2002Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2002 election for New York Senate District 17
New York State Senate · New York
Martin Malave Dilan (D) won with 69.0% of the vote, defeating Nellie R. Santiago (R) by 38.0 points.
Martin Malave DilanDemocrat · winner
69.0%19,851
Nellie R. SantiagoRepublican · incumbent
31.0%8,914
28,765 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2002
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET