2012Final results
2012 election for New York Senate District 51
New York State Senate · New York
James L. Seward (R) won with 68.6% of the vote, defeating Howard Leib (D) by 37.2 points.
James L. SewardRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.6%76,428
Howard LeibDemocrat
31.4%34,966
111,394 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