United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 2012

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All 27 New York seats to the United States House of Representatives

	Majority party	Minority party

Party	Democratic	Republican
Last election	21	8
Seats won	21	6
Seat change		2
Popular vote	4,139,554	2,249,096
Percentage	58.05%	31.55%

The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New York were 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. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election, and a U.S. Senate election. 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 June 26, 2012, with the general election coinciding with the national elections on November 6, 2012.

On Election Day, the Democratic Party regained two seats previously held by Republicans, while the Republican Party regained one seat previously held by a Democrat. In the 113th Congress, which is scheduled to meet beginning on January 3, 2013, the New York delegation will initially consist of 21 Democrats and six Republicans.

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.

The district maps reflected a concerted effort to maintain whole counties and municipalities wherever possible (especially upstate) while grouping similar areas into common districts. This was in stark contrast to the heavily gerrymandered districts of the 2002 cycle. The most unusual portion of the district plan was the (perhaps unnecessary) renumbering: several adjacent districts (2 and 3, 8 and 10, 26 and 27) had their numerical designations swapped from their previous designations.

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