Steve J. Israel, U.S. Representative

Steve J. Israel

U.S. Representative
Born
May 30, 1958
Current age
68
Home state
New York
Party
independence
On the ballot
2000–2014
8-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Israel946,265
Opponents626,254
8
Elections run

Between 2000 and 2014, Steve J. Israel ran in 8 U.S. House elections, winning all 8. Israel's biggest single-election total was 161,593 votes, in the 2004 U.S. House election in New York's District 2. Israel's closest win came in the 2014 U.S. House election in New York's District 3, decided by 15,763 votes.

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How many votes has Steve J. Israel received?

Steve J. Israel has received 946,265 popular votes across 8 U.S. elections, with a career record of 8–0.

Election history

Steve J. Israel’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2014U.S. HouseNew YorkWon90,0322.6%Grant M. Lally
2012U.S. HouseNew YorkWon157,6022.12%Stephen A. Labate
Michael McDermott

Anthony Tolda (head-to-head)
2010U.S. HouseNew YorkWon94,59454.21%John B. Gomez
Anthony Tolda (head-to-head)
2008U.S. HouseNew YorkWon161,2791.9%Frank J. Stalzer
2006U.S. HouseNew YorkWon105,2762.28%John W. Bugler
2004U.S. HouseNew YorkWon161,5931.72%Richard A. Hoffman
2002U.S. HouseNew YorkWon85,4514.76%Joseph P. Finley
John Keenan
2000U.S. HouseNew YorkWon90,43839.98%Joan B. Johnson
Robert T. Walsh

Richard N. Thompson

David A. Bishop
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (I000057) and Wikidata (Q2096271). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Steve J. Israel: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/steve-j-israel. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.