2012Final results
2012 election for New York's 23rd District
U.S. House · New York
Tom Reed (R) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Nate Shinagawa (D) by 3.8 points.
Tom ReedRepublican · winner
51.9%137,669
Nate ShinagawaDemocrat
48.1%127,535
265,204 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 2012
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.
Nate ShinagawaTom Reed
$829.5K
Raised by the campaign
$2.1M
$828.8K
Spent by the campaign
$2M
$645
Cash on hand
$115.5K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2012.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2012