2012 Senate elections · New York history
New York U.S. Senate election 2012
Kirsten E. Gillibrand DEM +40.8 · Class I seat · held 11/6/12
- Votes counted
- 7,116,628
- Margin
- 40.8 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in NY
- D+28.1same year
General election 11/6/12
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirsten E. Gillibrand Won | DEM | 4,420,043 | 62.11% | |
| Kirsten E. Gillibrand Won | WFP | 250,580 | 3.52% | |
| Kirsten E. Gillibrand Won | IDP | 138,255 | 1.94% | |
| Wendy E. Long | REP | 1,514,647 | 21.28% | |
| Blank/Void/Scattering | — | 455,963 | 6.41% | |
| Wendy E. Long | CRV | 240,819 | 3.38% | |
| Colia Clark | GRE | 42,442 | 0.60% | |
| Christopher Edes | LIB | 31,894 | 0.45% | |
| John Mangelli | OTH | 21,985 | 0.31% | |
| Total | 7,116,628 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
Other New York Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | 16.7 |
| 2022 | Class III | Charles E. Schumer | 13.7 |
| 2018 | Class I | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | 32.4 |
| 2016 | Class III | Charles E. Schumer | 39.8 |
| 2012 | Class I | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | 40.8 |
| 2010 | Class III | Charles E. Schumer | 38.0 |
| 2010 special | Class I | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | 31.5 |
| 2006 | Class I | Hillary Rodham Clinton | 31.6 |
| 2004 | Class III | Charles E. Schumer | 37.1 |
| 2000 | Class I | Hillary Rodham Clinton | 12.0 |
| 1998 | Class III | Charles E. Schumer | 14.2 |
| 1994 | Class I | Daniel Patrick Moynihan | 15.3 |
Full New York Senate history →
Questions and answers
Who won the 2012 New York Senate race?
Kirsten E. Gillibrand (DEM) won with 62.1% of the vote, ahead of Wendy E. Long (21.3%), a margin of 40.8 points.
Did the New York Senate seat change party in 2012?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2012 New York Senate race?
7,116,628 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.