United States Senate election in New York, 2012
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Gillibrand—>90%
Gillibrand—80-90%
Gillibrand—70-80%
Gillibrand—60-70%
Gillibrand—50-60%
Long—<50%
Long—50-60%
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The 2012 United States Senate election in New York took 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 won re-election to her first full term. Gillibrand was opposed in the general election by Wendy E. Long (who ran on the Republican and Conservative Party lines) and by three minor party candidates. Gillibrand was re-elected with 72% of the vote, by a margin of 46%, the highest margin for any statewide candidate in New York. Gillibrand performed 9 points better than President Barack Obama did in the presidential race in New York. Gillibrand carried 60 out of 62 counties statewide. There was one debate held between Senator Gillibrand and Ms Long in October 2012 where they debated various issues such as the economy, abortion rights, the debt and deficit, foreign policy and jobs. Gillibrand's vote total was the highest since President Lyndon B. Johnson's landslide victory in New York in 1964 and was surpassed by her senior colleague Chuck Schumer in 2016 when he won his fourth term, also defeating Wendy Long in a similar landslide with a sweeping statewide cakewalk.
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