New York Senate District 17

Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Steve Chan Republican · Member list as of Oct 28

Steve ChanRepublican · Incumbent2 years since first win on file

No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2024 general: Steve Chan (R) 54.7, I. Wen Chu (D) 44.9

Larry HeDemocratic

Last election: Steve Chan (Republican) won by 9.8 points, 2024
On the 2026 ballot: 2 candidates

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Years since first win on file: 2; Not available

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Larry HeDemocratic
Steve ChanIncumbentRepublican(Republican, Conservative, Stop Mamdani)

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History (29 elections for this seat)

Votes for listed candidates: 56,472
Election day: November 5, 2024
District map: Older district map (2022 to 2024)

New York Senate District 17, 1968 to 2024, 2024, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanSteve ChanWon	Republican	30,86854.7%	54.7%
DemocraticI. Wen ChuName as filed: Iwen Chu	Democratic	25,36444.9%	44.9%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	2400.4%	0.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 36,247
Election day: November 8, 2022
District map: Older district map (2022)

New York Senate District 17, 1968 to 2024, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticI. Wen ChuWon	Democratic	18,36250.7%	50.7%
RepublicanVito J. Labella	Republican	17,82849.2%	49.2%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	570.2%	0.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 80,380
Election day: November 3, 2020
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

New York Senate District 17, 1968 to 2024, 2020, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticSimcha FelderWon(incumbent)	Democratic	78,65097.8%	97.8%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	1,7302.1%	2.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 48,888
Election day: November 6, 2018
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

New York Senate District 17, 1968 to 2024, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
OtherSimcha FelderWon(incumbent)	Other	41,54485.0%	85.0%
OtherJumaane D. Williams	Other	6,61113.5%	13.5%
OtherLuis Rivera	Other	7331.5%	1.5%

New York Senate District 17, 1968 to 2024, 2016, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticSimcha FelderWon(incumbent)	Democratic	63,00299.1%	99.1%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	5750.9%	0.9%

New York Senate District 17, 1968 to 2024, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticSimcha FelderWon(incumbent)	Democratic	29,489100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 59,132
Election day: November 6, 2012
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

New York Senate District 17, 1968 to 2024, 2012, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticSimcha FelderWon	Democratic	39,26666.4%	66.4%
RepublicanDavid Storobin	Republican	19,33832.7%	32.7%
OtherAbraham Tischler	Other	5280.9%	0.9%

Votes for listed candidates: 34,606
Election day: November 2, 2010
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

New York Senate District 17, 1968 to 2024, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMartin Malave DilanWon(incumbent)	Democratic	31,48391.0%	91.0%
RepublicanMichael E. Freemansaulsberre	Republican	3,0848.9%	8.9%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	390.1%	0.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 62,429
Election day: November 4, 2008
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

New York Senate District 17, 1968 to 2024, 2008, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMartin Malave DilanWon(incumbent)	Democratic	57,76292.5%	92.5%
RepublicanVictor C. Guarino	Republican	4,6677.5%	7.5%

Votes for listed candidates: 27,753
Election day: November 7, 2006
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

New York Senate District 17, 1968 to 2024, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMartin Malave DilanWon(incumbent)	Democratic	25,38891.5%	91.5%
RepublicanVictor F. Guarino	Republican	2,3658.5%	8.5%

Votes for listed candidates: 55,578
Election day: November 2, 2004
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

New York Senate District 17, 1968 to 2024, 2004, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMartin Malave DilanWon(incumbent)	Democratic	47,10384.8%	84.8%
RepublicanVictor F. Guarino	Republican	5,78710.4%	10.4%
GreenJ. Rebecca White	Green	2,6884.8%	4.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 28,765
Election day: November 5, 2002
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

New York Senate District 17, 1968 to 2024, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMartin M. DilanWon	Democratic	19,85169.0%	69.0%
RepublicanNellie R. Santiago(incumbent)	Republican	8,91431.0%	31.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 44,673
Election day: November 7, 2000
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

New York Senate District 17, 1968 to 2024, 2000, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticNellie R. SantiagoWon(incumbent)	Democratic	44,20098.9%	98.9%
OtherGermania Taveras	Other	4731.1%	1.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 28,479
Election day: November 3, 1998
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

New York Senate District 17, 1968 to 2024, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticNellie R. SantiagoWon(incumbent)	Democratic	26,24292.2%	92.2%
RepublicanCarolyn Cook	Republican	1,4245.0%	5.0%
OtherGermania Taveras	Other	5261.9%	1.9%
IndependentDouglas White	Independent	2871.0%	1.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 35,608
Election day: November 5, 1996
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

New York Senate District 17, 1968 to 2024, 1996, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticNellie R. SantiagoWon(incumbent)	Democratic	33,09592.9%	92.9%
RepublicanNora Feliciano	Republican	2,0395.7%	5.7%
OtherThomas E. Trzcinski	Other	4741.3%	1.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 24,584
Election day: November 8, 1994
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

New York Senate District 17, 1968 to 2024, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticNellie R. SantiagoWon(incumbent)	Democratic	21,26786.5%	86.5%
RepublicanAngel Diaz	Republican	3,31713.5%	13.5%

Votes for listed candidates: 31,168
Election day: November 3, 1992
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

New York Senate District 17, 1968 to 2024, 1992, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticNellie R. SantiagoWon	Democratic	25,74382.6%	82.6%
RepublicanJames Leonard	Republican	4,44614.3%	14.3%
LibertarianElba Roman	Libertarian	9793.1%	3.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 23,897
Election day: November 6, 1990
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

New York Senate District 17, 1968 to 2024, 1990, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticHoward BabbushWon(incumbent)	Democratic	21,63090.5%	90.5%
RepublicanRoss Brady	Republican	2,2679.5%	9.5%

Votes for listed candidates: 46,345
Election day: November 8, 1988
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

New York Senate District 17, 1968 to 2024, 1988, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticHoward BabbushWon(incumbent)	Democratic	40,36187.1%	87.1%
RepublicanBenjamin M. DuBose	Republican	5,98412.9%	12.9%

Votes for listed candidates: 25,553
Election day: November 4, 1986
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

New York Senate District 17, 1968 to 2024, 1986, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticHoward BabbushWon(incumbent)	Democratic	24,73396.8%	96.8%
OtherAbram S. Feuerstein	Other	8203.2%	3.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 48,804
Election day: November 6, 1984
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

New York Senate District 17, 1968 to 2024, 1984, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticHoward BabbushWon(incumbent)	Democratic	46,84996.0%	96.0%
OtherAbram S. Feuerstein	Other	1,4172.9%	2.9%
OtherPearl C. Ware	Other	5381.1%	1.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 31,100
Election day: November 2, 1982
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

New York Senate District 17, 1968 to 2024, 1982, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticHoward BabbushWon(incumbent)	Democratic	30,75798.9%	98.9%
OtherMary B. Spaulding	Other	3431.1%	1.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 18,235
Election day: November 4, 1980
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1981)

New York Senate District 17, 1968 to 2024, 1980, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMajor R. OwensWon(incumbent)	Democratic	16,83192.3%	92.3%
RepublicanSylvia W. Greene	Republican	1,4047.7%	7.7%

Votes for listed candidates: 13,888
Election day: November 7, 1978
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1981)

New York Senate District 17, 1968 to 2024, 1978, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMajor R. OwensWon(incumbent)	Democratic	12,72691.6%	91.6%
RepublicanLewis Brown	Republican	1,1628.4%	8.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 22,444
Election day: November 2, 1976
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1981)

New York Senate District 17, 1968 to 2024, 1976, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMajor R. OwensWon(incumbent)	Democratic	20,24290.2%	90.2%
RepublicanLewis Brown	Republican	1,8108.1%	8.1%
OtherEsther Dixon	Other	3921.8%	1.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 13,535
Election day: November 4, 1974
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1981)

New York Senate District 17, 1968 to 2024, 1974, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMajor R. OwensWon	Democratic	10,75879.5%	79.5%
RepublicanPascual Sanchez	Republican	2,02414.9%	14.9%
OtherEdna Cameron	Other	7535.6%	5.6%

Votes for listed candidates: 45,209
Election day: November 7, 1972
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1981)

New York Senate District 17, 1968 to 2024, 1972, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticChester J. StraubWon	Democratic	26,22958.0%	58.0%
RepublicanRalph J. Carrano	Republican	14,81732.8%	32.8%
OtherEdna Cameron	Other	4,1639.2%	9.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 62,994
Election day: November 3, 1970
District map: Older district map (1966 to 1971)

New York Senate District 17, 1968 to 2024, 1970, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJeremiah B. BloomWon(incumbent)	Democratic	42,61667.7%	67.7%
RepublicanHoward W. Gordon	Republican	10,96417.4%	17.4%
OtherVictor Helfeld	Other	5,1118.1%	8.1%
OtherIrwin Zucker	Other	4,3036.8%	6.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 73,019
Election day: November 5, 1968
District map: Older district map (1966 to 1971)

New York Senate District 17, 1968 to 2024, 1968, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJeremiah B. BloomWon(incumbent)	Democratic	52,85372.4%	72.4%
RepublicanRobert A. Gormley	Republican	20,16627.6%	27.6%

2024: MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns; not an official source
1968 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source

Last contest in this district on file: 2024.

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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips) (Not stated in the GitHub repository (an earlier label said "MIT (repo)", which the repository does not support). MEDSL's Harvard Dataverse records are CC0 1.0, but these GitHub files were not checksum-matched to the Dataverse files, so CC0 is not claimed for them.), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.

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