2000Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2000 election for New York's 2nd District
U.S. House · New York
Steve Israel (D) won with 47.9% of the vote, defeating Joan B. Johnson (R) by 13.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Steve IsraelDemocrat · winner
47.9%90,438
Joan B. JohnsonRepublican
34.9%65,880
Robert T. WalshRight to Life
6.0%11,224
Richard N. ThompsonConservative
5.7%10,824
David A. BishopIndependent
5.4%10,266
188,632 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2000
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Steve IsraelJoan B. Johnson
$1.1M
Raised by the campaign
$1.1M
$1.1M
Spent by the campaign
$1M
$68.2K
Cash on hand
$55.8K
Other candidates' campaigns: David A. Bishop $279K · Robert T. Walsh $47.6K · Richard N. Thompson $39.1K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000