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New York · U.S. House

New York 17th District

Conley leads by 11,338 votes. Not called.

85% counted

Our forecast: Cait Conley, >99% chance of winning. Projected finish Conley +6.4. This isn't a race call.

In 2026, ballots counted after a place's first report ran about 17 points more Republican than that report, in the same places. An early Democratic lead here can shrink.

CandidateVotesShare
Cait Conley D 133,219 52.2%
Michael Lawler R 121,881 47.8%
Total255,100

0 of 307 precincts reporting. Precincts reporting is not the same as ballots counted. Last vote update Nov 5, 2:55 PM. Polls closed Nov 3, 7:00 PM.

By county

PlaceVotes Margin2024 president ShiftCounted
Rockland 122,794 R +8.7 R +11.8 D +3.1 97%
Westchester 72,581 D +34.1 D +20.3 D +13.8 65%
Putnam 42,244 R +2.0 R +13.7 D +11.7 97%
Dutchess 17,481 R +10.6 R +19.5 D +8.9 97%

Shift is this race's margin minus the 2024 presidential margin in the same place. Places with votes that look copied or wildly out of line are flagged and left out of the race's overall shift.

Vote updates

TimeUpdateTotal votesMargin
+12,583 votes255,100D +4.4
+1,903 votes242,517D +4.2
+4,466 votes240,614D +4.7
+747 votes236,148D +5.2
+8,255 votes235,401D +5.4
+4,472 votes227,146D +6.5
+460 votes222,674D +8.6
+7,953 votes222,214D +8.9
+472 votes214,261D +9.6
Candidate totals changed213,789D +9.9
+67,456 votes213,789R +12.2
+6,973 votes146,333R +1.2