New York's 17th Congressional District

New York's 17th Congressional District

Incumbent

Michael Lawler

Assumed office: January 3, 2023

New York's 17th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Michael Lawler (R).

As of the 2020 Census, New York representatives represented an average of 777,529 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 719,298 residents.

Elections

2024

See also: New York's 17th Congressional District election, 2024

New York's 17th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 25 Republican primary)

New York's 17th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 25 Democratic primary)

General election

The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

General election for U.S. House New York District 17

Incumbent Michael Lawler, Mondaire Jones, and Anthony Frascone are running in the general election for U.S. House New York District 17 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate
		Michael Lawler (R / Conservative Party)
		Mondaire Jones (D)
		Anthony Frascone (Working Families Party)

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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Mondaire Jones advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 17.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Elizabeth Gereghty (D)
• MaryAnn Carr (D)

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Michael Lawler advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 17.

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Michael Lawler advanced from the Conservative Party primary for U.S. House New York District 17.

Working Families Party primary election

Working Families Party primary for U.S. House New York District 17

Anthony Frascone defeated Mondaire Jones in the Working Families Party primary for U.S. House New York District 17 on June 25, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Anthony Frascone	58.6	287
		Mondaire Jones	40.2	197
		Other/Write-in votes	1.2	6

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 490
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2022

See also: New York's 17th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House New York District 17

Michael Lawler defeated incumbent Sean Maloney in the general election for U.S. House New York District 17 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Lawler (R / Conservative Party)	50.3	143,550
		Sean Maloney (D / Working Families Party)	49.7	141,730
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	150

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 285,430
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 17

Incumbent Sean Maloney defeated Alessandra Biaggi in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 17 on August 23, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sean Maloney	66.3	24,535
		Alessandra Biaggi	33.1	12,266
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	203

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 37,004
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Michael Parietti (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 17

Michael Lawler defeated William Faulkner, Charles Falciglia, Shoshana David, and Jack Schrepel in the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 17 on August 23, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Lawler	74.7	12,317
		William Faulkner	11.9	1,958
		Charles Falciglia	8.4	1,392
		Shoshana David	3.0	491
		Jack Schrepel	1.1	188
		Other/Write-in votes	0.8	139

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 16,485
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Conservative Party primary election

Conservative Party primary for U.S. House New York District 17

Michael Lawler defeated William Faulkner in the Conservative Party primary for U.S. House New York District 17 on August 23, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Lawler	87.0	1,078
		William Faulkner	12.6	156
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	5

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,239
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jack Schrepel (Conservative Party)

Working Families Party primary election

The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Sean Maloney advanced from the Working Families Party primary for U.S. House New York District 17.

2020

See also: New York's 17th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House New York District 17

Mondaire Jones defeated Maureen McArdle Schulman, Yehudis Gottesfeld, Joshua Eisen, and Michael Parietti in the general election for U.S. House New York District 17 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mondaire Jones (D / Working Families Party)	59.3	197,354
		Maureen McArdle Schulman (R)	35.2	117,309
		Yehudis Gottesfeld (Conservative Party)	2.7	8,887
		Joshua Eisen (ECL Party)	1.9	6,363
		Michael Parietti (Serve America Movement Party)	0.8	2,745
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	214

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 332,872
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 17

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 17 on June 23, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mondaire Jones	41.6	32,796
		Adam Schleifer	16.2	12,732
		Evelyn Farkas	15.5	12,210
		David Carlucci	11.0	8,649
		David Buchwald	8.5	6,673
		Asha Castleberry-Hernandez	2.6	2,062
		Allison Fine	2.0	1,588
		Catherine Parker (Unofficially withdrew)	2.0	1,539
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	532

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 78,781
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Duane Jackson (D)
• Delter Guin (D)
• George John-Bosco (D)
• David Katz (D)
• John Jabbour (D)
• Lola Osoria (D)
• Jo-Anna Rodriguez-Wheeler (D)
• Catherine Borgia (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 17

Maureen McArdle Schulman defeated Yehudis Gottesfeld in the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 17 on June 23, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Maureen McArdle Schulman	76.2	8,492
		Yehudis Gottesfeld	21.0	2,338
		Other/Write-in votes	2.8	310

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,140
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jarred Buchanan (R)
• Joshua Eisen (R)

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Yehudis Gottesfeld advanced from the Conservative Party primary for U.S. House New York District 17.

Libertarian primary election

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Yehudis Gottesfeld (L)

Serve America Movement Party primary election

The Serve America Movement Party primary election was canceled. Michael Parietti advanced from the Serve America Movement Party primary for U.S. House New York District 17.

Working Families Party primary election

The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Mondaire Jones advanced from the Working Families Party primary for U.S. House New York District 17.

2018

See also: New York's 17th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House New York District 17

Incumbent Nita Lowey defeated Joseph Ciardullo in the general election for U.S. House New York District 17 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nita Lowey (D)	88.0	170,168
		Joseph Ciardullo (Reform Party)	12.0	23,150

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 193,318 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 17

Incumbent Nita Lowey advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 17 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Nita Lowey

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Reform Party primary election

Reform Party primary for U.S. House New York District 17

Joseph Ciardullo advanced from the Reform Party primary for U.S. House New York District 17 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Joseph Ciardullo

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2016

See also: New York's 17th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Nita Lowey (D) ran unopposed in both the primary and general elections.

U.S. House, New York District 17 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Nita Lowey Incumbent	100%	214,530
Total Votes				214,530
Source: New York Board of Elections

2014

See also: New York's 17th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 17th Congressional District of New York held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Nita Lowey (D) defeated Chris Day (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, New York District 17 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Nita Lowey Incumbent	56.4%	98,150
	Republican	Chris Day	43.5%	75,781
	N/A	Write-in votes	0.1%	123
Total Votes				174,054
Source: New York State Board of Elections, NYS Board of Elections Rep. in Congress Election Returns November 4, 2014," accessed August 30, 2021

2012

See also: New York's 17th Congressional District elections, 2012

The 17th Congressional District of New York held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent from the 18th District, Nita Lowey won election in the district.

U.S. House, New York District 17 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Nita Lowey Incumbent	64.4%	171,417
	Republican	Joe Carvin	34.5%	91,899
	Independent	Francis Morganthaler	1%	2,771
	N/A	Write-in votes	0%	118
Total Votes				266,205
Source: New York State Board of Elections, "NYS Board of Elections Rep. in Congress Election Returns Nov. 6, 2012," accessed September 1, 2021

2010
On November 2, 2010, Eliot Engel won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Anthony Mele (R) and York J. Kleinhandler (Conservative) in the general election.

U.S. House, New York District 17 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Eliot L. Engel incumbent	72.8%	95,349
	Republican	Anthony Mele	22.8%	29,802
	Conservative	York Kleinhandler	4.3%	5,664
	N/A	Write-in votes	0.1%	94
Total Votes				130,909

2008
On November 4, 2008, Eliot Engel won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Robert Goodman (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, New York District 17 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Eliot Engel incumbent	79.9%	161,594
	Republican	Robert Goodman	20.1%	40,707
	N/A	Write-in votes	0%	20
Total Votes				202,321

2006
On November 7, 2006, Eliot Engel won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Jim Faulkner (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, New York District 17 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Eliot L. Engel incumbent	65.9%	93,614
	Republican	Jim Faulkner	20.3%	28,842
	N/A	Blank/Void/Scattering	13.7%	19,499
Total Votes				141,955

2004
On November 2, 2004, Eliot Engel won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Matt I. Brennan (R) and Kevin Brawley (Conservative) in the general election.

U.S. House, New York District 17 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Eliot L. Engel incumbent	61%	140,530
	Republican	Matt I. Brennan	17.6%	40,524
	Conservative	Kevi Brawley	1.5%	3,482
	N/A	Blank/Void/Scattering	19.9%	45,725
Total Votes				230,261

2002
On November 5, 2002, Eliot Engel won re-election to the United States House. He defeated C. Scott Vanderhoef (R), Arthur L. Gallagher (Right to Life) and Elizabeth Shanklin (Green) in the general election.

U.S. House, New York District 17 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Eliot L. Engel incumbent	53.6%	77,535
	Republican	C. Scott Vanderhoef	29.5%	42,634
	Right to Life	Arthur L. Gallagher	1.3%	1,931
	Green	Elizabeth Shanklin	1.2%	1,743
	N/A	Blank/Void/Scattering	14.3%	20,739
Total Votes				144,582

2000
On November 7, 2000, Eliot Engel won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Patrick McManus (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, New York District 17 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Eliot L. Engel incumbent	69.4%	115,093
	Republican	Patrick McManus	8%	13,201
	N/A	Blank/Void/Scattering	22.6%	37,475
Total Votes				165,769

District map

The map below shows this district's current boundaries, not those adopted for the 2024 election cycle.

Redistricting

2020-2024

See also: Redistricting in New York after the 2020 census

On February 28, 2024, Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) signed a new congressional map into law. The state Assembly voted 115-35 to approve the map on February 27. The state Senate voted 45-18 to approve the map the same day.

According to Nicholar Fandos of The New York Times, "Although a pair of swing districts would become more Democratic, lawmakers in Albany left the partisan makeup of 24 of the state’s 26 districts largely intact. The middle-ground approach reflected a desire to avoid another protracted court fight like the one in New York that helped swing control of the House to Republicans in 2022, while still better positioning Democrats in key districts."

On December 12, 2023, the New York Court of Appeals, the state's highest court, ruled in a 4-3 decision that the independent redistricting commission did not follow the state's congressional redistricting process and ordered the commission to reconvene and re-draw congressional district boundaries by February 28 for use in the 2024 elections. The court's majority opinion stated, "In 2014, the voters of New York amended our Constitution to provide that legislative districts be drawn by an Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC). The Constitution demands that process, not districts drawn by courts. Nevertheless, the IRC failed to discharge its constitutional duty. That dereliction is undisputed. The Appellate Division concluded that the IRC can be compelled to reconvene to fulfill that duty; we agree. There is no reason the Constitution should be disregarded."

How does redistricting in New York work? On March 14, 2012, the state legislature approved a constitutional amendment to establish new redistricting procedures beginning in 2020. The New York Constitution requires that two successive legislatures approve an amendment in order to qualify it for final approval by popular vote. The legislature approved the amendment a second time in 2013. On November 4, 2014, voters approved the amendment, the provisions of which were set to take effect during the 2020 redistricting cycle.

The 10-member commission comprises the following members:

1. Two members must be appointed by the temporary president of the New York State Senate.
2. Two members must be appointed by the speaker of the New York State Assembly.
3. Two members must be appointed by the minority leader of the New York State Senate.
4. Two members must be appointed by the minority leader of the New York State Assembly.
5. Two members must appointed by the aforementioned eight commissioners. These two appointees cannot have been enrolled in the top two major political parties in the state.

The legislature must approve the commission's plans by a simple up/down vote. The legislature must reject two separate sets of redistricting plans before it will be able to amend the commission's proposals. All districts will be required "to preserve minority rights, be equally populated, and consist of compact and contiguous territory." Further, state law will require that districts "not be drawn to discourage competition or to favor/disfavor candidates or parties." In prior redistricting cycles, authority for both congressional and state legislative redistricting was vested with the state legislature. An advisory commission participated in the process.

State law requires that state legislative districts be contiguous and compact. State legislative districts must also take into account the "historic and traditional significance of counties."

Below are the congressional maps in effect before and after the 2020 redistricting cycle. The map on the right was in effect for New York’s 2024 state legislative elections. The map on the right was in effect for New York’s 2024 state legislative elections. The map on the right was in effect for New York’s 2024 state legislative elections.

New York District 17
before 2020 redistricting cycle

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New York District 17
after 2020 redistricting cycle

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2010-2011

This is the 17th Congressional District of New York after the 2001 redistricting process. The current district is displayed in the infobox at the top of the page.

See also: Redistricting in New York after the 2010 census

In 2011, the New York State Legislature re-drew the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census.

District analysis

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

2024

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is D+3. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 3 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made New York's 17th the 188th most Democratic district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have defeated Donald Trump (R) 54.5%-44.4%.

2022

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+3. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 3 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made New York's 17th the 186th most Democratic district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 54.5% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 44.4%.

2018

Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+7. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 7 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made New York's 17th Congressional District the 142nd most Democratic nationally.

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 0.83. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.83 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in New York
• New York's 17th Congressional District election, 2024
• New York's 17th Congressional District election, 2022
• New York's 17th Congressional District election, 2020
• New York's 17th Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 17

Footnotes

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New York's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Kirsten Gillibrand (D)

Chuck Schumer (D)

Representatives

District 1

Nicholas LaLota (R)

District 2

Andrew Garbarino (R)

District 3

Tom Suozzi (D)

District 4

Anthony D'Esposito (R)

District 5

Gregory Meeks (D)

District 6

Grace Meng (D)

District 7

Nydia Velazquez (D)

District 8

Hakeem Jeffries (D)

District 9

Yvette Clarke (D)

District 10

Daniel Goldman (D)

District 11

Nicole Malliotakis (R)

District 12

Jerrold Nadler (D)

District 13

Adriano Espaillat (D)

District 14

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D)

District 15

Ritchie Torres (D)

District 16

Jamaal Bowman (D)

District 17

Michael Lawler (R)

District 18

Pat Ryan (D)

District 19

Marcus Molinaro (R)

District 20

Paul Tonko (D)

District 21

Elise Stefanik (R)

District 22

Brandon Williams (R)

District 23

Nick Langworthy (R)

District 24

Claudia Tenney (R)

District 25

Joseph Morelle (D)

District 26

Tim Kennedy (D)

Democratic Party (18)

Republican Party (10)