Lee M. Zeldin
Last held office: U.S. House, NY-1 (2015–2023). Ran in 6 elections between 2008 and 2022, winning 4.
Last office: U.S. House, NY-1Born 1980
- Last margin
- −6.1
- Lost 2022
- Elections
- 6
- 2008–2022
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET
Career
Offices held, and every time Zeldin was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Zeldin has run
Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Zeldin won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin | Raised | Baseline | Against baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Governor of New York | General | Lost | Kathy Hochul (D), Larry Sharpe (I) | 46.5% | D+6.1 | — | D+23.4 | |
| 2020 | U.S. House, NY-1 | General | Won | Nancy S. Goroff (D) | 54.8% | R+9.7 | $8.4M | — | |
| 2018 | U.S. House, NY-1 | General | Won | Perry Gershon (D), Kate M. Browning (I) | 51.5% | R+4.1 | $4.5M | — | |
| 2016 | U.S. House, NY-1 | General | Won | Anna Throne-Hols (D) | 58.2% | R+16.4 | $4.4M | — | |
| 2014 | U.S. House, NY-1 | General | Won | Timothy H. Bishop (D) | 54.4% | R+8.9 | $1.9M | — | |
| 2008 | U.S. House, NY-1 | General | Lost | Timothy H. Bishop (D) | 41.6% | D+16.8 | $871.3K | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Campaign money, 2019–20
- Raised
- $8.4M
- Spent
- $8.3M
- Cash
- $171.4K
Source: FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020Updated Oct 8, 2026, 10:37 AM ET
Seats Zeldin has held
- U.S. House, NY-1 · 2015–2023
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Zeldin has run against
- Kathy Hochul (D) · 2022 election, lost
- Nancy S. Goroff (D) · 2020 election, won
- Perry Gershon (D) · 2018 election, won
- Anna Throne-Hols (D) · 2016 election, won
- Timothy H. Bishop (D) · 2014 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
In the polls
Included in 57 polls; Zeldin’s best result was 57% (New York's 1st District, 2016).
Zeldin’s polls in the database →How we know Zeldin
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Bioguide Z000017
- FEC H8NY01148
- Wikidata Q16221257
- Ballotpedia Lee Zeldin
- Vote Smart 110252
- GovTrack 412646
- OpenSecrets N00029404
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET