2004Final results

2004 election for New York's 2nd District

Name: 2004 election for New York's 2nd District
Start: 2004-11-02
Location: New York

U.S. House · New York

Steve Israel (D) won with 66.6% of the vote, defeating Richard Hoffman (R) by 33.2 points.

Steve IsraelDemocrat · winner

66.6%161,593

33.4%80,950

242,543 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 2004

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Steve IsraelRichard Hoffman

$1.6M

Raised by the campaign

$12.9K

$1.1M

Spent by the campaign

$11.7K

$668.2K

Cash on hand

$1.2K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2004.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2004