Question: Who is the Democratic candicate that won the Unithed States Senate election in New York, 2012?

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United States Senate career of Hillary Clinton: Hillary Rodham Clinton served as a United States Senator from New York from January 3, 2001 to January 21, 2009.  She won the United States Senate election in New York, 2000 and the United States Senate election in New York, 2006.  Clinton resigned from the Senate on January 21, 2009 to become United States Secretary of State for the Obama Administration.

Wendy Long: Wendy Elizabeth Long (née Stone; born June 21, 1960) is an American attorney.  She, as the Republican nominee, ran unsuccessfully in the United States Senate election in New York, 2016, losing to Senator Chuck Schumer.  She had previously, as the Republican nominee, run unsuccessfully in the United States Senate election in New York, 2012, losing to Senator Kirsten Gillibrand.

United States Senate election in New York, 1992: The 1992 United States Senate election in New York took place on November 3, 1992 alongside other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.  Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Al D'Amato won re-election to a third term.  As of 2016, this is the last Senate election in New York won by a Republican.

United States Senate election in Indiana, 2010: The 2010 United States Senate election in Indiana took place on November 2, 2010, alongside 33 other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections to fill Indiana's class III United States Senate seat.  Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Evan Bayh decided in February 2010 to retire instead of seeking a third term shortly after former U.S. Senator Dan Coats announced his candidacy for Bayh's contested seat.  No Democratic candidate submitted enough signatures by the deadline to run, leading Democratic officials to choose U.S. Congressman Brad Ellsworth to be the nominee.  The Libertarian Party nominated YMCA instructor Rebecca Sink-Burris, who had previously run against Evan Bayh in the United States Senate election in Indiana, 1998 but with less success than in this election.  Republican nominee and former U.S. Senator Dan Coats won the open seat.

United States Senate election in Hawaii, 2012: The 2012 United States Senate election in Hawaii took place on November 6, 2012, concurrently with the 2012 U.S. presidential election as well as other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives and various state and local elections.  Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Daniel Akaka decided to retire instead of running for re-election to a fourth term.  Democratic Congresswoman Mazie Hirono defeated former Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle in a rematch of the 2002 Hawaii gubernatorial election.

United States Senate election in New York, 2012: The 2012 United States Senate election in New York took place on November 6, 2012, concurrently with the U.S. presidential election as well as other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives as well as various state and local elections.  Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand won re-election to her first full term.  Gillibrand was opposed in the general election by Wendy Long (who ran on the Republican and Conservative Party tickets) and by three minor party candidates.  Gillibrand was re-elected with 72% of the vote, by a margin of 46%, the highest margin for any statewide candidate in New York.  Gillibrand performed 9 points better than President Barack Obama did in the presidential race in New York.  She carried 60 out of 62 counties statewide.  There was one debate, held in October 2012 where Gillibrand and Long debated various issues such as the economy, abortion rights, the debt and deficit, foreign policy, jobs, and tax and regulatory policy.  Gillibrand's vote total was the highest since President Lyndon B. Johnson's landslide victory in New York in 1964.

United States Senate election in New York, 2004: The 2004 United States Senate election in New York took place on November 2, 2004 along with elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as the presidential election, elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.  Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer won re-election to a second term with 71.2% of the vote, a then-record margin of victory for any statewide candidate in New York's history.  The record was surpassed by Kirsten Gillibrand when she won re-election to a first full term in 2012 with 72% of the vote.

United States Senate elections in New York, 1845: The 1845 United States Senate special election in New York was held on January 18, 1845 by the New York State Legislature to elect two U.S. Senators (Class 1 and Class 3) to represent the State of New York in the United States Senate.  The regular 1845 United States Senate election in New York was held on February 4, 1845, to elect a U.S. Senator (Class 1) to represent the State of New York in the United States Senate.

United States Senate election in Alaska, 2002: The 2002 United States Senate election in Alaska was held on November 5, 2002.  Incumbent Republican United States Senator Ted Stevens ran for and won a sixth term in the United States Senate.  He faced perennial candidate Frank Vondersaar, the Democratic nominee, journalist Jim Sykes, the Green Party nominee, and several other independent candidates in his bid for re-election.  Ultimately, Stevens crushed his opponents to win what would be his last term in the Senate, allowing him to win with the largest margin of victory for any Senate election in Alaska, as well as the highest percentage of the vote in any of his elections.

Kirsten Gillibrand: Kirsten Elizabeth Gillibrand (née Rutnik; ; born December 9, 1966) is an American attorney and politician who since 2009, has served as the junior United States Senator from New York, alongside the Democratic Leader of the United States Senate, Chuck Schumer.  Before the Senate, she served for two years (2007-09) in the United States House of Representatives, representing New York's 20th congressional district.  She is a member of the Democratic Party.

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Answer: Kirsten Gillibrand