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2012Final results

2012 election for New York Senate District 20

New York State Senate · New York

Eric Adams (D) won with 95.7% of the vote, defeating Rose Laney (R) by 92.6 points.

Eric AdamsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
95.7%81,110
Rose LaneyRepublican
3.2%2,683
Brian KellyConservative
1.1%938
84,731 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+84.32000D+81.72002D+86.12008D+84.42010D+92.62012D+88.02016

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

The candidates

Eric Adams (D)Rose Laney (R)

Also on the ballot: Brian Kelly (Conservative), 1.1%