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New York's 17th
State Senate district
Senator
  Iwen Chu
D–Dyker Heights
Registration57.6% Democratic
16.7% Republican
23.0% No party preference
Demographics32% White
2% Black
19% Hispanic
44% Asian
1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
3% Other
Population (2022)293,218[1]
Registered voters155,905[2]

New York's 17th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Iwen Chu since 2023.[3] Prior to redistricting in 2022, Simcha Felder represented this district - he now represents the 22nd district.

Geography

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District 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][4]

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.[5]

Recent election results

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2024

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2024 New York State Senate election, District 17[6]
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

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2022 New York State Senate election, District 17[7][8]
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

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2020 New York State Senate election, District 17[7][9]
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

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2018 New York State Senate election, District 17[7]
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,[10] in accordance with complex New York election laws.[11]

2016

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2016 New York State Senate election, District 17[7]
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

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2014 New York State Senate election, District 17[7]
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

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2012 New York State Senate election, District 17[7]
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

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Year Office Results[12]
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

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  1. ^ a b "State Senate District 17, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  2. ^ "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
  3. ^ "New York State Senator Iwen Chu". The New York State Senate. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  4. ^ "Our District". The New York State Senate. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  5. ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  6. ^ "General Election 2024 - State Senator - 17th Senatorial District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
  7. ^ a b c d e f "New York State Senate District 17". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  8. ^ "State Senator 17th Senate District - General Election - November 8, 2022". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  9. ^ "State Senator 17th Senate District - General Election - November 3, 2020". New York State Board of Elections. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  10. ^ "Interview with Jumaane Williams". NYC FAQ. October 3, 2018. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  11. ^ "State Certification for the November 6, 2018 General Election" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. October 19, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  12. ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
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