2002 New York U.S. House District 17 Election

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Who won the 2002 New York U.S. House District 17 Election?

Eliot L. Engel won the 2002 New York U.S. House District 17 Election. Eliot L. Engel received 77,535 popular votes (53.63%). The main challenger was C. Scott Vanderhoef (29.49%).

See the full head-to-head between Engel and Vanderhoef

Engel +24.1 pts · won by 34,901 votes
77,535 votes
Arthur L. GallagherRight To Life1.34%
1,931 votes
1,743 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 14.3% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified November 11, 2026.