2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New York

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==

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 Republican primary Candidates Nominee • Randy Altschuler, businessman and nominee for this seat in 2010 Withdrawn • George Demos, former Securities and Exchange Commission prosecutor and candidate for this seat in 2010 • Jason Sterling Primary results Altschuler also had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 Endorsements Primary results The Working Families Party endorsed Lancman. Green primary Candidates Nominee • Evergreen Chou General election Endorsements Predictions Results ==District 7==

Incumbent Nydia Velazquez, 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 Velazquez in the primary with the backing of Brooklyn Democratic Party chair Vito Lopez; the Dilan family and Velazquez supporters had been engaged in a political feud for several years. Candidates Nominee • Nydia Velazquez, 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 • 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 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 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 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 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. 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 • Tom Wilson, mayor of Tuxedo Park Withdrawn • Anne Jacobs Moultrie, registered nurse and vice president of Local 1199 • 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, ==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==