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New York's 17th Congressional District is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives located in Southern New York. It includes all of Rockland County, and portions of central and northwestern Westchester County, including the city of White Plains and the Tappan Zee Bridge.
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The district is currently represented by Democrat Nita Lowey.
From 2003-2013, the 17th district encompassed portions of the Bronx, Westchester County, and Rockland County. It included the neighborhoods of Norwood, Riverdale, Wakefield, Williamsbridge, and Woodlawn in the Bronx, the city of Mount Vernon and parts of Yonkers in Westchester, as well as Monsey, Nanuet, Pearl River, and Suffern in Rockland County.
Components: Past and Present
2013–present: map
All of RocklandPart of Westchester2003-2013:
Parts of Bronx, Rockland, Westchester.1993-2003:
Parts of Bronx, Westchester.1983-1993:
Parts of Bronx, Manhattan.1973-1983:
All of Staten Island.Parts of Manhattan.1913-1973:
Parts of Manhattan.1843-1853:
MontgomeryVarious New York districts have been numbered "17" over the years, including areas in New York City and various parts of upstate New York.
1833–1843: Two seats
From 1833 to 1843, two seats were apportioned to the 17th district, elected at-large on a general ticket.
1843–present: One seat
The 17th was historically the East Side Manhattan district. 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 this area.
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").