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U.S. House · New York's 8th Congressional District

Central and southern Brooklyn, including Brownsville, East New York, Canarsie, Coney Island, and parts of Crown Heights.

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

Hakeem Jeffries, projected winner

CandidateVotesShare
Hakeem Jeffries128,19778.9%
Lewis Mizrahi31,96919.7%
Total Write-ins2,2381.4%

About 87% of the expected vote counted. As of November 9. Winners take office next year. Counts can change until states certify. NBC News ↗

Sources re-checked September 25, 2026 · How we research

  • Incumbent Hakeem Jeffries, the House Democratic Leader, advanced unopposed after the Democratic primary was canceled (challengers Vance Bostic and Chi Osse withdrew or were disqualified). Lewis Mizrahi advanced unopposed after the Republican and Conservative Party primaries were canceled.[1]
  • Mizrahi also filed to run in New York's 9th Congressional District but was disqualified from that district's Republican primary; he remains on the ballot only in the 8th District.[2]

On the November 3 ballot · 2 candidates

Hakeem JeffriesDINCUMBENTPROJECTED WINNERU.S. Representative (since 2013); House Democratic LeaderFull profile →Lewis MizrahiRCFull profile →

Issue evidence — side by side

Recorded votes, documented positions and candidates’ own words are shown with sources. “In their own words” quotes a candidate on the topic without inferring a stance. Votes describe specific bills or motions; they do not establish overall support or opposition to a broad issue. A dash means our research has no evidence on that topic, not that the candidate has no position.

Protect legal access to abortion

  • Hakeem Jeffries
    Recorded votes[35][36][37]

    Voted yes on Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 (H.R. 3755, 2021-09-24). Voted yes on Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 (H.R. 8296, 2022-07-15). Voted no on Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 36, 2017-10-03), which would have banned most abortions after 20 weeks.

  • Lewis Mizrahi
    —

Stricter gun laws

  • Hakeem Jeffries
    Recorded votes[30][31][32][33]

    Voted yes on Bipartisan Background Checks Act (H.R. 8, 2019-02-27), which would have required background checks on most private gun sales. Voted yes on Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 (H.R. 1808, 2022-07-29), which would have banned the sale of many semiautomatic assault weapons. Voted yes on Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S. 2938, 2022-06-24), which expanded background checks for buyers under 21 and funded state red-flag programs. Voted no on Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (H.R. 38, 2017-12-06), which would have required states to honor other states' concealed-carry permits.

  • Lewis Mizrahi
    —

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • Hakeem Jeffries
    Recorded votes[14][15][16][17][18][19][20]

    Voted no on Laken Riley Act (S. 5, 2025-01-22). Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which funded expanded immigration enforcement, detention and border operations. Voted no on Secure the Border Act of 2023 (H.R. 2, 2023-05-11). Voted yes on American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 (H.R. 6, 2019-06-04; 2021-03-18).

  • Lewis Mizrahi
    —

Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

  • Hakeem Jeffries
    Recorded votes[15][16][17][26][25]

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03; 2017-12-20), which made the 2017 individual tax rates, including the 37% top rate, permanent. Voted yes on Inflation Reduction Act (H.R. 5376, 2022-08-12), which added a 15% minimum tax on large corporations and a stock-buyback excise tax.

  • Lewis Mizrahi
    —

Expand public health coverage

  • Hakeem Jeffries
    Recorded votes[15][16][17][22][23]

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which reduced federal Medicaid spending and added Medicaid work requirements. Voted yes on Breaking the Gridlock Act (H.R. 1834, 2026-01-08), which extended enhanced ACA premium subsidies. Voted no on American Health Care Act (H.R. 1628, 2017-05-04), which would have capped federal Medicaid funding and ended enhanced funding for the Medicaid expansion.

  • Lewis Mizrahi
    —

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

  • Hakeem Jeffries
    Recorded votes[15][16][17][24][25]

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which phased out Inflation Reduction Act clean-energy tax credits. Voted yes on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19; 2022-08-12), which would have funded clean-energy tax credits.

  • Lewis Mizrahi
    —

Raise the minimum wage

  • Hakeem Jeffries
    Recorded votes[34]

    Voted yes on Raise the Wage Act (H.R. 582, 2019-07-18).

  • Lewis Mizrahi
    —

Broad tariffs on imported goods

  • Hakeem Jeffries
    Recorded votes[29]

    Voted yes on Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11), which disapproved the tariffs on Canadian imports.

  • Lewis Mizrahi
    —

Universal, publicly funded child care

  • Hakeem Jeffries
    Recorded votes[24]

    Voted yes on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19), which would have funded universal pre-K and child-care subsidies.

  • Lewis Mizrahi
    —

Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote

  • Hakeem Jeffries
    Recorded votes[21]

    Voted no on SAVE Act (H.R. 22, 2025-04-10).

  • Lewis Mizrahi
    —

Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroad

  • Hakeem Jeffries
    Recorded votes[27][28]

    Voted yes on War Powers Resolution on Venezuela (H. Con. Res. 64, 2025-12-17), which would have directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Venezuela absent congressional authorization. Voted yes on War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities (H. Con. Res. 86, 2026-06-03), which directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran absent congressional authorization.

  • Lewis Mizrahi
    —

Research notes & limits

Sitting-member key floor votes and FEC finance totals for Jeffries are added separately by script and intentionally omitted here.

Sources · 39

Researched 2026-09-25. Green citations are official government records.

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  3. 3.Hakeem Jeffries · Ballotpedia Reference
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  6. 6.Protecting Reproductive Rights · Rep. Hakeem Jeffries official website Candidate's own words
  7. 7.Healthcare · Rep. Hakeem Jeffries official website Candidate's own words
  8. 8.Energy and Environment · Rep. Hakeem Jeffries official website Candidate's own words
  9. 9.Rep. Jeffries: We Must Address the Gun Violence Epidemic Decisively and Allow America to Be the Best Version of Itself · Rep. Hakeem Jeffries official website Candidate's own words
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  13. 13.New York U.S. House District 8 election results 2026 · NBC News News report
  14. 14.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
  15. 15.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
  16. 16.H.R. 1 (119th Congress) — One Big Beautiful Bill Act: text and summary · Congress.gov Official record
  17. 17.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-07-03 Official record
  18. 18.Roll call: Secure the Border Act of 2023 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2023-05-11 Official record
  19. 19.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-06-04 Official record
  20. 20.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-03-18 Official record
  21. 21.Roll call: SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-04-10 Official record
  22. 22.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
  23. 23.Roll call: American Health Care Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-05-04 Official record
  24. 24.Roll call: Build Back Better Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-11-19 Official record
  25. 25.Roll call: Inflation Reduction Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-08-12 Official record
  26. 26.Roll call: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-12-20 Official record
  27. 27.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Venezuela · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-12-17 Official record
  28. 28.Roll call: War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-06-03 Official record
  29. 29.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record
  30. 30.Roll call: Bipartisan Background Checks Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-02-27 Official record
  31. 31.Roll call: Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-29 Official record
  32. 32.Roll call: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-06-24 Official record
  33. 33.Roll call: Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-12-06 Official record
  34. 34.Roll call: Raise the Wage Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-07-18 Official record
  35. 35.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-09-24 Official record
  36. 36.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-15 Official record
  37. 37.Roll call: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-10-03 Official record
  38. 38.Lewis Mizrahi · Ballotpedia Reference
  39. 39.U.S. House New York's 8th Congressional District results 2026 · NBC News News report