The 2012 New York State Senate elections were held on November 6, 2012 to elect representatives from all 63 State Senate districts in the U.S. state of New York.[2][3] Primary elections were held on September 13, 2012.[4]
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All 63 seats in the New York State Senate 32 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Democratic hold
Democratic gain Republican hold |
Democrats won a total of 33 seats for a three-seat majority. Democrats gained seats in Senate Districts 17 (where Democrat Simcha Felder defeated Republican incumbent David Storobin), 41, and 55 (where Ted O'Brien defeated Sean Hanna to win the seat vacated by the retiring Republican Sen. Jim Alesi), and won the election in the newly-created Senate District 46.[2][3][1] In Senate District 46, Republican George Amedore was named the winner and was sworn in as a senator. However, a recount revealed that Democrat Cecilia Tkaczyk had defeated Amedore by 18 votes; therefore, Amedore vacated the seat (becoming the shortest-tenured senator in modern New York history) and Tkaczyk was sworn in.[1][5]
Of the four Republican state senators who voted for the Marriage Equality Act in 2011 (Sens. Roy McDonald, James Alesi, Mark Grisanti, and Stephen Saland),[6] only Grisanti was re-elected in 2012.[7]
On December 4, 2012, it was announced that Senate Republicans had reached a power-sharing deal with the four-member Independent Democratic Conference (IDC).[8] Together, the Senate Republicans and the IDC held enough seats to form a governing majority. That majority was augmented when freshman Sen. Simcha Felder of Brooklyn, a Democrat, joined the Senate Republican Conference.[9]
District 1 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Kenneth LaValle (incumbent) | 76,006 | 59.7 | |
Democratic | Bridget M. Fleming | 51,301 | 40.3 | |
Total votes | 127,307 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 2 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John J. Flanagan (incumbent) | 80,004 | 67.5 | |
Democratic | Errol D. Toulon, Jr. | 38,482 | 32.5 | |
Total votes | 118,486 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 3 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Lee Zeldin (incumbent) | 52,057 | 55.7 | |
Democratic | Francis T. Genco | 41,372 | 44.3 | |
Total votes | 93,429 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 4 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Philip Boyle | 54,515 | 52.6 | |
Democratic | Ricardo Montano | 49,223 | 47.4 | |
Total votes | 103,738 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 5 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Carl Marcellino (incumbent) | 73,947 | 59.8 | |
Democratic | David B. Wright | 49,647 | 40.2 | |
Total votes | 123,594 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 6 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Kemp Hannon (incumbent) | 58,843 | 52.0 | |
Democratic | Ryan E. Cronin | 54,382 | 48.0 | |
Total votes | 113,225 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 7 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jack Martins (incumbent) | 58,039 | 51.8 | |
Democratic | Daniel S. Ross | 53,987 | 48.2 | |
Total votes | 112,026 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 8 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Charles Fuschillo (incumbent) | 68,708 | 59.2 | |
Democratic | Carol A. Gordon | 47,393 | 40.8 | |
Total votes | 116,101 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 9 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dean Skelos (incumbent) | 68,816 | 60.7 | |
Democratic | Thomas H. Feffer | 44,646 | 39.3 | |
Total votes | 113,462 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 10 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | James Sanders, Jr. | 67,474 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 67,474 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 11 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Tony Avella (incumbent) | 64,776 | 73.3 | |
Republican | Joseph R. Concannon | 23,550 | 26.7 | |
Total votes | 88,326 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 12 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Michael Gianaris (incumbent) | 61,843 | 86.4 | |
Republican | Aurelio A. Arcabascio | 9,775 | 13.6 | |
Total votes | 71,618 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 13 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jose Peralta (incumbent) | 49,893 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 49,893 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 14 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Malcolm Smith (incumbent) | 86,419 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 86,419 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 15 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Joseph Addabbo, Jr. (incumbent) | 42,190 | 57.6 | |
Republican | Eric Ulrich | 31,036 | 42.4 | |
Total votes | 73,226 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 16 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Toby Ann Stavisky (incumbent) | 43,980 | 76.5 | |
Republican | J. D. Kim | 13,507 | 23.5 | |
Total votes | 57,487 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 17 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Simcha Felder | 39,266 | 66.4 | |
Republican | David Storobin (incumbent) | 19,338 | 32.7 | |
Socialist | Abraham Tischler | 528 | 0.9 | |
Total votes | 59,132 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
District 18 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Martin Malave Dilan (incumbent) | 69,749 | 94.6 | |
Republican | Michael E. Freeman-Saulsberre | 3,987 | 5.4 | |
Total votes | 73,736 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 19 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John L. Sampson (incumbent) | 78,974 | 90.3 | |
Republican | Jane Neal | 7,226 | 8.3 | |
Conservative | Elias J. Weir | 1,196 | 1.4 | |
Total votes | 87,396 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 20 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Eric Adams (incumbent) | 81,110 | 95.7 | |
Republican | Rose Laney | 2,683 | 3.2 | |
Conservative | Brian Kelly | 938 | 1.1 | |
Total votes | 84,731 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 21 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kevin Parker (incumbent) | 95,310 | 97.2 | |
Conservative | Mindy Meyer | 2,733 | 2.8 | |
Total votes | 98,043 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 22 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Martin Golden (incumbent) | 38,584 | 57.7 | |
Democratic | Andrew Gounardes | 28,243 | 42.3 | |
Total votes | 66,827 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 23 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Diane Savino (incumbent) | 50,555 | 77.0 | |
Republican | Lisa Grey | 15,131 | 23.0 | |
Total votes | 65,686 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 24 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Andrew Lanza (incumbent) | 78,418 | 74.5 | |
Democratic | Gary W. Carsel | 26,893 | 25.5 | |
Total votes | 105,311 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 25 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Velmanette Montgomery (incumbent) | 102,940 | 97.2 | |
Republican | John A. Jasilli | 2,944 | 2.8 | |
Total votes | 105,884 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 26 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Daniel Squadron (incumbent) | 71,621 | 86.7 | |
Republican | Jacqueline Haro | 10,943 | 13.3 | |
Total votes | 82,564 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 27 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Brad Hoylman | 93,569 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 93,569 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 28 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Liz Krueger (incumbent) | 83,503 | 73.9 | |
Republican | David Paul Garland | 29,440 | 26.1 | |
Total votes | 112,943 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 29 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jose M. Serrano (incumbent) | 72,650 | 94.0 | |
Conservative | Robert Goodman | 3,382 | 4.4 | |
Green | Thomas Siracuse | 1,245 | 1.6 | |
Total votes | 77,277 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 30 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bill Perkins (incumbent) | 98,138 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 98,138 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 31 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Adriano Espaillat (incumbent) | 85,162 | 91.2 | |
Republican | Martin Chicon | 8,190 | 8.8 | |
Total votes | 93,352 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 32 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Ruben Diaz, Sr. (incumbent) | 72,950 | 97.1 | |
Independence | David M. Johnson | 2,188 | 2.9 | |
Total votes | 75,138 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 33 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Gustavo Rivera (incumbent) | 57,167 | 96.1 | |
Republican | Michael E. Walters | 2,296 | 3.9 | |
Total votes | 59,463 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 34 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jeffrey Klein (incumbent) | 80,422 | 93.8 | |
Conservative | Elizabeth Perri | 3,940 | 4.6 | |
Green | Carl Lundgren | 1,348 | 1.6 | |
Total votes | 85,710 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 35 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Andrea Stewart-Cousins (incumbent) | 84,180 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 84,180 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 36 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ruth Hassell-Thompson (incumbent) | 86,733 | 97.7 | |
Conservative | Robert L. Diamond | 2,020 | 2.3 | |
Total votes | 88,753 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 37 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | George S. Latimer | 64,236 | 54.1 | |
Republican | Bob Cohen | 54,574 | 45.9 | |
Total votes | 118,810 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 38 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | David Carlucci (incumbent) | 75,428 | 70.6 | |
Republican | Janis A. Castaldi | 31,460 | 29.4 | |
Total votes | 106,888 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 39 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bill Larkin (incumbent) | 54,921 | 52.5 | |
Democratic | Christopher W. Eachus | 49,746 | 47.5 | |
Total votes | 104,667 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 40 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Greg Ball (incumbent) | 64,991 | 51.0 | |
Democratic | Justin R. Wagner | 62,325 | 49.0 | |
Total votes | 127,316 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 41 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Terry Gipson | 53,562 | 43.8 | |
Republican | Stephen Saland (incumbent) | 51,466 | 42.1 | |
Conservative | Neil A. DiCarlo | 17,300 | 14.1 | |
Total votes | 122,328 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
District 42 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Bonacic (incumbent) | 72,878 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 72,878 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 43 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Kathleen A. Marchione | 60,856 | 47.2 | |
Democratic | Robin Andrews | 47,022 | 36.5 | |
Independence | Roy McDonald (incumbent) | 20,929 | 16.2 | |
Total votes | 128,807 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 44 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Neil Breslin (incumbent) | 61,771 | 87.5 | |
Green | Peter A. LaVenia, Jr. | 8,796 | 12.5 | |
Total votes | 70,567 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 45 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Betty Little (incumbent) | 87,266 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 87,266 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 46 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Cecilia Tkaczyk | 63,213 | 50.007 | ||
Republican | George Amedore | 63,195 | 49.993 | ||
Total votes | 126,408 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic win (new seat) |
District 47 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Joseph Griffo (incumbent) | 81,429 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 81,429 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 48 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Patty Ritchie (incumbent) | 66,016 | 69.9 | |
Democratic | Amy M. Tresidder | 28,470 | 30.1 | |
Total votes | 94,486 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 49 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Hugh Farley (incumbent) | 69,861 | 60.1 | |
Democratic | Madelyn C. Thorne | 46,415 | 39.9 | |
Total votes | 116,276 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 50 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John DeFrancisco (incumbent) | 94,910 | 85.9 | |
Green | Michael F. Donnelly | 15,591 | 14.1 | |
Total votes | 110,501 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 51 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | James L. Seward (incumbent) | 76,428 | 68.6 | |
Democratic | Howard Leib | 34,967 | 31.4 | |
Total votes | 111,395 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 52 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Thomas W. Libous (incumbent) | 71,912 | 63.9 | |
Democratic | John P. Orzel | 37,856 | 33.6 | |
Working Families | Barrett Esworthy | 2,798 | 2.5 | |
Total votes | 112,566 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 53 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | David Valesky (incumbent) | 84,429 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 84,429 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 54 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Michael Nozzolio (incumbent) | 96,302 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 96,302 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 55 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ted O'Brien | 70,020 | 52.0 | |
Republican | Sean Hanna | 64,572 | 48.0 | |
Total votes | 134,592 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
District 56 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Joseph Robach (incumbent) | 79,572 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 79,572 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 57 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Catharine Young (incumbent) | 93,254 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 93,254 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 58 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tom O'Mara (incumbent) | 74,458 | 47.2 | |
Total votes | 74,458 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 59 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Patrick Gallivan (incumbent) | 99,469 | 58.7 | |
Total votes | 99,469 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 60 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mark Grisanti (incumbent) | 63,683 | 50.2 | |
Democratic | Michael L. Amodeo | 45,140 | 35.6 | |
Conservative | Charles M. Swanick | 15,027 | 11.8 | |
Working Families | Gregory L. Davis | 3,078 | 2.4 | |
Total votes | 126,928 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 61 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Michael Ranzenhofer (incumbent) | 73,103 | 59.0 | |
Democratic | Justin M. Rooney | 50,889 | 41.0 | |
Total votes | 123,992 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 62 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | George D. Maziarz (incumbent) | 69,359 | 61.4 | |
Democratic | Amy Hope Witryol | 42,508 | 37.6 | |
Green | Jonathon B. Benedict | 1,127 | 1.0 | |
Total votes | 112,994 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 63 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Timothy M. Kennedy (incumbent) | 82,458 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 82,458 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
References edit
- ^ a b c d Vielkind, Jimmy "It's Tkaczyk by just 18 votes," Times Union, January 18, 2013, Retrieved January 19, 2013
- ^ a b "New York State Senate Election Results, 2012" (PDF).
- ^ a b "2012 Election Results - New York State Legislature". Retrieved January 10, 2019 – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "2012 New York State Primary Results" (PDF). Elections.NY.gov. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
- ^ United Press International (UPI), " Dem. squeaks into N.Y. Senate by 18 votes," January 18, 2013, Retrieved January 18, 2013
- ^ Kaplan, Thomas (September 24, 2012). "G.O.P. State Senator Who Backed Same-Sex Marriage Is Apparently Defeated" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ Kaplan, Thomas (December 13, 2012). "In Final Tally, Vote for Gay Marriage Costs 3 Republicans". The New York Times.
- ^ Roy, Yancey (December 5, 2012). "Skelos praises his Senate deal with Dems". Newsday. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
- ^ Kaplan, Thomas (November 13, 2012). "Newly Elected State Senator, Simcha Felder, Defects to G.O.P". Retrieved February 8, 2018 – via NYTimes.com.