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2006 New York U.S. House District 17 Election

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Who won the 2006 New York U.S. House District 17 Election?

Eliot L. Engel won the 2006 New York U.S. House District 17 Election. Eliot L. Engel received 93,614 popular votes (62.49%). The main challenger was Jim Faulkner (15.93%).

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

Engel +46.6 pts · won by 64,772 votes
Eliot L. EngelDemocraticWINNER62.49%
93,614 votes
Jim FaulknerRepublican15.93%
28,842 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 21.6% 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 July 28, 2026.