# GOP Rep. Mike Lawler concedes to Cait Conley in hotly-contested NY House race

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/gop-rep-mike-lawler-concedes-to-cait-conley-in-hotly-contested-ny-house-race/
- Published: 2026-11-04T04:07:28+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T05:56:15+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/03/us-news/gop-rep-mike-lawler-concedes-to-cait-conley-in-hotly-contested-ny-house-race/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Lawler conceded to Conley in a closely contested House race.
- Conley led by about five points with 57% counted.
- Machine problems delayed the count of Westchester ballots.

## Summary

Republican incumbent Mike Lawler conceded to Democrat Cait Conley in a closely fought New York House race, a result that could help Democrats shift the balance of power in Washington. Lawler said he believed conceding on election night was the right course, although some ballots in Westchester County had yet to be counted.

With 57% of the vote reported, Conley was leading by about five percentage points. Vote counting was disrupted after updated election programming caused machines across Westchester County to reject ballots; officials secured the affected ballots and planned to process them under bipartisan oversight. A judge gave election officials until 11 a.m. Wednesday to begin counting the remaining ballots.

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