Electoral History
New York election law allows for fusion voting, where a candidate can run as a member of multiple parties. In 2000, Israel ran only as a Democrat in his winning bid for Congress, but since 2002 he has also ran as the candidate for the Independence Party, and the Working Families Party. In 2000, the Republican candidate ran only as a Republican, but since 2002, every Republican has also ran as the candidate for the Conservative Party of New York.
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| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Pct | Opponent | Party | Pct | |||
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| 2000 | Steve Israel | Democratic | 48% | Joan B. Johnson | Republican | 35% | |||
| 2002 | Steve Israel | Democratic | 58% | Joseph P. Finley | Republican | 40% | |||
| 2004 | Steve Israel | Democratic | 67% | Richard Hoffmann | Republican | 33% | |||
| 2006 | Steve Israel | Democratic | 70% | John W. Bugler | Republican | 30% | |||
| 2008 | Steve Israel | Democratic | 67% | Frank J. Stalzer | Republican | 33% | |||
| 2010 | Steve Israel | Democratic | 56% | John Gomez | Republican | 43% | |||
| 2012 | Steve Israel | Democratic | 58% | Stephen Labate | Republican | 42% | |||
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