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2012 New York U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 2012 New York U.S. House District 1 Election?

Timothy H. Bishop won the 2012 New York U.S. House District 1 Election. Timothy H. Bishop received 145,198 popular votes (45.56%). The main challenger was Randy Altschuler (36.21%).

See the full head-to-head between Bishop and Altschuler

Bishop +9.4 pts · won by 13,548 votes
Timothy H. BishopDemocraticWINNER45.56%
145,198 votes
Randy AltschulerRepublican36.21%
131,650 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 18.2% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.