New York City's 17th City Council district
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
New York City's 17th City Council district | |
|---|---|
.svg) Boundaries following the 2020 census | |
| Government | |
| • Councilmember | Justin Sanchez (D—Melrose) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 180,064 |
| Demographics | |
| • Hispanic | 69% |
| • Black | 27% |
| • White | 2% |
| • Asian | 1% |
| • Other | 1% |
| Registration | |
| • Democratic | 77.5% |
| • Republican | 4.0% |
| • No party preference | 15.8% |
| Registered voters (2021) 102,440[2] | |
New York City's 17th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It has been represented by Democrat Justin Sanchez since 2026, succeeding fellow Democrat Rafael Salamanca.[3]
District 17 covers a series of neighborhoods at the heart of the South Bronx, including some or all of Crotona Park East, Melrose, Hunts Point, Concourse, East Tremont, Morrisania, Longwood, Port Morris, and West Farms.[4] Crotona Park, North and South Brother Islands, and The Hub are all located within the district.
The district overlaps with Bronx Community Boards 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 9, and is contained entirely within New York's 15th congressional district. It also overlaps with the 29th, 32nd, 33rd, and 34th districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 77th, 79th, 84th, 85th, 86th, and 87th districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]
Recent election results
2025
The 2025 New York City Council elections will be held on November 4, 2025, with primary elections occurring on June 24, 2025.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Maximum round |
Maximum votes |
Share in maximum round |
Maximum votes First round votes Transfer votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Justin Sanchez | 4 | 4,536 | 62.1% |
| |
| Democratic | Antirson Ortiz | 4 | 2,769 | 37.9% |
| |
| Democratic | Freddy Perez Jr. | 3 | 1,842 | 22.0% |
| |
| Democratic | Elvis Santana | 2 | 1,512 | 16.4% |
| |
| Write-in | 1 | 90 | 1.0% |
| ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Justin Sanchez | 14,577 | ||
| Working Families | Justin Sanchez | 1,611 | ||
| Total | Justin Sanchez | 16,188 | 86.0 | |
| Republican | Rosaline Nieves | 1,983 | 10.5 | |
| Conservative | Marisol Duran | 608 | 3.2 | |
| Write-in | 54 | 0.3 | ||
| Total votes | 18,833 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2023 (redistricting)
Due to redistricting and the 2020 changes to the New York City Charter, councilmembers elected during the 2021 and 2023 City Council elections will serve two-year terms, with full four-year terms resuming after the 2025 New York City Council elections.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Rafael Salamanca (incumbent) | 3,693 | 84.8 | |
| Republican | Rosaline Nieves | 461 | 10.6 | |
| Conservative | Gonzalo Duran | 182 | 4.2 | |
| Write-in | 20 | 0.5 | ||
| Total votes | 4,356 | 100.0 | ||
2021
In 2019, voters in New York City approved Ballot Question 1, which implemented ranked-choice voting in all local elections. Under the new system, voters have the option to rank up to five candidates for every local office. Voters whose first-choice candidates fare poorly will have their votes redistributed to other candidates in their ranking until one candidate surpasses the 50 percent threshold. If one candidate surpasses 50 percent in first-choice votes, then ranked-choice tabulations will not occur.[11]
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Rafael Salamanca (incumbent) | 5,428 | 60.0 | |
| Democratic | Helen Hines | 3,539 | 39.1 | |
| Write-in | 82 | 0.9 | ||
| Total votes | 9,049 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Rafael Salamanca (incumbent) | 8,729 | 80.3 | |
| Republican | Jose Colon | 1,167 | 10.7 | |
| Black Women Lead | Lattina Brown | 964 | 8.9 | |
| Write-in | 17 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 10,877 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2017
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Rafael Salamanca (incumbent) | 4,840 | 72.2 | |
| Democratic | Helen Hines | 1,835 | 27.4 | |
| Write-in | 31 | 0.4 | ||
| Total votes | 6,706 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Rafael Salamanca | 11,040 | ||
| Working Families | Rafael Salamanca | 472 | ||
| Total | Rafael Salamanca (incumbent) | 11,512 | 92.3 | |
| Republican | Patrick Delices | 433 | 3.5 | |
| Conservative | Oswald Denis | 282 | 2.3 | |
| Empower Society | Elvis Santana | 226 | 1.8 | |
| Write-in | 25 | 0.2 | ||
| Total votes | 12,478 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2016 specials
In late 2015, Councilwoman Maria del Carmen Arroyo announced she would resign, triggering an election for her seat. Two special elections were scheduled to fill her seat: one nonpartisan election in February to serve the remainder of the calendar year, followed by a standard partisan primary and general election that September and November to complete the remainder of her term. Both were won by Rafael Salamanca. Like all municipal special elections in New York City, the race is officially nonpartisan, with all candidates running on ballot lines of their own creation.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community First | Rafael Salamanca | 1,455 | 39.1 | |
| Bronx for All | George Alvarez | 902 | 24.3 | |
| Bronx Not for Sale | Julio Pabón | 562 | 15.1 | |
| Rebuilding Our BX | J. Loren Russell | 403 | 10.8 | |
| Strong Together | Joann Otero | 265 | 7.1 | |
| Bronx Renewal | Marlon Molina | 115 | 3.1 | |
| Write-in | 17 | 0.5 | ||
| Total votes | 3,719 | 100 | ||
The November special election also coincided with federal elections in 2016, including the presidential election, Senate election and other statewide races.
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Rafael Salamanca (incumbent) | 2,708 | 62.0 | |
| Democratic | Helen Hines | 1,651 | 37.8 | |
| Write-in | 10 | 0.2 | ||
| Total votes | 4,369 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Rafael Salamanca (incumbent) | 34,287 | 99.9 | |
| Write-in | 46 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 34,333 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2013
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Maria del Carmen Arroyo (incumbent) | 4,740 | 69.3 | |
| Democratic | Julio Pabón | 2,101 | 30.7 | |
| Write-in | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 6,842 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Maria del Carmen Arroyo (incumbent) | 10,845 | 93.1 | |
| Republican | Jose Colon | 580 | 5.0 | |
| Conservative | Selsia Evans | 211 | 1.8 | |
| Write-in | 18 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 11,654 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
References
- ↑ "Census Demographics at the NYC City Council district (CNCLD) level". NYC Open Data. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- ↑ "Council District Summary Report" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. February 21, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- ↑ "District 17 - Rafael Salamanca". New York City Council. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- ↑ "Council Members & Districts". New York City Council. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- ↑ "NYC Boundaries Map". BetaNYC. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- ↑ "Disclosure Deadlines – 2025 Citywide Elections". New York City Campaign Finance Board. July 15, 2022. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
- ↑ "2025 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 17th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. July 22, 2025. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
- ↑ "General Election 2025 - Member of the City Council, 17th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
- ↑ Pazmino, Gloria (January 15, 2020). "Why the Census Means NYC Lawmakers Will Serve 2-Year Terms Instead of 4". www.ny1.com. New York 1. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ↑ "General Election 2023 - Member of the City Council, 17th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
- ↑ Rachel Holliday Smith (January 18, 2021). "How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work in New York City?". The City. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- ↑ "2021 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 17th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
- ↑ "General Election 2021 - Member of the City Council, 17th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
- ↑ "Primary Election 2017 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 17th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- ↑ "General Election 2017 - Member of the City Council, 17th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- ↑ "Special Election 2016 - Member of the City Council, 17th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- ↑ "Primary Election 2016 (Special) - Democratic Member of the City Council - 17th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
- ↑ "Special Election 11.2016 - Member of the City Council - 17th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
- ↑ "Primary Election 2013 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 17th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- ↑ "General Election 2013 - Member of the City Council, 17th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
