[PAR] [TLE] United States Senate election in New York, 2012 [SEP] 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. [PAR] [TLE] Kirsten Gillibrand [SEP] 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.
[PAR] [TLE] United States Senate election in New York , 2012 [ SEP ] 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 . [PAR] [TLE] Kirsten Gillibrand [ SEP ] 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 .
Who is the Democratic candicate that won the Unithed States Senate election in New York, 2012?
Who is the Democratic candicate that won the Unithed States Senate election in New York , 2012 ?
Kirsten Gillibrand
Kirsten Gillibrand