New York's 17th congressional district is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives located in Southern New York. It includes all of Rockland County and Putnam County, as well as most of Northern Westchester County, and portions of southern Dutchess County. It is represented by Republican Mike Lawler. It was one of 18 districts that would have voted for Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election had they existed in their current configuration while being won or held by a Republican in 2022.
| New York's 17th congressional district | |
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Interactive map of district boundaries | |
| Representative | |
| Distribution |
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| Population (2023) | 772,624 |
| Median household income | $118,882[1] |
| Ethnicity |
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| Cook PVI | D+3[2] |
Mondaire Jones was first elected in 2020 to succeed the retiring Representative Nita Lowey.[3] In the aftermath of the 2020 redistricting cycle, 18th district incumbent Sean Patrick Maloney announced his intention to run in the new 17th district instead of his existing seat; Jones subsequently opted to run in the 10th district to avoid a primary fight. However, Maloney lost to Republican Mike Lawler in the general election; Lawler subsequently became the first of his party to win this seat since 1981.[4] Lawler's victory gained significant attention due to Maloney's position as chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee; Maloney became the first chairman in over 40 years to lose reelection.[5]
The district has a significant Jewish population, including conservative Hasidic communities in Rockland County.[6][7]
Recent statewide election results
edit| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | President | Clinton 75–19% |
| 1996 | President | Clinton 85–11% |
| 2000 | President | Gore 69–27% |
| 2004 | President | Kerry 67–33% |
| 2008 | President | Obama 72–28% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 57–41% |
| 2016 | President | H. Clinton 52–39% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 60–39% |
| 2024 | President | Harris 49.9–49.4% |
History
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2023–present:
- All of Putnam, Rockland
- Parts of Dutchess, Westchester
2013–2023: map
- All of Rockland
- Part of Westchester
2003–2013:
- Parts of Bronx, Rockland, Westchester.
1993–2003:
- Parts of Bronx, Westchester.
1983–1993:
1973–1983:
- All of Staten Island.
- Parts of Manhattan.
1913–1973:
- Parts of Manhattan.
1843–1853:
Various New York districts have been numbered "17" over the years, including areas in New York City and various parts of upstate New York. From 2003-2013, the 17th district encompassed portions of the Bronx, Westchester County, and Rockland County. It included the neighborhoods of Norwood, Riverdale, Wakefield, Williamsbridge, and Woodlawn in the Bronx; the city of Mount Vernon and parts of Yonkers in Westchester; and Monsey, Nanuet, Pearl River, Orangetown, Sparkill, Spring Valley, Haverstraw, and Suffern in Rockland County.
List of members representing the district
editThe District was historically the East Side Manhattan district (known as the "silk stocking district" for the wealth of its constituents). In the 1970s it was a Staten Island seat. It became the west side Manhattan seat in the 1980s. It became a Bronx-based seat in the 1992 remap and was shifted north into Rockland county in 2002 to absorb terrain from the deconstruction of the old 20th district.
Previously the 19th district covered much of the Bronx portion of the seat in the 1980s; while in the 1970s the 23rd district covered most of the Bronx area.
1803–1833: one seat
edit| Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District established March 4, 1803 | |||||
 Oliver Phelps (Canandaigua) |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1805 |
8th | Elected in 1802. [data missing] |
1803–1809 [data missing] |
 Silas Halsey (Ovid) |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1807 |
9th | Elected in 1804. Lost re-election. | |
| John Harris (Aurelius) |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1809 |
10th | Elected in 1806. Lost re-election. | |
| District inactive | March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1813 |
11th 12th |
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 William S. Smith (Lebanon) |
Federalist | March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815 |
13th | Elected in 1812. Re-elected in 1814 but did not take or claim the seat. |
1813–1823 Herkimer County, except the Town of Danube; and Madison County. |
| Vacant | March 4, 1815 – December 13, 1815 |
14th | |||
 Westel Willoughby Jr. (Herkimer) |
Democratic-Republican | December 13, 1815 – March 3, 1817 |
Successfully contested Smith's election. [data missing] | ||
 Thomas H. Hubbard (Hamilton) |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819 |
15th | Elected in 1816. [data missing] | |
| Aaron Hackley Jr. (Herkimer) |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821 |
16th | Elected in 1818. [data missing] | |
| Vacant | March 4, 1821 – December 3, 1821 |
17th | Elections were held in April 1821. It is unclear when results were announced or credentials issued. | ||
| Thomas H. Hubbard (Hamilton) |
Democratic-Republican | December 3, 1821 – March 3, 1823 |
Elected in 1821. [data missing] | ||
 John W. Taylor (Ballston Spa) |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd |
Redistricted from 11th district and re-elected in 1822. Re-elected in 1824. Re-elected in 1826. Re-elected in 1828. Re-elected in 1830. Lost re-election. |
Saratoga County |
| Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1833 | ||||
1833–1843: two seats
editFrom 1833 to 1843, two seats were apportioned to the 17th district, elected at-large on a general ticket.
Seat A
edit| Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Samuel Beardsley (Utica) |
Jacksonian | March 4, 1833 – March 29, 1836 |
23rd 24th |
Redistricted from 14th district and re-elected in 1832. Re-elected in 1834. Resigned to become circuit judge. |
| Vacant | March 29, 1836 – November 9, 1836 |
24th | [data missing] | |
| Rutger B. Miller (Utica) |
Jacksonian | November 9, 1836 – March 3, 1837 |
Elected to finish Beardsley's term. [data missing] | |
 Henry A. Foster (Rome) |
Democratic | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 |
25th | Elected in 1836. [data missing] |
| David P. Brewster (Oswego) |
Democratic | March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843 |
26th 27th |
Elected in 1838. Re-elected in 1840. [data missing] |
Seat B
edit| Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Joel Turrill (Oswego) |
Jacksonian | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837 |
23rd 24th |
Elected in 1832. Re-elected in 1834. [data missing] |
 Abraham P. Grant (Oswego) |
Democratic | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 |
25th | Elected in 1836. [data missing] |
 John G. Floyd (Utica) |
Democratic | March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843 |
26th 27th |
Elected in 1838. Re-elected in 1840. [data missing] |
1843–present: one seat
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Election results
editNote that in New York State electoral politics there are numerous minor parties at various points on the political spectrum. Certain parties will invariably endorse either the Republican or Democratic candidate for every office, hence the state electoral results contain both the party votes, and the final candidate votes (Listed as "Recap").
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike Lawler | 125,738 | 44.05% | |
| Conservative | Mike Lawler | 17,812 | 6.24% | |
| Total | Mike Lawler | 143,550 | 50.29% | |
| Democratic | Sean Patrick Maloney | 133,457 | 46.76% | |
| Working Families | Sean Patrick Maloney | 8,273 | 2.90% | |
| Total | Sean Patrick Maloney (Incumbent) | 141,730 | 49.65% | |
| Write-in | 150 | 0.05% | ||
| Total votes | 285,430 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mondaire Jones | 183,975 | 55.3 | |
| Working Families | Mondaire Jones | 13,378 | 4.0 | |
| Total | Mondaire Jones | 197,353 | 59.3 | |
| Republican | Maureen McArdle Schulman | 117,307 | 35.3 | |
| Conservative | Yehudis Gottesfeld | 8,887 | 2.7 | |
| Independent | Joshua Eisen | 6,363 | 1.9 | |
| SAM | Michael Parietti | 2,745 | 0.8 | |
| Total votes | 332,655 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Nita Lowey (incumbent) | 170,168 | 88 | −20.6 | |
| Reform | Joseph Ciardullo | 23,150 | 12 | ||
| Turnout | 193,318 | 100 | −9.8 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Nita Lowey (incumbent) | 214,530 | 100 | +118.5 | |
| Turnout | 214,530 | 100 | +18.1 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Nita Lowey (incumbent) | 98,150 | 54 | −42.7 | |
| Republican | Chris Day | 75,781 | 41.7 | −17.5 | |
| N/A | Blank/Void/Scattering | 7,743 | 4.3 | ||
| Turnout | 181,674 | 100 | −38.9 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Nita Lowey | 171,417 | 57.6 | +79.7 | |
| Republican | Joe Carvin | 91,899 | 30.9 | +208.4 | |
| N/A | Blank/Void/Scattering | 31,292 | 10.5 | ||
| Independent | Francis Morganthaler | 2,771 | 0.9 | ||
| Turnout | 297,379 | 100 | +113.7 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Eliot L. Engel (incumbent) | 95,346 | 68.5 | −36.2 | |
| Republican | Anthony Mele | 29,792 | 21.4 | −17.2 | |
| N/A | Blank/Void/Scattering | 8,327 | 6 | ||
| Conservative | York J. Kleinhandler | 5,661 | 4.1 | ||
| Turnout | 139,126 | 100 | −38.7 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Eliot L. Engel (incumbent) | 149,676 | 65.9 | +59.8 | |
| Republican | Robert Goodman | 35,994 | 15.8 | +24.7 | |
| N/A | Blank/Void/Scattering | 41,464 | 18.3 | ||
| Turnout | 227,134 | 100 | +85.4 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Eliot L. Engel (incumbent) | 93,614 | 76.4 | +0.2 | |
| Republican | Jim Faulkner | 28,842 | 23.6 | +1.6 | |
| Majority | 64,772 | 52.9 | −1.3 | ||
| Turnout | 122,456 | 100 | −33.6 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Eliot L. Engel (incumbent) | 140,530 | 76.2 | +13.6 | |
| Republican | Matt I. Brennan | 40,524 | 22.0 | −12.4 | |
| Conservative | Kevin Brawley | 3,482 | 1.9 | +1.9 | |
| Majority | 100,006 | 54.2 | +26.0 | ||
| Turnout | 184,536 | 100 | +49.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Eliot L. Engel (incumbent) | 77,535 | 62.6 | −27.1 | |
| Republican | C. Scott Vanderhoef | 42,634 | 34.4 | +24.1 | |
| Right to Life | Arthur L. Gallagher | 1,931 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
| Green | Elizabeth Shanklin | 1,743 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
| Majority | 34,901 | 28.2 | −51.2 | ||
| Turnout | 123,843 | 100 | −3.5 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Eliot L. Engel (incumbent) | 115,093 | 89.7 | +1.7 | |
| Republican | Patrick McManus | 13,201 | 10.3 | −1.7 | |
| Majority | 101,892 | 79.4 | +3.4 | ||
| Turnout | 128,294 | 100 | +39.5 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Eliot L. Engel (incumbent) | 80,947 | 88.0 | +3.0 | |
| Republican | Peter Fiumefreddo | 11,037 | 12.0 | −1.3 | |
| Majority | 69,910 | 76.0 | +4.4 | ||
| Turnout | 91,984 | 100 | −22.8 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Eliot L. Engel (incumbent) | 101,287 | 85.0 | ||
| Republican | Denis McCarthy | 15,892 | 13.3 | ||
| Independence | Dennis Coleman | 2,008 | 1.7 | ||
| Majority | 85,395 | 71.6 | |||
| Turnout | 119,187 | 100 | |||
See also
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References
edit- ^ "My Congressional District".
- ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ Bowman, Bridget (October 10, 2019). "Appropriations Chairwoman Nita Lowey announces retirement". Roll Call. Washington, DC. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
- ^ Rep. Maloney concedes to Lawler in District 17, retrieved November 9, 2022
- ^ "House Dem campaign chief Maloney concedes defeat in New York". POLITICO. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
- ^ Kornbluh, Jacob (August 16, 2022). "Sean Patrick Maloney locks in Jewish support in a competitive reelection bid for upstate New York seat". The Forward. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
- ^ @jacobkornbluh (November 2, 2022). "Register" (Tweet). Retrieved November 28, 2022 – via Twitter.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
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