United States Senate elections in New York, 2012
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Voters in New York elected one member to the U.S. Senate in the November 6, 2012 elections.
Incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand (D) won re-election on November 6, 2012.[1]
| Candidate Filing Deadline | Primary Election | General Election |
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Primary: New York had a closed primary system, meaning only registered members of a particular party could vote in that party's primary.
Voter registration: Voters had to register to vote in the primary by June 1, 2012. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 12, 2012, or October 26, 2012 in person.[2]
- See also: New York elections, 2012
Incumbent: The election filled the Class 1 Senate seat, which was held by Kirsten Gillibrand (D). First appointed to the U.S. Senate in 2009, Gillibrand ran for re-election in 2012.
On January 27, 2012, Judge Gary Sharpe moved the primary date from September 11, 2012 to June 26, 2012 in order to allow for sufficient time to send absentee ballots to military voters.[3]
Candidates
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General election candidates
Kirsten Gillibrand
Wendy Long
Chris Edes
Colia Clark
John Mangelli (Common Sense Party)
June 26, 2012 primary results
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Election results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic |  Kirsten Gillibrand Incumbent |
72.2% | 4,822,330 | |
| Republican | Wendy Long | 26.3% | 1,758,702 | |
| Green | Colia Clark | 0.6% | 42,591 | |
| Libertarian | Chris Edes | 0.5% | 32,002 | |
| CSP | John Mangelli | 0.3% | 22,041 | |
| N/A | Write-in votes | 0% | 2,012 | |
| Total Votes | 6,679,678 | |||
| Source: New York State Board of Elections, "NYS Board of Elections U.S. Senator Election Returns November 6, 2012," accessed August 30, 2021 | ||||
Race background
Democratic incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate in 2012. She ran unopposed for her party's nomination in the June 26th, 2012 primary. Attorney Wendy Long defeated U.S. Representative Bob Turner and county comptroller George Maragos for the Republican nomination.
Republican Primary
Polls conducted prior to the June primary had Turner and Long out ahead of Maragos, with Gillibrand leading in the general election polls.[8] in the strongly Democratic state.[9]
Long and Maragos took a more conservative stance compared to Turner. For example, Turner did not take a "no tax increases" pledge along with the other two. Turner said he's more ready to compromise in order to get things accomplished in Washington.[10] Maragos also criticized his opponents for not seeking to repeal New York's legalization of same-sex marriage.[10]
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani endorsed Turner.[10][11]Turner lost in the Republican primary to attorney Wendy Long. County comptroller George Maragos also ran. Long received 51% of the vote[12] and faced Democratic incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand in the November general election.
Competitiveness
The New York Times' analysis of the 2012 New York Senate race rated it as solid Democratic.[13]
Race rating
Cook Political Report
Each month the Cook Political Report released race ratings for President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House (competitive only) and Governors. There were seven possible designations:[14]
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Solid Democratic
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Tossup |
Lean Republican
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| Cook Political Report Race Rating -- New York Senate | |
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| Month | Rating |
| October 4, 2012[15] | |
| September 13, 2012[16] | |
| August 21, 2012[17] | |
| July 12, 2012[18] | |
| May 31, 2012[19] | |
| May 10, 2012[20] | |
| March 22, 2012[21] | |
| March 1, 2012[22] | |
| January 26, 2012[23] | |
| December 22, 2011[24] | |
| December 1, 2011[25] | |
Election history
2010
On November 2, 2010, Schumer was re-elected to the United States Senate for a third term. He defeated Jay Townsend (R/Conservative), Colia Clark (Green) and Randy A. Credico (Anti-Prohibition, Libertarian).[26]
| U.S. Senate, New York General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Chuck Schumer Incumbent |
66.3% | 3,047,111 | |
| Republican | Jay Townsend | 32.2% | 1,479,724 | |
| Green | Colia Clark | 0.9% | 42,340 | |
| Anti-Prohibition, Libertarian | Randy A. Credico | 0.5% | 24,863 | |
| N/A | Write-in votes | 0% | 1,337 | |
| Total Votes | 4,595,375 | |||
2010 special election
On November 2, 2010, Kirsten Gillibrand won re-election to the United States Senate. She defeated Joseph J. DioGuardi (R), Cecile A. Lawrence (Green), John Clifton (Libertarian), Joseph Huff (Rent Is 2 Damn High), Vivia Morgan (Anti-Prohibition) and Bruce Blakeman (Tax Revolt) in the general election.[27]
| U.S. Senate, New York Special Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Kirsten Gillibrand incumbent |
62.9% | 2,836,361 | |
| Republican | Joseph J. DioGuardi | 35.1% | 1,581,834 | |
| Green | Cecile A. Lawrence | 0.8% | 35,497 | |
| Libertarian | John Clifton | 0.4% | 18,407 | |
| Rent Is 2 Damn High | Joseph Huff | 0.4% | 17,021 | |
| Anti-Prohibition | Vivia Morgan | 0.3% | 11,773 | |
| Tax Revolt | Bruce Blakeman | 0.1% | 4,522 | |
| N/A | Write-in votes | 0% | 1,211 | |
| Total Votes | 4,506,626 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 2012
- United States Senate elections, 2012
Footnotes
- ↑ York ABC News, "2012 General Election Results," accessed November 6, 2012 (dead link)
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Voting Deadline Page," accessed June 30, 2012
- ↑ New York Times, "Judge Moves Congressional Primary Date to June," January 27, 2012
- ↑ Buffalo News, "Day after win, NY Sen. Gillibrand is running again," accessed January 6, 2012 (dead link)
- ↑ Politico, "Dem rival Scott Noren tries to 'Occupy' Kirsten Gillibrand," accessed January 6, 2012
- ↑ PolitickerNY "George Maragos, Nassau County Comptroller, First Out of Gate Against Gillibrand," accessed January 6, 2012
- ↑ NYTimes blog, "His District Likely to Be Cut, Congressman Eyes Gillibrand’s Senate Seat," March 13, 2012
- ↑ Watertown Daily Times, "In north country stop, Maragos touts conservatism, visits to region," June 24, 2012
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," May 31, 2012
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 New York Times, "G.O.P. Senate Hopefuls Compete in a TV Debate," June 17, 2012
- ↑ WNYC "Long, Turner and Maragos: The Race to Replace Gillibrand," June 15, 2012
- ↑ AP/CSPAN "New York-Summary Vote Report," June 27, 2012
- ↑ The New York Times, "2012 Ratings Senate," accessed September 17, 2012
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "Our Accuracy," accessed December 12, 2011 (dead link)
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," October 4, 2012
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," September 13, 2012
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," August 21, 2012
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," July 12, 2012
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," May 31, 2012
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," May 10, 2012
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," March 22, 2012
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," March 1, 2012
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," January 26, 2012
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," December 27, 2011
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," December 1, 2011
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
