# New York's 12th State Senate district

New York's 12th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Michael Gianaris, the Deputy Senate Majority Leader, since 2011.

## Geography

District 12 is located primarily in Northwest Queens, covering the neighborhoods of Astoria, Long Island City, and Sunnyside, as well as parts of Woodside, Maspeth, Ridgewood and Woodhaven.
The district overlaps with New York's 6th, 7th, 8th, 12th, and 14th congressional districts, and with the 23rd, 30th, 34th, 36th, 37th, 38th, and 39th districts of the New York State Assembly.

## Recent election results
### 2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 12 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Michael Gianaris | 48,820 | |
| | Working Families | Michael Gianaris | 10,049 | |
| | Total | Michael Gianaris (incumbent) | 58,869 | 67.4 |
| | Republican | Han-Khon To | 28,192 | 32.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 290 | 0.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 87,351 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 12 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Michael Gianaris | 31,752 | |
| | Working Families | Michael Gianaris | 9,769 | |
| | Total | Michael Gianaris (incumbent) | 41,521 | 98.4 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 660 | 1.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 42,181 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 12 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Michael Gianaris (incumbent) | 27,759 | 78.8 |
| | Democratic | Ignazio Terranova | 7,361 | 20.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 88 | 0.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 35,208 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Michael Gianaris | 81,795 | |
| | Working Families | Michael Gianaris | 18,876 | |
| | Total | Michael Gianaris (incumbent) | 100,671 | 99.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 1,029 | 1.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 101,700 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 12 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Michael Gianaris | 65,892 | |
| | Working Families | Michael Gianaris | 6,076 | |
| | Total | Michael Gianaris (incumbent) | 71,968 | 99.4 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 414 | 0.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 72,382 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 12 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Michael Gianaris | 76,080 | |
| | Working Families | Michael Gianaris | 6,248 | |
| | Total | Michael Gianaris (incumbent) | 82,328 | 85.9 |
| | Republican | Marvin Jeffcoat | 11,928 | |
| | Conservative | Marvin Jeffcoat | 1,481 | |
| | Total | Marvin Jeffcoat | 13,409 | 14.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 114 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 95,851 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 12 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Michael Gianaris | 22,229 | |
| | Working Families | Michael Gianaris | 3,752 | |
| | Total | Michael Gianaris (incumbent) | 25,981 | 95.4 |
| | Stop Common Core | Anthony Aldorasi | 1,158 | 4.2 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 120 | 0.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 27,259 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 12 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Michael Gianaris | 58,576 | |
| | Working Families | Michael Gianaris | 3,267 | |
| | Toal | Michael Gianaris (incumbent) | 61,843 | 86.3 |
| | Republican | Tony Arcabascio | 8,772 | |
| | Conservative | Tony Arcabascio | 1,003 | |
| | Total | Tony Arcabascio | 9,775 | 13.6 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 43 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 71,661 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### Federal results in District 12

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2020 | President | Biden 78.3 – 20.2% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 81.0 – 15.8% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 82.6 – 15.8% |
| 2012 | Senate | Gillibrand 85.9 – 12.1% |