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2012 United States Senate election in New York

The 2012 United States Senate election in New York took place on November 6, 2012, concurrently with the U.S. presidential election as well as other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives as well as various state and local elections.

Governor David Paterson appointed then-U.S. Representative Kirsten Gillibrand to serve as U.S. Senator from New York until the 2010 special election, succeeding former U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton, who resigned to serve as U.S. Secretary of State in the Obama administration. Gillibrand won the special election in 2010 with 62.95% of the vote over former U.S. Representative Joseph DioGuardi.

Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand won re-election to her first full term. She was opposed in the general election by Wendy Long (who ran on the Republican and Conservative Party tickets) and by three minor party candidates. Gillibrand was re-elected with 72% of the vote. She carried 60 out of 62 counties statewide, losing only Wyoming and Alleghany counties.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Gillibrand was endorsed by the Independence Party of New York and the Working Families Party and appeared on the ballot lines of both of those parties in the general election.[3][4]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

The 2012 New York State Republican Convention took place on March 16, 2012.[8] Candidates Wendy Long, George Maragos, and Congressman Bob Turner each reached the threshold of 25% of the weighted vote necessary to qualify for the June 26 primary ballot; however, none of the candidates achieved a majority.[9] Long prevailed by a sizeable margin in the June 26 Republican primary, receiving 50.9% of the vote; Turner received 35.6% and Maragos 13.5%.[10]

Long was designated as the nominee for the Conservative Party of New York State, and appeared on its ballot line in the general election as well as the Republican Party line.[4][11]

Withdrew

Polling

Endorsements

Wendy Long
Bob Turner

Source: Update for US Senate Election NY 2012: http://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/elections/2012/General/USSenator_07292013.pdf

Results

Results by county:
Long
  •   Long—80–90%
  •   Long—70–80%
  •   Long—60–70%
  •   Long—50–60%
  •   Long—40–50%
Turner
  •   Turner—40–50%
  •   Turner—50–60%
  •   Turner—60–70%
  •   Turner—70–80%
Maragos
  •   Maragos—40–50%

General election

Candidates

Debates

Fundraising

Top contributors

[24]

Top industries

[25]

Predictions

Polling

Hypothetical polling

with George Maragos

with Bob Turner

with Marc Cenedella

with Harry Wilson

Results

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

By congressional district

Gillibrand won all 27 congressional districts, including six held by Republicans.[45] She won all but two with over 60% of the vote, with the 27th being her weakest with only 55% of the vote.

See also

References

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  7. ^ Campbell, Colin (March 13, 2012). "Bob Turner Announces U.S. Senate Campaign Against Kirsten Gillibrand". Politicker. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
  8. ^ Seiler, Casey (February 19, 2012). Save the date: GOP plans March 16 convention. Capitol Confidential (Albany Times-Union). Retrieved February 19, 2012.
  9. ^ Benjamin, Liz (March 16, 2012). Three-Way GOP Primary For US Senate. Capital Tonight. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
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  12. ^ Vielkind, Jimmy (February 29, 2012). "Joe Carvin of Rye also challenging Gillibrand". Albany Times Union. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
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  44. ^ "2012 U.S. Senate election results" (PDF). Elections.NY.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 7, 2019. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  45. ^ "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 11, 2020.

External links

Official campaign websites