| 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] | ||
New York's 17th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in theNew York State Senate. It has been represented byRepublicanSteve Chan since 2025, defeatingIwen Chu.
District 17 is located in SouthwesternBrooklyn, including some or all of the neighborhoods ofBath Beach,Bay Ridge,Sunset Park,Kensington,Dyker Heights,Bensonhurst, andGravesend.[1][3]
The district overlaps with New York's7th,9th,10th, and11th congressional districts, and with the 41st, 42nd, 44th, 45th, 47th, 48th, 49th, and 51st districts of theNew York State Assembly.[4]
| 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 | ||
| Republicangain fromDemocratic | ||||
| 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 | |||
| Democraticwin (new boundaries) | |||||
| 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 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
As he had done in the past, Felder ran in 2020 on both theDemocratic andRepublican party lines.
| 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 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
Jumaane Williams, then aNew 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]
| 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 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
In 2016, Felder ran on both theDemocratic andRepublican party lines.
| 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 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| 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 | ||
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| 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% |
