Steve Behar (New York City Council candidate)

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Steve Behar

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

June 27, 2023

Steve Behar (Democratic Party) ran for election to the New York City Council to represent District 23. Behar lost in the Democratic primary on June 27, 2023.

Elections

2023

See also: City elections in New York, New York (2023)

General election

General election for New York City Council District 23

Incumbent Linda Lee defeated Bernard Chow in the general election for New York City Council District 23 on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Linda Lee (D)	63.3	9,399
	Submit photo	Bernard Chow (R / Conservative Party / Medical Freedom Party / Common Sense Party)	35.2	5,223
		Other/Write-in votes	1.5	219

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14,841
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Bernard Chow (Parent Party)

Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 23

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Linda Lee in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Linda Lee	62.6	4,113	0	Advanced (1)
	Submit photo	Steve Behar	29.2	1,917	0	1
	Submit photo	Rubaiya Rahman	7.5	490	0	1
		Undeclared Write-insUndeclared write-in candidates may advance past the first round in some ranked-choice elections. If the official source reports write-in votes by candidate name, Ballotpedia displays them alongside the ballot-qualified candidates. However, if write-in votes are reported without a name, they will instead be included in the total write-in votes figure in Round 1. Please consult the official elections source for more details about unnamed write-in candidate vote totals past Round 1.	0.7	47	0

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,567
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Republican primary election

Republican Primary for New York City Council District 23

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Bernard Chow in round 1 .

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Bernard Chow

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Conservative Party primary election

Conservative Primary for New York City Council District 23

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Bernard Chow in round 1 .

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Bernard Chow

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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Behar in this election.

2021

See also: City elections in New York, New York (2021)

General election

General election for New York City Council District 23

Linda Lee defeated James Reilly in the general election for New York City Council District 23 on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Linda Lee (D)	64.6	14,847
	Submit photo	James Reilly (R / Conservative Party)	35.2	8,078
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	53

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 22,978
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 23

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The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Linda Lee in round 5 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Linda Lee	54.5	7,173	1,875	Advanced (5)
	Submit photo	Jaslin Kaur	45.5	5,992	788	5
	Submit photo	Steve Behar	0.0	0	-2,427	4
	Submit photo	Debra Markell	0.0	0	-2,300	4
		Sanjeev Jindal	0.0	0	0	3
	Submit photo	Koshy Thomas	0.0	0	0	2
		Harpreet Toor	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Linda Lee	34.8	5,298	232	Advanced (5)
	Submit photo	Jaslin Kaur	34.2	5,204	717	5
	Submit photo	Steve Behar	15.9	2,427	130	4
	Submit photo	Debra Markell	15.1	2,300	107	4
		Sanjeev Jindal	0.0	0	-2,009	3
	Submit photo	Koshy Thomas	0.0	0	0	2
		Harpreet Toor	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Linda Lee	31.6	5,066	113	Advanced (5)
	Submit photo	Jaslin Kaur	28.0	4,487	468	5
	Submit photo	Steve Behar	14.3	2,297	111	4
	Submit photo	Debra Markell	13.7	2,193	117	4
		Sanjeev Jindal	12.5	2,009	229	3
	Submit photo	Koshy Thomas	0.0	0	-788	2
		Harpreet Toor	0.0	0	-688	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Linda Lee	30.0	4,953	10	Advanced (5)
	Submit photo	Jaslin Kaur	24.4	4,019	1	5
	Submit photo	Steve Behar	13.3	2,186	5	4
	Submit photo	Debra Markell	12.6	2,076	2	4
		Sanjeev Jindal	10.8	1,780	3	3
	Submit photo	Koshy Thomas	4.8	788	0	2
		Harpreet Toor	4.2	688	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Linda Lee	29.9	4,943	0	Advanced (5)
	Submit photo	Jaslin Kaur	24.3	4,018	0	5
	Submit photo	Steve Behar	13.2	2,181	0	4
	Submit photo	Debra Markell	12.5	2,074	0	4
		Sanjeev Jindal	10.8	1,777	0	3
	Submit photo	Koshy Thomas	4.8	788	0	2
		Harpreet Toor	4.2	688	0	2
		Undeclared Write-insUndeclared write-in candidates may advance past the first round in some ranked-choice elections. If the official source reports write-in votes by candidate name, Ballotpedia displays them alongside the ballot-qualified candidates. However, if write-in votes are reported without a name, they will instead be included in the total write-in votes figure in Round 1. Please consult the official elections source for more details about unnamed write-in candidate vote totals past Round 1.	0.3	57	0

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 16,526
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Republican primary election

Republican Primary for New York City Council District 23

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: James Reilly in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	James Reilly	66.5	1,040	0	Advanced (1)
	Submit photo	Alex Amoroso	29.5	461	0	1
		Undeclared Write-insUndeclared write-in candidates may advance past the first round in some ranked-choice elections. If the official source reports write-in votes by candidate name, Ballotpedia displays them alongside the ballot-qualified candidates. However, if write-in votes are reported without a name, they will instead be included in the total write-in votes figure in Round 1. Please consult the official elections source for more details about unnamed write-in candidate vote totals past Round 1.	4.0	63	0

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,564
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Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. James Reilly advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York City Council District 23.

Campaign themes

2023

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Steve Behar did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.

2021

Steve Behar did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.

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