Incumbent Michael Lawler (R/Conservative Party), Cait Conley (D), and Effie Phillips-Staley (Working Families Party) are running in the general election for New York's 17th Congressional District on November 3, 2026.
NOTUS' Kadia Goba said, "Lawler has worked to build a political identity as an independent-minded moderate whose accessibility and relentless constituent services fits with the purple district just north of the Democratic stronghold of New York City. ... While [Conley] deals with pressure to move to the left, [she] needs to make some inroads with independents and the Orthodox Jewish community in Rockland County, which traditionally votes as a bloc."
There are eight Republican-held U.S. House districts up for election in 2026 that Kamala Harris (D) won in the 2024 presidential election. Lawler defeated incumbent Sean Maloney (D) 50.3%–49.7% under different district lines in 2022 and won re-election 52.1%–45.8% in 2024. That year, Kamala Harris (D) defeated Donald Trump (R) 49.9%–49.3% in the 17th District. As of July 2026, major election forecasters rated the general election Toss-up or Lean Republican.
