New York's 17th State Senate district

New York's 17th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democratic Senator Simcha Felder since 2013, following his defeat of incumbent Republican Senator David Storobin in 2012. Since his first election, Felder has run on both the Democratic and Republican party lines and has alternately caucused with both parties; since July 2019, he is a member of the Democratic caucus.[3] District 17 is currently the most Republican-leaning district in the State Senate to be held by a Democrat.

New York's 17th
State Senate District
Current senatorSimcha Felder (D–Borough Park)
Registration57.6% Democratic
16.7% Republican
23.0% No party preference
Demographics63% White
3% Black
12% Hispanic
20% Asian
Population (2017)323,831[1]
Registered voters155,905[2]

Geography

District 17 is located in central and southern Brooklyn, including some or all of the neighborhoods of Borough Park, Midwood, Sunset Park, Kensington, Bensonhurst, and Gravesend.[4]

The district overlaps with U.S. congressional districts 7, 9, 10, and 11, and with New York State Assembly districts 41, 42, 44, 45, 47, 48, 49, and 51.[5]

Recent election results

2018
2018 New York State Senate election, District 17[6]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Simcha Felder (incumbent) 15,589 65.5
Democratic Blake Morris 8,200 34.5
Total votes 23,789 100.0
General election
Democratic Simcha Felder (incumbent) 41,544 84.3
Working Families Jumaane Williams 6,611 13.4
Reform Luis Rivera 733 1.5
Total votes 49,281 100
Democratic hold

Jumaane Williams, then a New York City Councilmember, did not actively campaign against Felder, and was listed on the ballot so as to remove him from consideration for the 2018 lieutenant gubernatorial election, in accordance with complex New York election laws.[7]

2016
2016 New York State Senate election, District 17[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Simcha Felder (incumbent) 63,002 100
Total votes 63,002 100
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 (incumbent) 29,489 100
Total votes 29,489 100
Democratic hold

2012
2012 New York State Senate election, District 17[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Simcha Felder 6,643 82.3
Democratic Abraham Tischler 1,427 17.7
Total votes 8,070 100.0
General election
Democratic Simcha Felder 39,266 66.4
Republican David Storobin (incumbent) 19,338 32.7
Independent Abraham Tischler 528 0.9
Total votes 59,132 100
Democratic gain from Republican

Federal results in District 17
Year Office Results[8]
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 1 July 2019.
  2. "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
  3. Reisman, Nick (1 July 2019). "Felder Joins Senate Dem Fold". NYstateofpolitics.com. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  4. "Our District". Simcha Felder, The New York State Senate. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  5. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  6. "New York State Senate District 17". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  7. "State Certification for the November 6, 2018 General Election" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  8. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
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