Mike Lawler Concedes Race to Cait Conley in NY-17
Conley won after Democrats outspent Republicans in the battleground district, where ballot-counting delays in Westchester County slowed the final result.
- On Tuesday, November 3, 2026, New York Democrats Tom Suozzi and Laura Gillen secured re-election with double-digit leads, anchoring a suburban blue wave across Long Island.
- Voters in a longtime Republican stronghold ousted Hempstead Town Supervisor John Ferretti, replacing him with Democratic challenger Joseph Scianablo by about 10,000 votes in Nassau County.
- Speaker Mike Johnson acknowledged Democrats secured enough seats to retake control of the 435-member House chamber they had lost in 2022, fundamentally altering the federal government's political balance.
- Republican incumbents Nick LaLota and Andrew Garbarino secured victories, though both lawmakers will now serve in the House minority after the Democratic wave.
- Conservative Democrat Joey Cohen-Saban won his state Assembly race with institutional Jewish organization support, adding a pro-Israel voice to counter the growing influence of the Democratic Socialists of America.
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New York’s House delegation will include 20 Democrats and six Republicans
Cait Conley defeated Rep. Mike Lawler in the race to represent a Hudson Valley district in Congress. The Associated Press has now called a winner in all 26 of New York's congressional districts. [ more › ]
Fulfilling Democratic Priority, Conley Unseats Lawler
Cait Conley has delivered Democrats one of their biggest House wins of the cycle, unseaing Republican Rep. Mike Lawler in a suburban New York district that was a central goal for her party. Her victory helped push Democrats past 250 House seats, the New York Times reports. The Conley-Lawler race...
Ex-Biden Official Cait Conley Projected to UNSEAT Rep. Mike Lawler in New York House Race
Democrat Cait Conley, a former Biden National Security Council aide, is projected to defeat two-term Republican Rep. Mike Lawler in New York's 17th Congressional District — a race dominated by sanctuary city laws and the killing of Sheridan Gorman.
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Ousted Republican says Jesus couldn’t have held seat in Trump-fueled midterm rout
An ousted GOP congressman said that Jesus Christ couldn’t have held his seat in the face of the blue Democratic wave that swept over the country on Tuesday.“Jesus Christ could have run and would have lost.” Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) told CNN, according to reporter Manu Raju.
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