New York's 17th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Steve Chan since 2025, defeating Iwen Chu.
| New York's 17th State Senate district | |||
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| Registration | 57.6% Democratic 16.7% Republican 23.0% No party preference | ||
| Demographics | 32% White 2% Black 19% Hispanic 44% Asian 1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 3% Other | ||
| Population (2022) | 293,218[1] | ||
| Registered voters | 155,905[2] | ||
Geography
editDistrict 17 is located in Southwestern Brooklyn, including some or all of the neighborhoods of Bath Beach, Bay Ridge, Sunset Park, Kensington, Dyker Heights, Bensonhurst, and Gravesend.[1][3]
The district overlaps with New York's 7th, 9th, 10th, and 11th congressional districts, and with the 41st, 42nd, 44th, 45th, 47th, 48th, 49th, and 51st districts of the New York State Assembly.[4]
Recent election results
edit2024
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Steve Chan | 27,938 | ||
| Conservative | Steve Chan | 2,930 | ||
| Total | Steve Chan | 30,868 | 54.7 | |
| Democratic | Iwen Chu | 22,679 | ||
| Working Families | Iwen Chu | 2,685 | ||
| Total | Iwen Chu (incumbent) | 25,364 | 44.9 | |
| Write-in | 240 | 0.4 | ||
| Total votes | 56,472 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
2022
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Iwen Chu | 16,167 | |||
| Working Families | Iwen Chu | 2,195 | |||
| Total | Iwen Chu | 18,362 | 50.7 | ||
| Republican | Vito LaBella | 16,659 | |||
| Conservative | Vito LaBella | 1,169 | |||
| Total | Vito LaBella | 17,828 | 49.2 | ||
| Write-in | 57 | 0.1 | |||
| Total votes | 36,243 | 100.0 | |||
| Democratic win (new boundaries) | |||||
2020
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Simcha Felder | 42,332 | ||
| Democratic | Simcha Felder | 31,476 | ||
| Conservative | Simcha Felder | 4,842 | ||
| Total | Simcha Felder (incumbent) | 78,650 | 97.8 | |
| Write-in | 1,730 | 2.2 | ||
| Total votes | 80,380 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
As he had done in the past, Felder ran in 2020 on both the Democratic and Republican party lines.
2018
edit| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Simcha Felder (incumbent) | 15,589 | 65.4 | |
| Democratic | Blake Morris | 8,200 | 34.4 | |
| Write-in | 39 | 0.2 | ||
| Total votes | 23,828 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Simcha Felder | 20,585 | ||
| Republican | Simcha Felder | 18,152 | ||
| Conservative | Simcha Felder | 2,283 | ||
| Independence | Simcha Felder | 733 | ||
| Total | Simcha Felder (incumbent) | 41,544 | 84.3 | |
| Working Families | Jumaane Williams | 6,611 | 13.4 | |
| Reform | Luis Rivera | 733 | 1.5 | |
| Write-in | 395 | 0.8 | ||
| Total votes | 49,283 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Jumaane Williams, then a New York City Councilmember, did not actively campaign, and was listed on the ballot to allow the Working Families Party to remove him from consideration for the 2018 lieutenant gubernatorial election,[9] in accordance with complex New York election laws.[10]
2016
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Simcha Felder | 35,432 | ||
| Republican | Simcha Felder | 23,560 | ||
| Conservative | Simcha Felder | 4,010 | ||
| Total | Simcha Felder (incumbent) | 63,002 | 99.1 | |
| Write-in | 555 | 0.9 | ||
| Total votes | 63,557 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
In 2016, Felder ran on both the Democratic and Republican party lines.
2014
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Simcha Felder | 21,384 | ||
| Conservative | Simcha Felder | 8,105 | ||
| Total | Simcha Felder (incumbent) | 29,489 | 98.8 | |
| Write-in | 355 | 1.2 | ||
| Total votes | 29,844 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2012
edit| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Simcha Felder | 6,643 | 81.5 | |
| Democratic | Abraham Tischler | 1,427 | 17.5 | |
| Write-in | 82 | 1.0 | ||
| Total votes | 8,152 | 100.0 | ||
| Conservative | Simcha Felder (write-in) | 113 | 53.6 | |
| Conservative | David Storobin (incumbent) | 98 | 46.4 | |
| Write-in | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 211 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Simcha Felder | 32,759 | ||
| Conservative | Simcha Felder | 6,135 | ||
| Tax Cuts Now | Simcha Felder | 372 | ||
| Total | Simcha Felder | 39,266 | 66.2 | |
| Republican | David Storobin (incumbent) | 19,338 | 32.6 | |
| School Choice | Abraham Tischler | 528 | 0.9 | |
| Write-in | 155 | 0.3 | ||
| Total votes | 59,287 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
Federal results in District 17
edit| Year | Office | Results[11] |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | President | Trump 61 – 38% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 52.8 – 44.7% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 58.3 – 40.8% |
| Senate | Gillibrand 61.2 – 37.5% |
References
edit- ^ a b "State Senate District 17, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
- ^ "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
- ^ "Our District". The New York State Senate. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
- ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- ^ "General Election 2024 - State Senator - 17th Senatorial District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "New York State Senate District 17". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
- ^ "State Senator 17th Senate District - General Election - November 8, 2022". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
- ^ "State Senator 17th Senate District - General Election - November 3, 2020". New York State Board of Elections. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- ^ "Interview with Jumaane Williams". NYC FAQ. October 3, 2018. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ^ "State Certification for the November 6, 2018 General Election" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. October 19, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
- ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 1, 2019.