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New York Senate District 12

Kings, Queens counties. Population 319,714 (2020). Partisan lean D+18.

Open seat

2026 candidates

Current senator: vacant. The incumbent is not on the ballot.

Provisional candidate list. It will be replaced by the New York State Board of Elections certified ballot, including all minor-party lines.

Aber Kawas

Challenger · provisional

Democratic

Matching funds $22.7K

New York uses fusion voting: a candidate can appear on several party lines, and votes on every line count toward their total.

Campaign finance

Aber Kawas

Raised (2026 cycle)
Not yet imported
Spent
—
Cash on hand
Not reported
Public matching funds
$22,701

Source: NYS Public Campaign Finance Board, public funds payments. Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:29 PM ET.

Han-Khon To

No campaign finance records matched yet.

Past results in this district

Legislative results are as reported for this district. Statewide races are estimated for the current district lines.

2024 State Senate

Nov 5, 2024 · 87,351 votes

CandidateVotesShare
Michael N. Gianaris(D)
By party line
  • Democratic: 48,820
  • Working Families: 10,049
58,86967.4%
Han-Khon To(R)
28,19232.3%
Write-ins
2900.3%
District margin
D+35.2
All contested seats
D+8.1
Relative to chamber
D+27.1

Source: NYC Board of Elections, election results. Updated Sep 28, 2026, 8:11 PM ET.

2022 State Senate

Nov 8, 2022 · 42,183 votes

CandidateVotesShare
Michael N. Gianaris(D)
By party line
  • Democratic: 31,752
  • Working Families: 9,769
41,52198.4%
Write-ins
6621.6%
District margin
—
All contested seats
D+0.2

Source: NYC Board of Elections, election results. Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:19 PM ET.

2024 President

Nov 5, 2024 · 94,062 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Kamala D. Harris(D)
56,09059.6%
Donald J. Trump(R)
35,34937.6%
Other candidates
2,6232.8%
District margin
D+22.7
Statewide
D+12.7
Relative to state
D+10.0

Precinct results re-aggregated to current district lines using 2020 census block populations. Source: The New York Times, 2024 Precinct-Level Election Results. Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:21 PM ET.

2020 President

Nov 3, 2020 · 103,897 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Joseph R. Biden(D)
73,20870.5%
Donald J. Trump(R)
29,20028.1%
Howie Hawkins(G)
5440.5%
Jo Jorgensen(L)
4530.4%
Write-ins
3820.4%
Brock Pierce(I)
1110.1%
District margin
D+43.0
Statewide
D+23.5
Relative to state
D+19.5

Precinct results re-aggregated to current district lines using 2020 census block populations. Source: Voting and Election Science Team, precinct-level results (Harvard Dataverse, CC BY 4.0). Updated Sep 28, 2026, 7:50 PM ET.

2018 U.S. Senate

Nov 6, 2018 · 63,726 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Kirsten E. Gillibrand(D)
52,06281.7%
Chele Chiavacci Farley(R)
11,58618.2%
Write-ins
780.1%
District margin
D+63.6
Statewide
D+34.0
Relative to state
D+29.6

Precinct results re-aggregated to current district lines using 2020 census block populations. Source: Voting and Election Science Team, precinct-level results (Harvard Dataverse, CC BY 4.0). Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:15 PM ET.

2018 Governor

Nov 6, 2018 · 64,267 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Andrew M. Cuomo(D)
49,29676.7%
Marcus J. Molinaro(R)
11,76318.3%
Howie Hawkins(G)
1,9523.0%
Larry Sharpe(L)
5950.9%
Stephanie A. Miner(SAM)
4720.7%
Write-ins
1880.3%
District margin
D+61.5
Statewide
D+24.4
Relative to state
D+37.0

Precinct results re-aggregated to current district lines using 2020 census block populations. Source: Voting and Election Science Team, precinct-level results (Harvard Dataverse, CC BY 4.0). Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:15 PM ET.

2018 Comptroller

Nov 6, 2018 · 63,299 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Thomas P. DiNapoli(D)
49,98479.0%
Jonathan Trichter(R)
11,40018.0%
Mark Dunlea(G)
1,5242.4%
Cruger Gallaudet(L)
3530.6%
Write-ins
380.1%
District margin
D+62.9
Statewide
D+36.3
Relative to state
D+26.6

Precinct results re-aggregated to current district lines using 2020 census block populations. Source: Voting and Election Science Team, precinct-level results (Harvard Dataverse, CC BY 4.0). Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:15 PM ET.

2018 Attorney General

Nov 6, 2018 · 62,908 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Letitia James(D)
49,57678.8%
Keith Wofford(R)
11,41318.1%
Michael Sussman(G)
1,0411.7%
Christopher Garvey(L)
4720.8%
Other candidate (O)
3330.5%
Write-ins
740.1%
District margin
D+62.6
Statewide
D+27.9
Relative to state
D+34.7

Precinct results re-aggregated to current district lines using 2020 census block populations. Source: Voting and Election Science Team, precinct-level results (Harvard Dataverse, CC BY 4.0). Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:15 PM ET.

2016 U.S. Senate

Nov 8, 2016 · 83,705 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Charles E. Schumer(D)
67,21880.3%
Wendy Long(R)
13,56716.2%
Robin Laverne Wilson(G)
2,3152.8%
Alex Merced(L)
5490.7%
Write-ins
560.1%
District margin
D+66.4
Statewide
D+44.4
Relative to state
D+22.0

Precinct results re-aggregated to current district lines using 2020 census block populations. Source: Voting and Election Science Team, precinct-level results (Harvard Dataverse, CC BY 4.0). Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:17 PM ET.

2016 President

Nov 8, 2016 · 88,082 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Hillary Clinton(D)
64,90873.7%
Donald J. Trump(R)
19,86922.6%
Jill Stein(G)
1,6491.9%
Gary Johnson(L)
1,1471.3%
Write-ins
5090.6%
District margin
D+53.1
Statewide
D+23.5
Relative to state
D+29.6

Precinct results re-aggregated to current district lines using 2020 census block populations. Source: Voting and Election Science Team, precinct-level results (Harvard Dataverse, CC BY 4.0). Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:17 PM ET.

Page data updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:22 PM ET. How we compute these numbers.