New York City's 17th City Council district | |
|---|---|
.svg) Boundaries following the2020 census | |
| Government | |
| • Councilmember | Justin Sanchez (D—Melrose) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 180,064 |
| Demographics | |
| • Hispanic | 69% |
| • Black | 27% |
| • White | 2% |
| • Asian | 1% |
| • Other | 1% |
| Registration | |
| • Democratic | 77.5% |
| • Republican | 4.0% |
| • No party preference | 15.8% |
| Registered voters (2021) 102,440[2] | |
New York City's 17th City Council district is one of 51 districts in theNew York City Council. It has been represented byDemocratJustin Sanchez since 2026, succeeding fellow DemocratRafael Salamanca.[3]
District 17 covers a series of neighborhoods at the heart of theSouth Bronx, including some or all ofCrotona Park East,Melrose,Hunts Point,Concourse,East Tremont,Morrisania,Longwood,Port Morris, andWest Farms.[4]Crotona Park,North and South Brother Islands, andThe Hub are all located within the district.
The district overlaps with BronxCommunity Boards1,2,3,4,6, and9, and is contained entirely withinNew York's 15th congressional district. It also overlaps with the29th,32nd,33rd, and34th districts of theNew York State Senate, and with the 77th, 79th, 84th, 85th, 86th, and 87th districts of theNew York State Assembly.[5]
The 2025 New York City Council elections will be held on November 4, 2025, with primary elections occurring on June 24, 2025.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Maximum round | Maximum votes | Share in maximum round | Maximum votes First round votes Transfer votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Justin Sanchez | 4 | 4,536 | 62.1% | | |
| Democratic | Antirson Ortiz | 4 | 2,769 | 37.9% | | |
| Democratic | Freddy Perez Jr. | 3 | 1,842 | 22.0% | | |
| Democratic | Elvis Santana | 2 | 1,512 | 16.4% | | |
| Write-in | 1 | 90 | 1.0% | | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Justin Sanchez | 14,577 | ||
| Working Families | Justin Sanchez | 1,611 | ||
| Total | Justin Sanchez | 16,188 | 86.0 | |
| Republican | Rosaline Nieves | 1,983 | 10.5 | |
| Conservative | Marisol Duran | 608 | 3.2 | |
| Write-in | 54 | 0.3 | ||
| Total votes | 18,833 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
Due to redistricting and the 2020 changes to theNew York City Charter, councilmembers elected during the2021 and 2023 City Council elections will serve two-year terms, with full four-year terms resuming after the 2025 New York City Council elections.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Rafael Salamanca (incumbent) | 3,693 | 84.8 | |
| Republican | Rosaline Nieves | 461 | 10.6 | |
| Conservative | Gonzalo Duran | 182 | 4.2 | |
| Write-in | 20 | 0.5 | ||
| Total votes | 4,356 | 100.0 | ||
In 2019, voters in New York City approved Ballot Question 1, which implementedranked-choice voting in all local elections. Under the new system, voters have the option to rank up to five candidates for every local office. Voters whose first-choice candidates fare poorly will have their votes redistributed to other candidates in their ranking until one candidate surpasses the 50 percent threshold. If one candidate surpasses 50 percent in first-choice votes, then ranked-choice tabulations will not occur.[11]
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Rafael Salamanca (incumbent) | 5,428 | 60.0 | |
| Democratic | Helen Hines | 3,539 | 39.1 | |
| Write-in | 82 | 0.9 | ||
| Total votes | 9,049 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Rafael Salamanca (incumbent) | 8,729 | 80.3 | |
| Republican | Jose Colon | 1,167 | 10.7 | |
| Black Women Lead | Lattina Brown | 964 | 8.9 | |
| Write-in | 17 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 10,877 | 100 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Rafael Salamanca (incumbent) | 4,840 | 72.2 | |
| Democratic | Helen Hines | 1,835 | 27.4 | |
| Write-in | 31 | 0.4 | ||
| Total votes | 6,706 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Rafael Salamanca | 11,040 | ||
| Working Families | Rafael Salamanca | 472 | ||
| Total | Rafael Salamanca (incumbent) | 11,512 | 92.3 | |
| Republican | Patrick Delices | 433 | 3.5 | |
| Conservative | Oswald Denis | 282 | 2.3 | |
| Empower Society | Elvis Santana | 226 | 1.8 | |
| Write-in | 25 | 0.2 | ||
| Total votes | 12,478 | 100 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
In late 2015, CouncilwomanMaria del Carmen Arroyo announced she would resign, triggering an election for her seat. Two special elections were scheduled to fill her seat: one nonpartisan election in February to serve the remainder of the calendar year, followed by a standard partisan primary and general election that September and November to complete the remainder of her term. Both were won byRafael Salamanca. Like all municipal special elections in New York City, the race is officially nonpartisan, with all candidates running on ballot lines of their own creation.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community First | Rafael Salamanca | 1,455 | 39.1 | |
| Bronx for All | George Alvarez | 902 | 24.3 | |
| Bronx Not for Sale | Julio Pabón | 562 | 15.1 | |
| Rebuilding Our BX | J. Loren Russell | 403 | 10.8 | |
| Strong Together | Joann Otero | 265 | 7.1 | |
| Bronx Renewal | Marlon Molina | 115 | 3.1 | |
| Write-in | 17 | 0.5 | ||
| Total votes | 3,719 | 100 | ||
The November special election also coincided with federal elections in 2016, including thepresidential election,Senate election and other statewide races.
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Rafael Salamanca (incumbent) | 2,708 | 62.0 | |
| Democratic | Helen Hines | 1,651 | 37.8 | |
| Write-in | 10 | 0.2 | ||
| Total votes | 4,369 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Rafael Salamanca (incumbent) | 34,287 | 99.9 | |
| Write-in | 46 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 34,333 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Maria del Carmen Arroyo (incumbent) | 4,740 | 69.3 | |
| Democratic | Julio Pabón | 2,101 | 30.7 | |
| Write-in | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 6,842 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Maria del Carmen Arroyo (incumbent) | 10,845 | 93.1 | |
| Republican | Jose Colon | 580 | 5.0 | |
| Conservative | Selsia Evans | 211 | 1.8 | |
| Write-in | 18 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 11,654 | 100 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
