New York's 17th congressional district: election results
U.S. House elections in New York's 17th congressional district, 1976 to 2024: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.
Current representative: Michael Lawler (Republican), term ends 2027-01-03.
| Year | Winner | Party | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Mike Lawler | Republican | 47.7% | 1.8 |
| 2022 | Mike Lawler | Republican | 44.1% | 2.7 |
| 2020 | Mondaire L. Jones | Democratic | 55.3% | 19.3 |
| 2018 | Nita Lowey | Democratic | 82.5% | 53.2 |
| 2016 | Nita Lowey | Democratic | 89.5% | 54.7 |
| 2014 | Nita Lowey | Democratic | 49.2% | 14.2 |
| 2012 | Nita Lowey | Democratic | 54.4% | 23.5 |
| 2010 | Eliot Engel | Democratic | 68.5% | 47.1 |
| 2008 | Eliot Engel | Democratic | 61.4% | 46.6 |
| 2006 | Eliot Engel | Democratic | 62.5% | 46.6 |
| 2004 | Eliot Engel | Democratic | 58.8% | 41.2 |
| 2002 | Eliot Engel | Democratic | 50.9% | 26.4 |
| 2000 | Eliot Engel | Democratic | 68.0% | 61.1 |
| 1998 | Eliot Engel | Democratic | 69.1% | 62.2 |
| 1980 | Guy V. Molinari | Republican | 39.7% | 8.0 |
| 1978 | John M. Murphy | Democratic | 54.2% | 29.2 |
| 1976 | John M. Murphy | Democratic | 65.6% | 45.2 |
2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Lawler Won | REP | 180,924 | 47.67% | |
| Mike Lawler Won | CRV | 16,921 | 4.46% | |
| Mondaire L. Jones | DEM | 173,899 | 45.82% | |
| Blank | — | 13,917 | 3.67% | |
| Anthony Frascone | WFP | 7,530 | 1.98% | |
| Void | — | 535 | 0.14% | |
| Scattering | — | 234 | 0.06% | |
| Total | 393,960 | |||
2022
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Lawler Won | REP | 125,738 | 44.05% | |
| Mike Lawler Won | CON | 17,812 | 6.24% | |
| Sean Patrick Maloney | DEM | 133,457 | 46.76% | |
| Sean Patrick Maloney | WFP | 8,273 | 2.90% | |
| Blank | — | 5,826 | 2.04% | |
| Scattering | — | 150 | 0.05% | |
| Void | — | 52 | 0.02% | |
| Total | 291,308 | |||
2020
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mondaire L. Jones Won | DEM | 183,975 | 55.27% | |
| Mondaire L. Jones Won | WFP | 13,378 | 4.02% | |
| Maureen McArdle Schulman | REP | 117,307 | 35.24% | |
| Blank | — | 11,370 | 3.42% | |
| Yehudis Gottesfeld | CRV | 8,887 | 2.67% | |
| Josh Eisen | OTH | 6,363 | 1.91% | |
| Michael Parietti | SAM | 2,745 | 0.83% | |
| Void | — | 419 | 0.13% | |
| Scattering | — | 197 | 0.06% | |
| Total | 344,641 | |||
Questions and answers
Who represents New York's 17th congressional district?
Michael Lawler (Republican) is the current representative; the term ends on 2027-01-03.
Who won the last election in New York's 17th congressional district?
Mike Lawler won in 2024 by 1.8 points.
Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.