New York's 17th State Senate district
New York's 17th State Senate district | |||
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Senator |
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Registration | 57.6% Democratic 16.7% Republican 23.0% No party preference | ||
Demographics | 63% White 3% Black 12% Hispanic 20% Asian | ||
Population (2017) | 323,831[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 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.
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
Primary election | ||||
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Simcha Felder (incumbent) | 29,489 | 100 | |
Total votes | 29,489 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
2012
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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] |
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2016 | President | Trump 52.8 – 44.7% |
2012 | President | Romney 58.3 – 40.8% |
Senate | Gillibrand 61.2 – 37.5% |
References
- ^ "State Senate District 17, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
- ^ Reisman, Nick (1 July 2019). "Felder Joins Senate Dem Fold". NYstateofpolitics.com. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
- ^ "Our District". Simcha Felder, The New York State Senate. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ^ a b c d "New York State Senate District 17". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "State Certification for the November 6, 2018 General Election" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved 1 July 2019.