 He defeated George Demos in the Republican Party primary, and ran unopposed for the Conservative Party nomination in the primary on June 24, 2014.On November 4, 2014, Zeldin defeated Bishop with 54% of the vote.2016
In February 2015 the National Republican Congressional Committee announced that Zeldin was one of 12 members in the Patriot Program, a program designed to help protect vulnerable Republican incumbents heading into the 2016 election.