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New York's 17th U.S. House District

New York · Next election 2026 · 2 active candidates · $28.7M raisedFederal

About This Office

U.S. House seat for New York's 17th congressional district. Representatives serve two-year terms.

Total Seats

435

Term Length

2 years

Salary

$174,000

Current Officeholders

Rep. Mike LawlerR

U.S. Representative · NY-017

Tenure

Bills Spon.

114

Votes Missed

1.86%

Cross-party

599

Committees

ChairMiddle East and North Africa Subcommittee

Vice Chair for CommunicationsFinancial Services Committee

Foreign Affairs Committee

+3 more

The 2026 Race

9 candidates filed, 2 active for the 2026 House election in New York District 17. Party primary on Jun 23, 2026. General election on Nov 3, 2026.

Primary

Jun 23, 2026

General

Nov 3, 2026

Total Raised

$28.7M

Candidates

2 active / 9 filed

Incumbent

Mike Lawler (R-NY-17)R

Cash on Hand

$6.4M

Election History

Year	Winner	Result	Runner-Up	Total Votes
2024	Michael Lawler R	49.9%	Mondaire L. Jones D 48.0%	362,353
2022	Sean Patrick Maloney D	51.5%	Michael V Lawler R 48.5%	259,195
2020	Mondaire Jones D	57.6%	Maureen Mcardle Schulman R 36.7%	319,280
2018	Nita M Lowey D	87.4%	Joseph J Ciardullo O 12.6%	183,073
2016	Nita M Lowey D	100.0%	—	193,819
2014	Nita M Lowey D	88.0%	Christopher E Day C 12.0%	101,527
2012	Nita M Lowey D	63.1%	Joe E Carvin R 35.9%	256,294
2010	Eliot L Engel D	72.9%	Anthony Mele R 22.8%	130,799
2008	Eliot L Engel D	96.9%	Robert Goodman C 3.1%	154,389
2006	Eliot L Engel D	95.9%	Jim Faulkner C 4.1%	92,483
2004	Eliot L Engel D	75.5%	Matt I Brennan R 22.6%	179,350
2002	Eliot L Engel D	90.4%	C Scott Vanderhoef C 5.1%	81,378
2000	Eliot L Engel D	98.5%	Patrick Mcmanus C 1.5%	114,436
1998	Eliot L Engel D	97.2%	Peter Fiumefreddo C 2.8%	81,537
1996	Eliot L Engel D	95.6%	Denis Mccarthy C 2.4%	102,347

District

Population

777,627

Median HH Income

$126K

Unemployment

5.4%

Bachelor's+

49.5%

Veterans

3.3%

Median Age

40.1

Mean HH Income

$177K

Poverty Rate

10.7%

HS or Higher

90.1%

Median Home Value

$591K

Median Rent

$1,944/mo

Owner-Occupied

74.3%

Under 18 / 65+

24.6% / 17.7%