2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New York

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. New York lost two congressional seats following the 2010 United States census; the two existing districts that were eliminated were District 9, held by Republican Rep. Bob Turner, and District 22, held by retiring Democratic Rep. Maurice Hinchey. Party primary elections occurred on June 26, 2012, with the general election coinciding with the national elections on November 6, 2012. On Election Day, 21 Democrats and six Republicans prevailed. The Democratic Party regained two seats previously held by Republicans, while the Republican Party regained one seat previously held by a Democrat. == Redistricting == Each caucus in the New York State Legislature submitted their proposed 27-district maps to an appointed special master on February 29, 2012. On March 6, the special master Judge Roanne L. Mann released her own proposed map, and slightly revised them again on March 12. On March 19, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York imposed the special master's maps, with minor modifications. == Overview == == District 1 == 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 2010. The district had a PVI of Even. === Democratic primary === Bishop kicked off his re-election campaign in April 2011. 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. ==== Candidates ==== ===== Nominee ===== Tim Bishop, incumbent U.S. representative Bishop also had the endorsement of the Working Families Party. === Republican primary === ==== Candidates ==== ===== Nominee ===== Randy Altschuler, businessman and nominee for this seat in 2010 ===== Withdrawn ===== George Demos, former Securities and Exchange Commission prosecutor and candidate for this seat in 2010 Jason Sterling ==== Primary results ==== Altschuler also had the endorsement of the Conservative Party and Independence Party. === Libertarian primary === ==== Candidates ==== ===== Disqualified ===== Rick Witt === General election === ==== Endorsements ==== ==== Polling ==== ==== Predictions ==== ==== Results ==== On election day, Bishop prevailed by a 52.2%-47.8% margin. == District 2 == 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." === Republican primary === ==== Candidates ==== ===== Nominee ===== Peter King, incumbent U.S. Representative ===== Disqualified ===== Paul Mourino King had the endorsement of the Conservative Party and Independence Party. === Democratic primary === ==== Candidates ==== ===== Nominee ===== Vivianne Falcone, teacher ===== Declined ===== Kathleen Rice, Nassau County district attorney and candidate for attorney general in 2010 Falcone also had the endorsement of the Working Families Party. === General election === ==== Endorsements ==== ==== Predictions ==== ==== Results ==== King won re-election by a margin of more than 15%. == District 3 == Democratic incumbent Steve Israel ran for re-election. === Democratic primary === ==== Candidates ==== ===== Nominee ===== Steve Israel, incumbent U.S. representative Israel also had the endorsement of the Working Families Party and the Independence Party. === Republican primary === ==== Candidates ==== ===== Nominee ===== Stephen LaBate, U.S. Army reservist and financial planning advisor ===== Disqualified ===== Robert Previdi, teacher The Conservative Party also endorsed LaBate. === Libertarian primary === ==== Candidates ==== ===== Nominee ===== Michael McDermott === General election === ==== Endorsements ==== ==== Predictions ==== ==== Results ==== == District 4 == 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 === ==== Candidates ==== ===== Nominee ===== Carolyn McCarthy, incumbent U.S. representative The Independence Party and Working Families Party endorsed McCarthy. === Republican primary === ==== Candidates ==== ===== Nominee ===== Fran Becker, Nassau County Legislator and nominee for this seat in 2010 ===== Eliminated in primary ===== Frank Scaturro, lawyer, historian and candidate for this seat in 2010 ==== Primary results ==== 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. === General election === ==== Endorsements ==== ==== Predictions ==== ==== Results ==== == District 5 == 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 === ==== Candidates ==== ===== Nominee ===== Gregory Meeks, incumbent U.S. representative ===== Eliminated in primary ===== Alan Jennings, former New York City Council member Joseph Marthone, small-business owner Michael Scala, rapper ==== Primary results ==== === Republican primary === ==== Candidates ==== ===== Nominee ===== Alan Jennings, former New York City Council member === Libertarian primary === ==== Candidates ==== ===== Nominee ===== Catherine Wark === General election === ==== Endorsements ==== ==== Predictions ==== ==== Results ==== == District 6 == 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, 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. === Republican primary === ==== Candidates ==== ===== Nominee ===== Dan Halloran, New York City Council member ===== Withdrawn ===== Bob Turner, incumbent U.S. representative === Democratic primary === ==== Candidates ==== ===== Nominee ===== Grace Meng, state assembly member ===== Eliminated in primary ===== Elizabeth Crowley, New York City Council member Rory Lancman, state assembly member Robert Mittman, doctor ===== Declined ===== Gary Ackerman, incumbent U.S. representative David Weprin, state assembly member and nominee for this seat in 2011 ==== Endorsements ==== ==== Primary results ==== The Working Families Party endorsed Lancman. === Green primary === ==== Candidates ==== ===== Nominee ===== Evergreen Chou === General election === ==== Endorsements ==== ==== Predictions ==== ==== Results ==== == District 7 == Incumbent Nydia Velázquez, who was redistricted from the 12th district, ran for re-election. === Democratic primary === New York City Councilman Erik Martin Dilan, the son of current New York State Senator Martin Malave Dilan, challenged Velázquez in the primary with the backing of Brooklyn Democratic Party chair Vito Lopez; the Dilan family and Velázquez supporters had been engaged in a political feud for several years. ==== Candidates ==== ===== Nominee ===== Nydia Velázquez, incumbent U.S. representative ===== Eliminated in primary ===== Erik Martin Dilan, New York City Council member George Martinez, member of the Occupy Wall Street movement Dan O'Connor, economist ==== Endorsements ==== ==== Primary results ==== === Conservative primary === ==== Candidates ==== ===== Nominee ===== James Murray === General election === ==== Endorsements ==== ==== Predictions ==== ==== Results ==== == District 8 == 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. === Democratic primary === 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. ==== Candidates ==== ===== Nominee ===== Hakeem Jeffries, state assembly member ===== Eliminated in primary ===== Charles Barron, New York City Council member and candidate for the 10th district in 2006 ===== Declined ===== Letitia James, New York City Council member Kevin Powell, activist, former star of The Real World: New York and candidate for the 10th district in 2008 & 2010 Darryl Towns, former state assembly member and son of Edolphus Towns Edolphus Towns, incumbent U.S. representative ==== Endorsements ==== ==== Primary results ==== === Green primary === ==== Candidates ==== ===== Nominee ===== Colin Beavan, subject of the book and film No Impact Man === Republican primary === ==== Candidates ==== ===== Nominee ===== Alan Bellone === General election === ==== Endorsements ==== ==== Predictions ==== ==== Results ==== == District 9 == 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 === Sylvia Kinard, an attorney and the ex-wife of Bill Thompson (a current/former Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City), challenged Clarke. ==== Candidates ==== ===== Nominee ===== Yvette Clarke, incumbent U.S. representative ===== Eliminated in primary ===== Sylvia Kinard, attorney ==== Primary results ==== === Republican primary === ==== Candidates ==== ===== Nominee ===== Daniel Cavanaugh === General election === ==== Endorsements ==== ==== Predictions ==== ==== Results ==== == District 10 == 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 === ==== Candidates ==== ===== Nominee ===== Jerrold Nadler, incumbent U.S. representative === Republican primary === ==== Candidates ==== ===== Nominee ===== Michael Chan, economics professor at New York University === General election === ==== Endorsements ==== ==== Predictions ==== ==== Results ==== == District 11 == Incumbent Republican Michael Grimm, who was redistricted from the 13th district and was first elected in 2010, sought re-election. === Republican primary === ==== Candidates ==== ===== Nominee ===== Michael Grimm, incumbent U.S. representative ===== Declined ===== Vito Fossella, former U.S. representative === Democratic primary === ==== Candidates ==== ===== Nominee ===== Mark Murphy, former aide to New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio ===== Withdrawn ===== Alex Borgognone, restaurateur ===== Declined ===== Mike Cusick, state assembly member Robert Diamond, investment banker John Gangemi, former New York City Council member Vincent J. Gentile, New York City Council member Michael McMahon, former U.S. representative Debi Rose, New York City Council member Diane Savino, state senator Stephen Yodice, telecommunications executive === Green primary === ==== Candidates ==== ===== Nominee ===== Henry "Hank" Bardel === General election === ==== Endorsements ==== ==== Polling ==== ==== Predictions ==== ==== Results ==== Grimm won re-election by a margin of 52.8% to 46.2%. == District 12 == Incumbent Carolyn Maloney, who was redistricted from the 14th district, ran for re-election. === Democratic primary === ==== Candidates ==== ===== Nominee ===== Carolyn Maloney, incumbent U.S. representative ===== Declined ===== Reshma Saujani, lawyer, civil servant, nonprofit founder and candidate for this seat in 2010 === Republican primary === ==== Candidates ==== ===== Nominee ===== Christopher Wight, investor === General election === ==== Endorsements ==== ==== Predictions ==== ==== Results ==== == District 13 == Incumbent Democrat Charles B. Rangel, who was redistricted from the 15th district and was censured by the House of Representatives after being found guilty of ethics violations, filed to run for re-election in February 2011. === Democratic primary === ==== Candidates ==== ===== Nominee ===== Charles B. Rangel, incumbent U.S. representative ===== Eliminated in primary ===== Adriano Espaillat, state senator Joyce Johnson, New York City government employee Craig Schley, community activist Clyde Williams, former adviser to Bill Clinton and former political director of the Democratic National Committee ===== Withdrawn ===== Vincent Morgan, former member of Rangel's congressional staff and candidate for this seat in 2010 ===== Declined ===== Adam Clayton Powell IV, former state assembly member and candidate for this seat in 1994 & 2010 Robert J. Rodriguez, state assembly member Keith Wright, state assembly member ==== Endorsements ==== ==== Primary results ==== On the night of the June 26 primary, it seemed as though the incumbent Rangel had defeated his closest challenger, State Senator Espaillat, by a 45%-40% margin; Rangel celebrated victory, and Espaillat conceded defeat. However, as the counting continued, that margin narrowed considerably. A number of precincts were very late in reporting, and Espaillat went to court, claiming irregularities in that his supporters had been improperly turned away from polling locations. On Saturday, July 7, 2012, Rangel received the primary victory by a margin of 990 votes. The New York City Board of Elections released the results that Rangel had received 18,940 votes, and Espaillat had received 17,950. On July 9, 2012, Espaillat conceded the election to Rangel. === Republican primary === ==== Candidates ==== ===== Nominee ===== Craig Schley, community activist === General election === ==== Endorsements ==== ==== Predictions ==== ==== Results ==== == District 14 == The redrawn 14th district runs from Newtown Creek in Sunnyside and over LaGuardia Airport and over the three Long Island Sound bridges to the Pelham, Westchester, border. Incumbent Democrat Joe Crowley, who had been redistricted from the 7th district, ran for re-election. === Democratic primary === ==== Candidates ==== ===== Nominee ===== Joe Crowley, incumbent U.S. representative ===== Declined ===== Rubén Díaz Sr., state senator === Republican primary === ==== Candidates ==== ===== Nominee ===== William Gibbons === General election === ==== Endorsements ==== ==== Predictions ==== ==== Results ==== == District 15 == José E. Serrano, incumbent representative for the 16th district, ran for an 11th term. === Democratic primary === ==== Candidates ==== ===== Nominee ===== José E. Serrano, incumbent U.S. representative === Republican primary === ==== Candidates ==== ===== Nominee ===== Frank Della Valle === General election === ==== Endorsements ==== ==== Predictions ==== ==== Results ==== == District 16 == Eliot Engel, incumbent representative for the 17th district, ran for a 12th term. === Democratic primary === ==== Candidates ==== ===== Nominee ===== Eliot Engel, incumbent U.S. representative ===== Eliminated in primary ===== Aniello Grimaldi ==== Primary results ==== === Republican primary === ==== Candidates ==== ===== Nominee ===== Joseph McLaughlin ===== Declined ===== Mark Rosen, Army reservist and candidate for this seat in 2010 === General election === ==== Endorsements ==== ==== Predictions ==== ==== Results ==== == District 17 == Incumbent Democrat Nita Lowey, who was redistricted from the 18th district, ran for re-election. === Democratic primary === ==== Candidates ==== ===== Nominee ===== Nita Lowey, incumbent U.S. representative ===== Declined ===== Chelsea Clinton, daughter of former President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton === Republican primary === Mark Rosen, who had run against Lowey in 2010, but was forced to drop out of the race after being deployed to Afghanistan, was expected to seek the Republican nomination. Rosen retired from the Army, eliminating the threat of redeployment during election cycle, but was redistricted out of the district and choose not to run against Lowey a second time. ==== Candidates ==== ===== Nominee ===== Joe Carvin, Rye town supervisor, and candidate for senate in 2012 ===== Eliminated in primary ===== Jim Russell, computer programmer, conservative Christian activist and nominee for this seat in 2010 ===== Declined ===== Mark Rosen, Army reservist and candidate for this seat in 2010 ==== Primary results ==== === Independents === Frank Morganthaler, former NYFD lieutenant and private investigator, challenged Nita Lowey and ran on an independent line, We the People. === General election === ==== Endorsements ==== ==== Predictions ==== ==== Results ==== == District 18 == Republican Nan Hayworth, who was redistricted from the 19th district and had represented that district since January 2011, ran for re-election. === Republican primary === ==== Candidates ==== ===== Nominee ===== Nan Hayworth, incumbent U.S. representative ===== Declined ===== Greg Ball, state senator === Democratic primary === ==== Candidates ==== ===== Nominee ===== Sean Patrick Maloney, lawyer and former staffer for Bill Clinton ===== Eliminated in primary ===== Matthew Alexander, mayor of Wappingers Falls Richard Becker, cardiologist Duane Jackson, street vendor Tom Wilson, mayor of Tuxedo Park ===== Withdrawn ===== Anne Jacobs Moultrie, registered nurse and vice president of Local 1199 ===== Declined ===== Sean Eldridge, LGBT activist John Hall, former U.S. representative Mike Kaplowitz, member of the Westchester County Board of Legislators Margo Miller, former chair of Democrats Abroad ==== Endorsements ==== ==== Primary results ==== Maloney won the Democratic primary with 48% of the vote on June 26, 2012. === General election === ==== Endorsements ==== ==== Polling ==== ==== Predictions ==== ==== Results ==== On election day, Maloney won by a narrow margin, becoming New York's first openly LGBQ+ member of Congress. == District 19 == Incumbent Republican Chris Gibson, who was redistricted from the 20th district and had represented that district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was elected with 53.19% of the vote in 2010. The district had a PVI of Even. With redistricting settled, the new 19th district went from being a Republican-leaning district to being a swing district. Because of the dissolution of Maurice Hinchey's district, much of that district, including all of Ulster and Sullivan counties, was dissolved into this new district. === Republican primary === ==== Candidates ==== ===== Nominee ===== Chris Gibson, incumbent U.S. representative === Democratic primary === ==== Candidates ==== ===== Nominee ===== Julian Schreibman, former federal prosecutor and Ulster County Democratic Party chair ===== Eliminated in primary ===== Joel Tyner, member of the Dutchess County legislature ===== Declined ===== Mike Hein, Ulster County executive Maurice Hinchey, incumbent U.S. representative ==== Endorsements ==== ==== Primary results ==== Schreibman prevailed in the Democratic primary. === General election === ==== Endorsements ==== ==== Debate ==== ==== Polling ==== ==== Predictions ==== ==== Results ==== == District 20 == Incumbent Democrat Paul Tonko ran for re-election in his heavily Democratic, mostly unchanged, district that was formerly numbered as the 21st. === Democratic primary === ==== Candidates ==== ===== Nominee ===== Paul Tonko, incumbent U.S. representative === Republican primary === ==== Candidates ==== ===== Nominee ===== Bob Dieterich === General election === ==== Endorsements ==== ==== Predictions ==== ==== Results ==== == District 21 == Incumbent Democrat Bill Owens, who had represented the district since 2009, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 47.5% of the vote in 2010. The district had a PVI of R+2 in the renumbered 21st district. He faced a rematch against Matt Doheny, and was re-elected to a third term by 4,985 votes. === Democratic primary === ==== Candidates ==== ===== Nominee ===== Bill Owens, incumbent U.S. representative === Republican primary === Matt Doheny, a businessman who had come within 2,000 votes of beating Owens in 2010, faced Kellie Greene, an Oswego County native and theologian who most recently lived in Arizona, in the primary. ==== Candidates ==== ===== Nominee ===== Matt Doheny, businessman and nominee for this seat in 2010 ===== Eliminated in primary ===== Kellie Greene, Oswego County native and theologian ===== Withdrawn ===== Tim Stampfler, corrections officer ===== Declined ===== Kelly Eustis, executive director of One Nation PAC Jeff Stabins, eccentric politician (who until recently lived in Hernando County, Florida, before relocating to Sacketts Harbor, New York) ==== Primary results ==== Doheny defeated Greene in the Republican primary. Hassig dropped out of the race on November 3, endorsing Owens, but remained on the ballot. Doheny secured the Independence Party line and the Conservative Party lines, the latter of which he did not have in 2010. === Green primary === ==== Candidates ==== ===== Nominee ===== Donald Hassig, anti-cancer activist Hassig appeared on the Green line despite the party's disavowal of him over his stance on immigration. === General election === ==== Endorsements ==== ==== Polling ==== ==== Predictions ==== ==== Results ==== == District 22 == Republican Richard Hanna, who was redistricted from the 24th district having represented that district since 2011, ran for re-election. === Republican primary === Hanna defeated Michael Kicinski, who was backed by Carl Paladino, Doug Hoffman and other Tea Party activists, in the Republican primary. ==== Candidates ==== ===== Nominee ===== Richard Hanna, incumbent U.S. representative ===== Eliminated in primary ===== Michael Kicinski, Tea Party activist and electronics engineer ===== Withdrawn ===== Tom Engel George Phillips ==== Primary results ==== === Democratic primary === ==== Candidates ==== ===== Nominee ===== Dan Lamb, district representative for outgoing representative Maurice Hinchey ===== Declined ===== Maurice Hinchey, incumbent U.S. representative === General election === ==== Endorsements ==== ==== Predictions ==== ==== Results ==== == District 23 == Incumbent Republican Tom Reed, who was redistricted from the 29th district having represented that district since 2010, ran for re-election. He was elected with 56.3% of the vote in 2010. The district had a PVI of R+3. === Republican primary === Reed was initially noncommittal regarding re-election, stating in July 2011 that "Re-election is the farthest thing from my mind;" he officially announced for re-election on April 30, 2012. ==== Candidates ==== ===== Nominee ===== Tom Reed, incumbent U.S. representative === Democratic primary === ==== Candidates ==== ===== Nominee ===== Nate Shinagawa, Tompkins County legislator ===== Eliminated in primary ===== Leslie Danks Burke, attorney Melissa K. Dobson, corporate lawyer ===== Declined ===== Matthew Zeller, former CIA analyst, Afghanistan war veteran and nominee for this seat in 2010 (endorsed Shinagawa) ==== Endorsements ==== ==== Primary results ==== Nate Shinagawa won the Democratic primary election over Leslie Danks Burke (also an Ithaca resident) and Melissa Dobson on June 26, 2012. === General election === ==== Endorsements ==== ==== Predictions ==== ==== Results ==== == District 24 == The new 24th district included all of Cayuga, Onondaga and Wayne counties, and the western part of Oswego County. Incumbent Republican Ann Marie Buerkle, who had represented the 25th district since 2011, sought re-election in the redrawn 24th district. The district had a PVI of D+3. === Republican primary === On February 6, Robert Paul Spencer announced he would run in the Republican primary against Buerkle, citing his opposition to Buerkle's vote in favor of the National Defense Authorization Act, which Spencer believed to be unconstitutional. However, he did not appear on the primary ballot. ==== Candidates ==== ===== Nominee ===== Ann Marie Buerkle, incumbent U.S. representative ===== Withdrawn ===== Robert Spencer === Democratic primary === ==== Candidates ==== ===== Nominee ===== Dan Maffei, former U.S. representative ===== Withdrawn ===== Brianne Murphy, attorney ===== Declined ===== Tom Buckel, member of the Onondaga County legislature === Green primary === ==== Candidates ==== ===== Nominee ===== Ursula Rozum, public-transportation advocate === General election === ==== Endorsements ==== ==== Debates ==== ==== Polling ==== ==== Predictions ==== ==== Results ==== == District 25 == Incumbent Democrat Louise Slaughter, who was redistricted from the 28th district and had represented the Rochester metropolitan area since 1987, ran for re-election. === Democratic primary === ==== Candidates ==== ===== Nominee ===== Louise Slaughter, incumbent U.S. representative === Republican primary === ==== Candidates ==== ===== Nominee ===== Maggie Brooks, Monroe County executive ===== Withdrawn ===== Andrew Decker ===== Declined ===== Mark Assini, Gates supervisor Fred Smerlas, former Buffalo Bills defensive tackle === General election === ==== Endorsements ==== ==== Polling ==== ==== Predictions ==== ==== Results ==== == District 26 == Incumbent Democrat Brian Higgins, who was redistricted from the 27th district, sought re-election. === Democratic primary === Although his district was expected to become more friendly to Democrats in redistricting, the defeat of Higgins' protege, Chris Fahey, to Republican-backed Democrat Michael P. Kearns in a New York State Assembly race led to the perception that Higgins might have been more vulnerable than previously believed. ==== Candidates ==== ===== Nominee ===== Brian Higgins, incumbent U.S. representative === Republican primary === ==== Candidates ==== ===== Nominee ===== Michael Madigan, businessman ===== Declined ===== Carl Paladino, developer, political activist and nominee for governor in 2010 Thurman Thomas, former Buffalo Bills running back === General election === ==== Endorsements ==== ==== Predictions ==== ==== Results ==== == District 27 == Incumbent Democrat Kathy Hochul sought election to her first full term. Hochul's district was renumbered the 27th during the redistricting process and was redrawn in a manner that caused it to be more heavily Republican. Hochul was endorsed by the NRA Political Victory Fund. She lost to Republican Chris Collins, 51% to 49%. === Democratic primary === ==== Candidates ==== ===== Nominee ===== Kathy Hochul, incumbent U.S. representative === Republican primary === ==== Candidates ==== ===== Nominee ===== Chris Collins, former Erie County executive ===== Eliminated in primary ===== David Bellavia, author, Iraq war soldier and candidate for this seat in 2011 ===== Declined ===== Patrick Gallivan, state senator and former Erie County sheriff Brian Kolb, state assembly minority leader Dennis Vacco, former New York attorney general Barry Weinstein, town supervisor of Amherst ==== Endorsements ==== ==== Primary results ==== === General election === ==== Endorsements ==== ==== Debate ==== ==== Polling ==== ==== Predictions ==== ==== Results ==== == See also == New York state elections, 2012 United States Senate election in New York, 2012 == References == == External links == New York State Board of Elections at the Wayback Machine (archived 2012-10-19) United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 2012 at Ballotpedia New York U.S. House at OurCampaigns.com Campaign contributions for U.S. Congressional races in New York at OpenSecrets Outside spending at the Sunlight Foundation