican Party endorsed Alan Jennings.

Primary results

Democratic primary results [17]

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

Results

New York's 5th congressional district, 2012[18]

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

District 6

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, who represented most of the territory in the newly-drawn 6th, retired,[22] while Turner dropped out of the race in March 2012 to run against incumbent Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand in the United States Senate election in New York, 2012.

On June 26, 2012, New York State Assemblywoman Grace Meng defeated fellow assemblyman Rory Lancman and New York City Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley in a Democratic primary election. Councilman Dan Halloran is running as the Republican nominee. Working Families Party endorsed Lancman. Green Party endorsed Evergreen Chou.[23]

Primary results

Democratic primary results [17]

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

Results

New York's 6th congressional district, 2012[18]

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

District 7

Incumbent Nydia Velazquez, who was redistricted from the 12th district, defeated City Councilman Erik Dilan, Dan O'Connor, and George Martinez in a Democratic Party primary election.[24]

Primary results

Democratic primary results [17]

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

Results

New York's 7th congressional district, 2012[18]

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

District 8

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.[25]

New York State Assembly member Hakeem Jeffries defeated New York City Council member Charles Barron in the Democratic primary on June 26, 2012.[26] 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, thereby lessening the chance he would run.[27]

Colin Beavan, the subject of the book and film No Impact Man, was the Green Party candidate.[28]

Primary results

Democratic primary results [17]

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

Results

New York's 8th congressional district, 2012 [18]

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

District 9

Democrat Yvette Clarke, who was redistricted from the 11th district and has represented that district since 2007, sought re-election in her new district. Sylvia Kinard, an attorney and the ex-wife of Bill Thompson (a current/former Democratic nominee for Mayor of New York City), challenged Clarke.[29]

Primary results

Democratic primary results [17]

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

Results

New York's 9th congressional district, 2012[18]

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

District 10

Long-time incumbent Democrat Jerrold Nadler, who sought re-election, faced a challenge from Republican Michael Chan, an economics professor at New York University.

Results

New York's 10th congressional district, 2012[18]

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

District 11

Incumbent Republican Michael Grimm, who was redistricted from the 13th district and was first elected in 2010, sought re-election.[30]

Mark Murphy, a former aide to New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio was the Democratic nominee. Restaurateur Alex Borgognone initially sought the Democratic nomination to challenge Grimm,[31] but abandoned those plans in December 2011.[32] Henry "Hank" Bardel was the Green Party candidate.

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

Results

New York's 11th congressional district, 2012[18]

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

District 12

Reshma Saujani, who unsuccessfully challenged incumbent Carolyn Maloney, who was redistricted from the 14th district, in the 2010 Democratic primary, decided to retire rather than run again.[33]

Results

New York's 12th congressional district, 2012[18]

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

District 13

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.[34] Vincent Morgan, a former member of Rangel's staff who unsuccessfully challenged Rangel in the 2010, will run again.[35] State senator Adriano Espaillat;[36] Joyce Johnson;[35] former state assemblyman Adam Clayton Powell IV, who has unsuccessfully challenged Rangel twice in the past;[35] assemblyman Robert J. Rodriguez;[36] Clyde Williams, a former adviser to Bill Clinton and a former political director of the Democratic National Committee;[37] and assemblyman Keith Wright[35][36] may also seek the Democratic nomination.

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.[38] 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.[38][39] 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.[39] On July 9, 2012, Espaillat conceded the election to Rangel.[39]

Primary results

Democratic primary results [17]

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

Results

New York's 13th congressional district, 2012[18]

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

District 14

Current New York State Senator Rubén Díaz Sr., a Democrat, has expressed interest in running for a Congressional seat, depending on the outcome of redistricting. Díaz, prior to redistricting, resides in the 7th district, represented by incumbent Democrat Joe Crowley, who has been redistricted to the 14th district.[40]

The new district runs from Newtown Creek in Sunnyside and over LaGuardia Airport and over the three Long Island Sound bridges to the Pelham, Westchester, border.

Results

New York's 14th congressional district, 2012[18]

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

District 15

José E. Serrano, incumbent Representative for the 16th district, ran for and won an 11th term.

Results

New York's 15th congressional district, 2012[18]

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

District 16

Eliot Engel, incumbent Representative for the 17th district, ran for and won a 12th term.

Primary results

Democratic primary results [17]

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

Results

New York's 16th congressional district, 2012[18]

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

District 17

Incumbent Democrat Nita Lowey, who was redistricted from the 18th district, ran for re-election.[41]

Joe Carvin, the town supervisor of Rye, was the Republican nominee, after having withdrawn from his abortive effort to run in the U.S. senate election.[42]

Frank Morganthaler, former Lieutenant of NYFD and private investigator, challenged Nita Lowey and running on an independent line, We the People.

Army reservist Mark Rosen, who sought the seat in 2010 but was forced to drop out of the race after being deployed to Afghanistan, was expected to seek the Republican nomination.[43] Rosen retired from the Army, eliminating the threat of redeployment during election cycle, but was redistricted out of the district and unable to run against Lowey a second time.

Primary results

Republican primary results [17]

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

Results

New York's 17th congressional district, 2012[18]

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

District 18

Republican Nan Hayworth, who was redistricted from the 19th district and has represented that district since January 2011, ran for re-election.[41] State senator Greg Ball, who had considered challenging Hayworth in the Republican primary, instead sought re-election.[44] Democrat John Hall, who represented the 19th district from 2007 until 2011, announced in July 2011 that he would not run again.[45]

Sean Patrick Maloney, a lawyer and former Clinton staffer, won the Democratic primary with 48% of the vote on June 26, 2012. Other candidates included: Matthew Alexander, the mayor of Wappingers Falls;[46] Richard Becker, a cardiologist;[46] Duane Jackson, a street vendor;[47] and Tom Wilson, the mayor of Tuxedo Park.[48]

On election day, Maloney won by a narrow margin.[7] Maloney became New York's first openly gay Member of Congress.[49]

Primary results

Democratic primary results [17]

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

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Nan Hayworth (R)	Sean Maloney (D)	Other	Undecided
Siena College	October 16–17, 2012	615	± 4%	49%	42%	–	9%
Siena College	September 12–16, 2012	628	± 3.9%	46%	33%	10%	11%

Results

New York's 18th congressional district, 2012

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

District 19

Republican Chris Gibson, who was redistricted from the 20th district, has represented that district since 2011. With redistricting settled, the new 19th district went from being a Republican-leaning district to being a swing district.[50] 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. Ulster County Executive Mike Hein declined to seek the Democratic nomination.[51][52] Former federal prosecutor and Ulster County Democratic Party chairman, Julian Schreibman, sought the Democratic nomination. Joel Tyner, a member of the Dutchess County legislature, also sought the Democratic nomination to challenge Gibson.[53][54] Schreibman prevailed in the Democratic primary.[55]

Primary results

Democratic primary results [17]

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

Results

New York's 19th congressional district, 2012[18]

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

District 20

Incumbent Democrat Paul Tonko will seek re-election in this mostly unchanged district that was formerly numbered 21. Bob Dieterich will run as the Republican nominee.[21]

The district's territory is heavily Democratic and Tonko won re-election without significant competition.

Results

New York's 20th congressional district, 2012[18]

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

District 21

Republican businessman Matt Doheny, who unsuccessfully challenged Democratic incumbent Bill Owens (who was redistricted from the 23rd district) in 2010, chose to run again.[56][57] Doheny secured the Independence Party line[58] and the Conservative Party lines, the latter of which he did not have in 2010.[59] Kelly Eustis, the 23-year-old executive director of One Nation PAC, eventually deciding against running.[60] Jeff Stabins, an eccentric politician who until recently lived in Hernando County, Florida, expressed interest in the GOP nomination, having relocated to Sacketts Harbor, New York to seek the seat.[61] Corrections officer Tim Stampfler announced his self-described long-shot candidacy in December 2011.[62] Kellie Greene, an Oswego County native and theologian who most recently lived in Arizona, announced her intention to return to New York to primary Doheny in January 2012.[63] Colton resident and anti-cancer activist Donald Hassig sought and received the Green Party nomination;[64] Hassig appeared on the Green line despite the party's disavowal of him over his stance on immigration.[65] Doheny defeated Greene in the Republican primary, and appeared on the Republican, Conservative, and Independence Party lines in the fall election.[66] Hassig dropped out of the race November 3, endorsing Owens, but remained on the ballot.[67]

Primary results

Republican primary results [17]

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

Results

New York's 21st congressional district, 2012[18]

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

District 22

Republican Richard Hanna, who was redistricted from the 24th district, had represented that district since 2011. Dan Lamb, district representative for outgoing 22nd District Representative Maurice Hinchey, also sought the seat, with Hinchey's endorsement.[68][69] Hanna defeated Michael Kicinski, who was backed by Carl Paladino, Doug Hoffman and other Tea Party activists, in the Republican primary.[70][71]

Primary results

Republican primary results [17]

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

Results

New York's 22nd congressional district, 2012[18]

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

District 23

Incumbent Republican Tom Reed, who was redistricted from the 29th district, was elected to his seat in November 2010. Reed was initially noncommittal regarding re-election, stating in July 2011 that "Re-election is the farthest thing from my mind;"[72] he officially announced for re-election on April 30, 2012.[73] Under the proposed redistricting plan set forth by the special master, Tompkins County (currently in district 22) would be redistricted into Reed's district, which would pit candidates for that area up against Reed. Matthew Zeller, an Afghanistan war veteran and former CIA officer who unsuccessfully challenged Reed in 2010, has endorsed Tompkins County legislator Nate Shinagawa for the 23rd district seat.[74] Nate Shinagawa won the Democratic Primary election over Leslie Danks Burke (also an Ithaca resident) and Melissa Dobson on June 26, 2012.[75]

Primary results

Democratic primary results [17]

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

Results

New York's 23rd congressional district, 2012[18]

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

District 24

Republican Ann Marie Buerkle, who has represented the 25th district since 2011, sought re-election in the 24th district.[76] Dan Maffei, who represented the 25th district from 2009 until 2011,[77] and Brianne Murphy, an attorney,[78] sought the Democratic nomination to challenge Buerkle. Tom Buckel, a member of the Onondaga County legislature, had considered seeking the Democratic nomination;[78] however Buckel decided instead to run for the New York Supreme Court.[79] 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.[80] Buerkle and Maffei won their respective party nominations and were joined on the general election ballot by Ursula Rozum, a 28-year-old public-transportation advocate serving as the Green Party nominee.[81]

Results

New York's 24th congressional district, 2012[18]

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

District 25

Incumbent Democrat Louise Slaughter, who was redistricted from the 28th district and has represented the Rochester metropolitan area since 1987, ran for re-election.[82] Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks sought the Republican nomination.[83] Andrew Decker, the sixth great-nephew of Betsy Ross, sought the Republican nomination.[84] Gates Supervisor Mark Assini[85] and former Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Fred Smerlas, who previously passed on a 2010 run, also mentioned possible runs.[86]

Results

New York's 25th congressional district, 2012[18]

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

District 26

Incumbent Democrat Brian Higgins, who was redistricted from the 27th district, sought re-election. Although his district was expected to become more friendly to Democrats in redistricting, the defeat of Higgins' protege, Chris Fahey, to Republican-backed Democrat Michael P. Kearns in a New York State Assembly race led to the perception that Higgins may have been more vulnerable than previously believed.[87] Previous names linked to runs on the Republican line included 2010 gubernatorial nominee Carl Paladino and former Bills running back Thurman Thomas, both of whom declined to seek the seat. Michael H. Madigan, a Grand Island businessman, served as the Republican nominee for the seat.[88]

Results

New York's 26th congressional district, 2012[18]

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

District 27

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. Former Erie County Executive Chris Collins[89] and David Bellavia, whose petition to run in the 2011 election was rejected, faced each other in the Republican primary; Collins prevailed.[90][91]

Barry Weinstein, the town supervisor of Amherst;[92] former New York Attorney General Dennis Vacco;[93] Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb (who has historically rejected calls to seek higher office),[94] and state senator and former Erie County sheriff Patrick Gallivan[95] were all linked to potential runs for the seat, although all of them either declined or never followed through.

Primary results

Republican primary results [17]

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

Results

New York's 27th congressional district, 2012[18]

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

See also

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

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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.org
• Outside spending at the Sunlight Foundation