2012Final results
2012 election for New York Senate District 3
New York State Senate · New York
Lee M. Zeldin (R) won with 55.8% of the vote, defeating Francis T. Genco (D) by 11.6 points.
Lee M. ZeldinRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.8%51,920
Francis T. GencoDemocrat
44.2%41,139
93,059 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET