New York's 17th congressional district is a

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for the

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located in Southern

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. It includes all of Rockland County and Putnam County, as well as most of

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, and portions of southern

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. It is represented by Republican

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was first elected in

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to succeed the retiring Representative

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. In the aftermath of the 2020 redistricting cycle, 18th district incumbent

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announced his intention to run in the new 17th district instead of his existing seat; Jones subsequently opted to run in the 10th district to avoid a primary fight. However, Maloney lost to Republican

in the general election; Lawler subsequently became the first of his party to win this seat since

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. Lawler's victory gained significant attention due to Maloney's position as chairman of the

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; Maloney became the first chairman in over 40 years to lose reelection. The district has a significant

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population, including conservative

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communities in Rockland County. The district was one of three congressional districts that voted for

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in the 2024 presidential election while simultaneously electing a Republican in the 2024 House of Representatives elections.

Recent election results from statewide races

History

2023–present: :All of Putnam, Rockland :Parts of Dutchess, Westchester 2013–2023
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:All of Rockland :Part of Westchester 2003–2013: :Parts of

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, Rockland, Westchester. 1993–2003: :Parts of

, Westchester. 1983–1993: :Parts of

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. 1973–1983: :All of

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. :Parts of

. 1913–1973: :Parts of

. 1843–1853: : Montgomery Various New York districts have been numbered "17" over the years, including areas in New York City and various parts of upstate New York. From 2003-2013, the 17th district encompassed portions of the

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, and Rockland County. It included the neighborhoods of Norwood, Riverdale,

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, Williamsbridge, and Woodlawn in the Bronx; the city of

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and parts of

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in Westchester; and Monsey, Nanuet,

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, Orangetown, Sparkill, Spring Valley, Haverstraw, and Suffern in Rockland County.

Counties, towns, and municipalities

For the 119th and successive Congresses (based on the districts drawn following the New York Court of Appeals' December 2023 decision in ''Hoffman v New York State Ind. Redistricting. Commn.''), the district contains all or portions of the following counties, towns, and municipalities. Dutchess County (4) : Beekman (part; also 18th), East Fishkill, Pawling (town), Pawling (village) Putnam County (9) : All nine towns and municipalities Rockland County (23) : All 23 towns and municipalities Westchester County (21) :

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, Briarcliff Manor, Buchanan, Cortlandt, Croton-on-Hudson, Greenburgh (part; also 16th), Lewisboro, Mount Kisco, Mount Pleasant, New Castle, North Castle, North Salem, Ossining (town), Ossining (village), Peekskill, Pleasantville, Pound Ridge, Sleepy Hollow, Somers,

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(part; also 16th), Yorktown

List of members representing the district

The District was historically the East Side Manhattan district (known as the "silk stocking district" for the wealth of its constituents). In the 1970s it was a Staten Island seat. It became the west side Manhattan seat in the 1980s. It became a Bronx-based seat in the 1992 remap and was shifted north into Rockland county in 2002 to absorb terrain from the deconstruction of the old 20th district. Previously the 19th district covered much of the Bronx portion of the seat in the 1980s; while in the 1970s the 23rd district covered most of the Bronx area.

1803–1833: one seat

1833–1843: two seats

From 1833 to 1843, two seats were apportioned to the 17th district, elected at-large on a

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Seat A

Seat B

1843–present: one seat

Election results

Note that in New York State electoral politics there are numerous minor parties at various points on the political spectrum. Certain parties will invariably endorse either the Republican or Democratic candidate for every office, hence the state electoral results contain both the party votes, and the final candidate votes (Listed as "Recap").

References

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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

Clerk of the House of Representatives
2002 House election data
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