United States Senate election in New York, 2012
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The 2012 United States Senate election in New York will take 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. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
is running for re-election to a first full term.
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 Rodham Clinton
, who resigned to serve as U.S. Secretary of State in the Obama administration. Gillibrand won the special election in 2010
with 62.9% of the vote over former U.S. Representative Joseph DioGuardi.
Official campaign websites
United States presidential election, 2012
The United States presidential election of 2012 is the next United States presidential election, to be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. It will be the 57th quadrennial presidential election in which presidential electors, who will actually elect the President and the Vice President of the United...
as well as other elections to the United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
and House of Representatives
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The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
as well as various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
Kirsten Gillibrand
Kirsten Elizabeth Rutnik Gillibrand is an attorney and the junior United States Senator from the state of New York and a member of the Democratic Party...
is running for re-election to a first full term.
Background
GovernorGovernor of New York
The Governor of the State of New York is the chief executive of the State of New York. The governor is the head of the executive branch of New York's state government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military and naval forces. The officeholder is afforded the courtesy title of His/Her...
David Paterson
David Paterson
David Alexander Paterson is an American politician who served as the 55th Governor of New York, from 2008 to 2010. During his tenure he was the first governor of New York of African American heritage and also the second legally blind governor of any U.S. state after Bob C. Riley, who was Acting...
appointed then-U.S. Representative
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
Kirsten Gillibrand
Kirsten Gillibrand
Kirsten Elizabeth Rutnik Gillibrand is an attorney and the junior United States Senator from the state of New York and a member of the Democratic Party...
to serve as U.S. Senator from New York until the 2010 special election
United States Senate special election in New York, 2010
The 2010 United States Senate special election in New York took place on November 2, 2010, concurrently with other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections...
, succeeding former U.S. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton is the 67th United States Secretary of State, serving in the administration of President Barack Obama. She was a United States Senator for New York from 2001 to 2009. As the wife of the 42nd President of the United States, Bill Clinton, she was the First Lady of the...
, who resigned to serve as U.S. Secretary of State in the Obama administration. Gillibrand won the special election in 2010
United States Senate special election in New York, 2010
The 2010 United States Senate special election in New York took place on November 2, 2010, concurrently with other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections...
with 62.9% of the vote over former U.S. Representative Joseph DioGuardi.
Potential
- Maggie BrooksMaggie BrooksMaggie A. Brooks is a broadcasting personality and politician most notable for having served as the first female County Executive of Monroe County, New York....
, Monroe CountyMonroe County, New YorkMonroe County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 744,344. It is named after James Monroe, fifth President of the United States of America. Its county seat is the city of Rochester....
Executive - Peter KingPeter T. KingPeter T. "Pete" King is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1993. He is a member of the Republican Party. King's central Long Island district includes parts of Nassau and Suffolk counties....
, U.S. representative - Betsy McCaughey, former lieutenant governor
- Daniel Rubino, businessman
- Dan SenorDan SenorDaniel Samuel Senor, known as Dan Senor , is a founding partner of Rosemont Capital LLC, and Rosemont Solebury Capital Management. He is also a Fox News contributor and a frequent contributor to The Wall Street Journal among other publications...
, former Coalition Provisional AuthorityCoalition Provisional AuthorityThe Coalition Provisional Authority was established as a transitional government following the invasion of Iraq by the United States and its allies, members of the Multi-National Force – Iraq which was formed to oust the government of Saddam Hussein in 2003...
chief spokesman - Tim Sweet, journalist and former pastor
- Harry WilsonHarry WilsonHarry Wilson may refer to:* Harry Wilson , American character actor born in London* Harry Wilson , American football coach...
, 2010 New York Comptroller Republican nomineeNew York Comptroller election, 2010The New York comptroller election of 2010 involved the first election campaign of Democrat Thomas DiNapoli for the Office of State Comptroller. DiNapoli was appointed as comptroller by a joint session of the New York State Legislature on February 7, 2007...
Declined
- Diana Taylor, former New York State Banking DepartmentNew York State Banking DepartmentThe New York State Banking Department was created by the New York Legislature on April 15, 1851, with a chief officer to be known as the Superintendent...
superintendent
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Kirsten Gillibrand (D) |
George Maragos (R) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siena | November 8–13, 2011 | 803 | ± 3.5% | 65% | 17% | 18% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Kirsten Gillibrand (D) |
Harry Wilson (R) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siena | November 8–13, 2011 | 803 | ± 3.5% | 63% | 21% | 16% |
See also
- United States Senate elections, 2012United States Senate elections, 2012Elections to the United States Senate are to be held on November 6, 2012, with 33 of the 100 seats in the Senate being contested in regular elections whose winners will serve six-year terms from January 3, 2013 until January 3, 2019. Additionally, special elections may be held to fill vacancies...
- United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 2012United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 2012The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New York will be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 to elect the twenty seven U.S. Representatives from the state, one from each of the state's twenty seven congressional districts, a loss of two seats following the 2010 United States Census...
External links
- New York State Board of Elections
- U.S. Congress candidates for New York at Project Vote SmartProject Vote SmartProject Vote Smart is a non-profit, non-partisan research organization that collects and distributes information on candidates for public office in the United States...
Official campaign websites