2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New York
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The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New York were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the 27 U.S. representatives from the state, one from each of the state's 27 congressional districts, a loss of two seats following the 2010 United States census. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election, and a U.S. Senate election. The two existing districts that were eliminated were District 9, held by Republican Rep. Bob Turner,[1][2] and District 22, held by retiring Democratic Rep. Maurice Hinchey.[3][4]
Party primary elections occurred on June 26, 2012,[5] with the general election coinciding with the national elections on November 6, 2012.
On election day, the Democratic Party regained two seats previously held by Republicans, while the Republican Party regained one seat previously held by a Democrat.[6] In the 113th Congress, which first met on January 3, 2013, the New York delegation initially consisted of 21 Democrats and six Republicans.[7][8]
Redistricting
[edit]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
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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
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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
[edit]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
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Tim Bishop, incumbent U.S. Representative
Bishop also had the endorsement of the Working Families Party.
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Randy Altschuler, businessman and nominee for this seat in 2010[17]
Withdrawn
[edit]- George Demos, former Securities and Exchange Commission prosecutor and candidate for this seat in 2010[18]
- Jason Sterling
Primary results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Randy Altschuler | 7,394 | 86.4 | |
Republican | George Demos | 1,166 | 13.6 | |
Total votes | 8,560 | 100.0 |
Altschuler also had the endorsement of the Conservative Party and Independence Party.
Libertarian primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Disqualified
[edit]- Rick Witt
General election
[edit]Endorsements
[edit]Organizations
Polling
[edit]Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Tim Bishop (D) | Randy Altschuler (R) | Undecided |
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McLaughlin (R-Altschuler)[30] | October 14–15, 2012 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 43% | 48% | 9% |
McLaughlin (R-Prosperity First)[31] | October 10–11, 2012 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 46% | 49% | 5% |
Siena College[32] | September 5–10, 2012 | 624 | ± 3.9% | 52% | 39% | 9% |
Global Strategy (D-Bishop)[33] | August 26–28, 2012 | 402 | ± 4.9% | 53% | 39% | 8% |
Pulse Opinion Research (R-Altschuler)[34] | July 29, 2012 | 1,000 | ± 3.0% | 43% | 47% | 10% |
Garin-Hart-Yang (D-House Majority PAC/SEIU)[35] | July 17–18, 2012 | 407 | ± 4.9% | 56% | 32% | 12% |
Global Strategy (D-Bishop)[36] | March 20–25, 2012 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 53% | 36% | 11% |
Predictions
[edit]Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[37] | Lean D | November 5, 2012 |
Rothenberg[38] | Tilts D | November 2, 2012 |
Roll Call[39] | Lean D | November 4, 2012 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[40] | Lean D | November 5, 2012 |
NY Times[41] | Tossup | November 4, 2012 |
RCP[42] | Tossup | November 4, 2012 |
The Hill[43] | Tossup | November 4, 2012 |
Results
[edit]On election day, Bishop prevailed by a 52.2%-47.8% margin.[7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
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Republican incumbent Peter King, who was redistricted from the 3rd district, said in May 2011 that the Nassau County Republican Party had encouraged him to run for president. King also said, however, that he was focused "entirely on getting re-elected to Congress."[45]
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Peter King, incumbent U.S. Representative
Disqualified
[edit]- Paul Mourino
King had the endorsement of the Conservative Party and Independence Party.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Vivianne Falcone, teacher
Declined
[edit]- Kathleen Rice, Nassau County district attorney and candidate for Attorney General in 2010[46]
Falcone also had the endorsement of the Working Families Party.
General election
[edit]Endorsements
[edit]Labor unions
Organizations
- Campaign for Working Families[47]
- National Right to Life Committee[48]
- United States Chamber of Commerce[29]
Results
[edit]King won re-election by a margin of more than 15%.[7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
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Democratic incumbent Steve Israel ran for re-election.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Steve Israel, incumbent U.S. Representative
Israel also had the endorsement of the Working Families Party and the Independence Party.
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Stephen LaBate, U.S. Army reservist and financial planning advisor
Disqualified
[edit]- Robert Previdi, teacher
Conservative Party also endorsed LaBate.[49]
Libertarian primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Michael McDermott
General election
[edit]Endorsements
[edit]Organizations
- Iraq Veterans for Congress[50]
- National Republican Congressional Committee "On the Radar" Program[27]
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
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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
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Carolyn McCarthy, incumbent U.S. Representative
The Independence Party and Working Families Party endorsed McCarthy.
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Fran Becker, Nassau County Legislator and nominee for this seat in 2010
Eliminated in primary
[edit]- Frank Scaturro, lawyer, historian and candidate for this seat in 2010
Primary results
[edit]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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Fran Becker | 6,357 | 55.1 | |
Republican | Frank Scaturro | 5,175 | 44.9 | |
Total votes | 11,532 | 100.0 |
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Conservative | Frank Scaturro | 253 | 56.6 | |
Conservative | Fran Becker | 194 | 43.4 | |
Total votes | 447 | 100.0 |
General election
[edit]Endorsements
[edit]Organizations
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
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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
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Gregory Meeks, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary
[edit]- Alan Jennings, former New York City Council member
- Joseph Marthone, small-business owner
- Michael Scala, rapper
Primary results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 |
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Alan Jennings, former New York City Council member
Libertarian primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Catherine Wark
General election
[edit]Endorsements
[edit]Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
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The 6th district was an open seat, consisting mostly of territory from the former 5th and 9th districts. Neither of the two incumbents in those districts, Democrat Gary Ackerman from the 5th and Republican Bob Turner from the 9th, sought re-election. Ackerman retired,[52] while Turner, who represented 51% the voters of the new seat, dropped out of the race in March 2012 to run against incumbent Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand in the Senate election.[53]
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Dan Halloran, New York City Council member
Withdrawn
[edit]- Bob Turner, incumbent U.S. Representative
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Grace Meng, state assembly member
Eliminated in primary
[edit]- Elizabeth Crowley, New York City Council member
- Rory Lancman, state assembly member[54][55]
- Robert Mittman, doctor
Declined
[edit]- Gary Ackerman, incumbent U.S. Representative[52]
- David Weprin, state assembly member and nominee for this seat in 2011[56]
Endorsements
[edit]Newspapers
Primary results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Grace Meng | 14,825 | 53.0 | |
Democratic | Rory Lancman | 7,089 | 25.3 | |
Democratic | Elizabeth Crowley | 4,606 | 16.5 | |
Democratic | Robert Mittman | 1,462 | 5.2 | |
Total votes | 27,982 | 100.0 |
The Working Families Party endorsed Lancman.
Green primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Evergreen Chou[58]
General election
[edit]Endorsements
[edit]Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Grace Meng | 107,507 | 65.5 | |
Working Families | Grace Meng | 3,994 | 2.4 | |
Total | Grace Meng | 111,501 | 67.9 | |
Republican | Dan Halloran | 45,993 | 28.0 | |
Conservative | Dan Halloran | 4,853 | 3.0 | |
Total | Dan Halloran | 50,846 | 31.0 | |
Green | Evergreen Chou | 1,913 | 1.2 | |
Total votes | 164,260 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
District 7
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Incumbent Nydia Velazquez, who was redistricted from the 12th district, ran for re-election.
Democratic primary
[edit]New York City Councilman Erik Martin Dilan, the son of current New York State Senator Martin Malave Dilan, challenged Velazquez in the primary with the backing of Brooklyn Democratic Party chair Vito Lopez; the Dilan family and Velazquez supporters had been engaged in a political feud for several years.[60][61]
Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Nydia Velazquez, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary
[edit]- Erik Martin Dilan, New York City Council member[62]
- George Martinez, member of the Occupy Wall Street movement
- Dan O'Connor, economist[63]
Endorsements
[edit]Newspapers
Primary results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 |
Conservative primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- James Murray
General election
[edit]Endorsements
[edit]Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
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Incumbent Democrat Edolphus Towns, who was redistricted from the 10th district and was first elected in 1982, announced in April 2012 that he would abandon his plans for re-election.[64]
Democratic primary
[edit]Towns's son Darryl, a former member of the New York State Assembly, was formerly considered the "next in line" for the seat; however, in 2011 he accepted a position in the administration of Governor Andrew Cuomo.[65]
Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]Eliminated in primary
[edit]- Charles Barron, New York City Council member and candidate for the 10th district in 2006[67][70]
Declined
[edit]- Letitia James, New York City Council member[68]
- Kevin Powell, activist, former star of The Real World: New York and candidate for the 10th district in 2008 & 2010[71][72]
- Darryl Towns, former state assembly member and son of Edolphus Towns
- Edolphus Towns, incumbent U.S. Representative
Endorsements
[edit]Newspapers
Primary results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Hakeem Jeffries | 28,271 | 71.8 | |
Democratic | Charles Barron | 11,130 | 28.2 | |
Total votes | 39,401 | 100.0 |
Green primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Colin Beavan, subject of the book and film No Impact Man[73]
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Alan Bellone
General election
[edit]Endorsements
[edit]Labor unions
Organizations
- Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Majority Makers" Program[74]
- Sierra Club[26]
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
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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
[edit]Sylvia Kinard, an attorney and the ex-wife of Bill Thompson (a current/former Democratic nominee for Mayor of New York City), challenged Clarke.[75]
Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Yvette Clarke, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary
[edit]- Sylvia Kinard, attorney
Primary results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Yvette Clarke | 15,069 | 88.3 | |
Democratic | Sylvia Kinard | 1,993 | 11.7 | |
Total votes | 17,062 | 100.0 |
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Daniel Cavanaugh
General election
[edit]Endorsements
[edit]Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
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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
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Jerrold Nadler, incumbent U.S. Representative
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Michael Chan, economics professor at New York University
General election
[edit]Endorsements
[edit]Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
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