2008Final results
2008 election for New York's 12th District
U.S. House · New York
Nydia M. Velázquez (D) won with 90.0% of the vote, defeating Allan E. Romaguera (R) by 79.9 points.
Nydia M. VelázquezDemocrat · winner
90.0%123,053
Allan E. RomagueraRepublican
10.0%13,748
136,801 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2008
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Nydia M. VelázquezNo Republican
$1.1M
Raised by the campaign
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$816.1K
Spent by the campaign
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$678.8K
Cash on hand
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Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2008.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2008