New York's 17th State Senate district

New York's 17th State Senate district
Senator	Iwen Chu D – Dyker Heights
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]

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

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

2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 17

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Chan
	Conservative	Steve Chan
	Total	Steve Chan
	Democratic	Iwen Chu
	Working Families	Iwen Chu
	Total	Iwen Chu (incumbent)
	Write-in
Total votes				100.0

2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 17 ^{[6] [7]}

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

2020 New York State Senate election, District 17 ^{[6] [8]}

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

2018 New York State Senate election, District 17 ^[6]

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

2016 New York State Senate election, District 17 ^[6]

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

2014 New York State Senate election, District 17 ^[6]

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

2012 New York State Senate election, District 17 ^[6]

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

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

1. "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. "New York State Senate District 17". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
7. "State Senator 17th Senate District - General Election - November 8, 2022". New York State Board of Elections . Retrieved May 31, 2022.
8. "State Senator 17th Senate District - General Election - November 3, 2020". New York State Board of Elections. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
9. "Interview with Jumaane Williams". NYC FAQ. October 3, 2018. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
10. "State Certification for the November 6, 2018 General Election" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. October 19, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
11. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 1, 2019.