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2012Final results

2012 election for New York Senate District 52

New York State Senate · New York

Thomas W. Libous (R) won with 63.9% of the vote, defeating John P. Orzel (D) by 30.3 points.

Thomas W. LibousRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.9%71,912
33.6%37,856
Barrett EsworthyWorking Families
2.5%2,798
112,566 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

EvenR+19.92004R+17.52006R+22.52010R+30.32012R+24.42014R+48.92016

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

The candidates

Thomas W. Libous (R)John P. Orzel (D)

Also on the ballot: Barrett Esworthy (Working Families), 2.5%