The 2012 New York State Assembly elections were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, with the primary election on September 13, 2012.https://ballotpedia.org/New_York_State_Assembly_elections,_2012 Voters in the 150 districts of the New York State Assembly elected their representatives. Districts were redrawn as a result of the 2010 United States census. The elections coincided with the elections for other offices, including for President, US Senate, Congress, and the state senate. Assembly Democrats won 105 of the chamber's 150 seats on election day, while Republicans won 44 seats and Independence party member Fred Thiele won 1 seat.
March 20 special elections 93rd District: This seat became vacant after Mike Spano was elected as the mayor of Yonkers. Democratic Party nominee Shelley B. Mayer defeated Republican Party nominee Donna Nolan. 100th District: This seat became vacant after Thomas Kirwan died in November 2011. Democratic Party nominee Frank Skartados defeated Republican Party member John Forman. 103rd District: This seat became vacant after Assemblymember Marcus Molinaro was elected Dutchess County Executive. Democratic Party nominee Didi Barrett narrowly prevailed over Republican candidate Richard Wager. 145th District: This seat became vacant after Mark J. F. Schroeder was elected Comptroller of the City of Buffalo. Democrat Michael P. Kearns, running on the Republican Party line, defeated Democratic Party nominee Chris Fahey.
Predictions SourceRankingAs of Governing | October 24, 2012
Retirements 7th District: Incumbent Republican Philip Boyle declined renomination to his South Shore Suffolk seat in order to accept the nomination to replace State Senator Owen Johnson. Republican attorney Andrew Garbarino defeated Democrat Christopher Bodkin. 10th District: Due to health reasons, incumbent Republican James Conte declined renomination to his Huntington-based seat. Attorney and former Suffolk County deputy county executive Joe Dujmic, the Democratic and Working Families Party candidate, faced adjunct professor and South Huntington School Board member Chad Lupinacci. Lupinacci prevailed. 22nd District: This newly drawn district is based in the central-western portion of Nassau County and encompasses South Floral Park, Elmont, and Valley Stream. The Republican Party designated Sean Wright, an assistant town attorney and village attorney, as their candidate. The Democrats nominated Michaelle "Mickey" Solages, the sister of freshman county legislator Carrie Solages. Solages prevailed. 25th District: Queens Community Board 11 Chairman Jerry Iannece announced he would seek the Democratic nomination for the seat vacated by Rory Lancman. While endorsed by the party, Iannece faced a primary challenge Nily Rozic, former chief of staff to assemblyman Brian Kavanagh. The winner of this primary, Rozic, defeated retired Republican postal worker Abraham Fuchs in the general election. 40th District: Assemblywoman Grace Meng sought the Democratic nomination in the vacant 6th Congressional District. The Queens Democratic Party endorsed Ron Kim, but he faced a primary from newspaper owner Myungsuk Lee as well as Ethel Chen. The Republicans endorsed Phil Gim, who faced a primary challenge from community activist Sunny Hahn. Each primary set at least one candidate of Korean descent against one candidate of Chinese descent. Kim and Gim won their respective primaries, and Kim won the general election. 62nd District: Assemblyman Lou Tobacco announced he would not seek reelection. The Republican party endorsed City Councilman Vincent Ignizio's chief of staff Joseph Borelli. Borelli defeated Democrat Anthony Mascolo. 91st District: This seat was vacated by George S. Latimer, who ran for State Senate instead. Longtime State Sen. Suzi Oppenheimer's chief of staff, Democrat Steve Otis, defeated Republican Rye Councilman William Villanova. 99th District: Republican incumbent Nancy Calhoun was redistricted from the 96th Assembly District into the 99th Assembly District and decided to retire. Goshen Mayor Kyle Roddey and Colin Schmitt, a former staff intern for Asm. Annie Rabbitt, announced that they would seek the Republican nomination. Roddey, who received the endorsement of the Orange County Republican Committee, the Independence Party, and the Conservative Party, won the primary. The Democratic Party endorsed Woodbury Councilman James Skoufis for the seat. Skoufis defeated Roddey in the general election. 105th District: Republican incumbent Joel Miller announced that he would not seek re-election in this newly reconfigured Dutchess County district. Former Assemblyman Pat Manning, former 2008 Congressional candidate Kieran Lalor, and Rich Wager sought the Republican nomination. Lalor received the Republican nomination and defeated Democrat Paul Curran. 109th District: The 104th Assembly District was reshaped into the 109th Assembly District. Democratic Jack McEneny, who represented District 104, announced he would not seek re-election. Six candidates ran for the Democratic nomination for this seat, including Chris Higgins, Pat Fahy, Jim Coyne, William McCarthy Jr., Frank Commisso Jr., and Margarita Perez. 2010 congressional candidate Ted Danz ran as a Republican. Fahy won the Democratic primary and defeated Danz in the general election. 110th District: Assembly District 109 was reshaped into the current District 110. Democratic Asm. Robert Reilly announced he would not seek re-election. Kevin Frazier (a staff member for Asm. Ronald Canestrari), Albany County Legislator Timothy Nichols, and Phillip G. Steck sought the Democratic nomination. Reilly's 2010 Republican opponent, Jennifer Whalen, ran again. Steck won the Democratic primary and defeated Whalen in the general election. 113th District: Republican Teresa Sayward announced she would not seek re-election. Queensbury town supervisor Dan Stec and former Congressional candidate Doug Hoffman sought the Republican nomination; Stec prevailed and defeated Democrat Dennis Tarantino in November. 133rd District: Republican Sean Hanna chose to run for New York State Senate instead of seeking re-election. Bill Nojay, a talk radio host on WYSL and WLEA, facted Richard Burke, the former mayor of Avon, in the Republican primary. Steuben County legislator Randy Weaver, whose last run for Assembly (against Philip Palmesano) in 2010 led to him being thrown off the ballot on a technicality, was the lone Democrat in the race. Nojay won the Republican primary, but Burke has the Conservative Party line. Nojay won the general election. 147th District: Republican Daniel Burling announced he would not seek re-election. Tea Party activist and frequent state senate candidate David DiPietro sought the seat as a Republican and obtained the Conservative Party endorsement. Dan Humiston and Christina Abt faced each other in a relatively rare Independence Party primary, with Abt securing the Working Families line and the Democratic line as well. Humiston, DiPietro, David Mariacher, and Christopher Lane sought the Republican nomination.DiPietro gains Conservative nod in 147th assembly district . The Buffalo News. Retrieved July 18, 2012. DiPietro prevailed in the November election.
Assembly Districts +DistrictMemberPartyFirst electedStatusWinner1Fred Thiele Redistricted from the 2nd district.Dem1995+Incumbent re-elected.Fred Thiele2Daniel Losquadro Redistricted from the 1st district.Rep2010Incumbent re-elected.Daniel Losquadro3L. Dean MurrayRep2010+Incumbent lost reelection. Democratic gain.Edward Hennessey4Steve EnglebrightDem1992+Incumbent re-elected.Steve Englebright5Al GrafRep2010Incumbent re-elected.Al Graf6Philip RamosDem2002Incumbent re-elected.Philip Ramos7Phil Boyle Redistricted from the 8th district.Rep2006+Incumbent retired to run for State Senate. Republican hold.Andrew Garbarino8Michael J. Fitzpatrick Redistricted from the 7th district.Rep2002Incumbent re-elected.Michael J. Fitzpatrick9Joe Saladino Redistricted from the 12th district.Rep2004+Incumbent re-elected.Joe Saladino10James D. ConteRep1988+Incumbent retired. Republican hold.Chad Lupinacci11Robert SweeneyDem1988+Incumbent re-elected.Robert Sweeney12Andrew Raia Redistricted from the 9th district.Rep2002Incumbent re-elected.Andrew Raia13Charles D. LavineDem2004Incumbent re-elected.Charles D. Lavine14David McDonough Redistricted from the 19th district.Rep2002+Incumbent re-elected.David McDonough15Michael MontesanoRep2010+Incumbent re-elected.Michael Montesano16Michelle SchimelDem2007+Incumbent re-elected.Michelle Schimel17Thomas McKevittRep2006+Incumbent re-elected.Thomas McKevitt18Earlene HooperDem1988+Incumbent re-elected.Earlene Hooper19Ed Ra Redistricted from the 21st district.Rep2010Incumbent re-elected.Ed Ra20Harvey WeisenbergDem1989+Incumbent re-elected.Harvey Weisenberg21Brian Curran Redistricted from the 14th district. Rep2010Incumbent re-elected.Brian Curran22New seat Redistricting.New seat. New member elected. Democratic gain.Michaelle C. Solages23Phil GoldfederDem2011+Incumbent re-elected.Phil Goldfeder24David WeprinDem2010+Incumbent re-elected.David Weprin25Rory LancmanDem2006Incumbent retired to run for Congress. Democratic hold.Nily Rozic26Edward BraunsteinDem2010Incumbent re-elected.Edward Braunstein27Michael SimanowitzDem2011+Incumbent re-elected.Michael Simanowitz28Andrew HevesiDem2005+Incumbent re-elected.Andrew Hevesi29William ScarboroughDem1994Incumbent re-elected.William Scarborough30Margaret MarkeyDem1998Incumbent re-elected.Margaret Markey31Michele TitusDem2002+Incumbent re-elected.Michele Titus32Vivian E. CookDem1990Incumbent re-elected.Vivian E. Cook33Barbara ClarkDem1986Incumbent re-elected.Barbara Clark34Michael DenDekkerDem2008Incumbent re-elected.Michael DenDekker35Jeffrion L. AubryDem1992+Incumbent re-elected.Jeffrion L. Aubry36Aravella SimotasDem2010Incumbent re-elected.Aravella Simotas37Catherine NolanDem1984Incumbent re-elected.Catherine Nolan38Michael G. MillerDem2009+Incumbent re-elected.Michael G. Miller39Francisco MoyaDem2010Incumbent re-elected.Francisco Moya40Grace Meng Redistricted from the 22nd district.Dem2008Incumbent retired to run for Congress. Democratic hold.Ron Kim41Helene WeinsteinDem1980Incumbent re-elected.Helene Weinstein42Rhoda JacobsDem1978Incumbent re-elected.Rhoda Jacobs43Karim CamaraDem2005+Incumbent re-elected.Karim Camara44James BrennanDem1984Incumbent re-elected.James Brennan45Steven CymbrowitzDem2000Incumbent re-elected.Steven Cymbrowitz46Alec Brook-KrasnyDem2006+Incumbent re-elected.Alec Brook-Krasny47William ColtonDem1996Incumbent re-elected.William Colton48Dov HikindDem1982Incumbent re-elected.Dov Hikind49Peter J. Abbate Jr.Dem1986Incumbent re-elected.Peter J. Abbate Jr.50Joe LentolDem1972Incumbent re-elected.Joe Lentol51Felix OrtizDem1994Incumbent re-elected.Felix Ortiz52Joan MillmanDem1996Incumbent re-elected.Joan Millman53Vito LopezDem1984Incumbent re-elected.Vito Lopez54Rafael EspinalDem2011+Incumbent re-elected.Rafael Espinal55William Boyland Jr.Dem2003+Incumbent re-elected.William Boyland Jr.56Annette RobinsonDem1991+Incumbent re-elected.Annette Robinson57Hakeem JeffriesDem2006Incumbent retired to run for Congress. Democratic hold.Walter Mosley58N. Nick PerryDem1992Incumbent re-elected.N. Nick Perry59Alan MaiselDem2006+Incumbent re-elected.Alan Maisel60Inez Barron Redistricted from the 40th district.Dem2008Incumbent re-elected.Inez Barron61Matthew TitoneDem2007+Incumbent re-elected.Matthew Titone62Louis TobaccoRep2007+Incumbent retired. Republican hold.Joe Borelli63Michael CusickDem2002Incumbent re-elected.Michael Cusick64Nicole Malliotakis Redistricted from the 60th district.Rep2010Incumbent re-elected.Nicole Malliotakis65Sheldon Silver