2012Final results
2012 election for New York's 3rd District
U.S. House · New York
Steve Israel (D) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating Stephen A. Labate (R) by 16.4 points.
Steve IsraelDemocrat · winner
57.8%157,602
Stephen A. LabateRepublican
41.5%113,021
Michael McDermottLibertarian
0.6%1,641
Anthony ToldaConservative
0.1%366
272,630 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 2012
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 IsraelStephen A. Labate
$3.2M
Raised by the campaign
$286.4K
$3.2M
Spent by the campaign
$293.3K
$336K
Cash on hand
$3K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2012.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2012
The candidates
Steve Israel (D)Stephen A. Labate (R)
Also on the ballot: Michael McDermott (Libertarian), 0.6%; Anthony Tolda (Conservative), 0.1%