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New York’s House delegation will include 20 Democrats and six Republicans
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Michael Sol Warren
Published Nov 8, 2026 at 1:03 p.m. ET
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Twenty Democrats and six Republicans will be heading to Washington in January as New York’s delegation in the U.S. House of Representatives, according to the Associated Press.
Most of those seats were decided quickly on Election Day, as Democrats largely trounced Republicans around the state and the nation. But it took much of the week for the Associated Press to declare winners in a handful of tight races.
Democrats flipped just one seat, the 17th congressional district in the Hudson Valley, where Democrat Cait Conley defeated Rep. Mike Lawler. Lawler conceded the race on election night, but results were slow to report because of widespread ballot-scanning machine failures in Westchester County on Tuesday.
New York City’s congressional delegation will continue to include just one Republican. Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, who represents Staten Island and parts of Brooklyn, successfully fended off a Democratic challenge from Mike DeCillis, a former police officer and special education teacher.
One of the closest races was in the North Country, where Republican Andrew Constantino, the CEO of the custom printing company Sticker Mule, edged out Democrat Blake Gendebien, a dairy farmer. The seat was previously held by U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, who announced last year she was leaving public office after abandoning a bid for governor.
Long Island’s four congressional seats will continue to be held by two Democrats and two Republicans. Rep Tom Suozzi and Rep. Laura Gillen, both were re-elected as Democrats, while Republican incumbents, Rep. Nicholas Lalota and Rep. Andrew Garbarino, also won re-election.
After Tuesday's blue wave election, Democrats are projected to control the House by a margin of 254 to 162 seats, the Associated Press reported. The winning candidates will be sworn into the Congress on January 3.
New York’s election results will be official after the vote tallies are certified by county authorities and the New York State Board of Elections.
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Michael Sol Warren covers New Jersey for WNYC and Gothamist, and previously reported on issues around the Garden State for NJ Spotlight News and NJ Advance Media. He can be reached at [email protected].
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