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2012Final results

2012 election for New York Senate District 61

New York State Senate · New York

Michael H. Ranzenhofer (R) won with 59.0% of the vote, defeating Justin M. Rooney (D) by 17.9 points.

Michael H. RanzenhoferRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.0%73,103
41.0%50,889
123,992 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+36.32006R+5.32008R+25.82010R+17.92012R+31.72014R+16.82016

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