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2012Final results

2012 election for New York Senate District 19

New York State Senate · New York

John L. Sampson (D) won with 90.4% of the vote, defeating Jane M. Neal (R) by 82.1 points.

John L. SampsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
90.4%78,974
Jane M. NealRepublican
8.3%7,226
Elias J. WeirConservative
1.4%1,196
87,396 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2012

Races before and after

EvenD+86.82004D+89.12006D+90.32008D+86.82010D+82.12012D+79.72018

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

John L. Sampson (D)Jane M. Neal (R)

Also on the ballot: Elias J. Weir (Conservative), 1.4%