Midterm Forecast2026 · Senate & House
20,000 simulated elections · Model run Oct 28, 12:50 AM ETPolls through Oct 27 · Election Nov 3
House / NY-17New York's 17th district 2026 · held by Republicans

Cait Conley is favored in NY-17

Cait Conley78%Democrat
Mike Lawler22%Republican · incumbent
Median marginD+4.080%: R+3.0 to D+11.0
Cook PVID+12026 lines
Tipping point2.5%decides the majority
District pollsD+0.64 polls, adjusted

Range of outcomes

How the forecast is built

Lean: twice the PVI plus the generic ballot (D+8.7). Incumbency adds 3.0 points.

Chance of winning over time

Daily reruns of the model

Each day is a fresh run of today's model using only the polls that had finished by the day before. Daily runs since Jul 1.

What the forecasters say

Ten published ratings; Cook updated through Oct 27
CookToss-up
Inside ElectionsToss-up
SabatoToss-up
Race to the WHToss-up
EconomistLean D
Split TicketLean D
DDHQToss-up
FiftyPlusOneLikely D
Fox NewsLean D
Silver BulletinLean D

What this seat means for control

District polls

PollsterField endSampleResult
McLaughlin & Associates (R)Sep 30400 LV47–50 R+3.0
Emerson CollegeSep 29400 LV48–46 D+2.0
co/efficient (R)Jul 221,292 LV45–50 R+5.0
FM3 Research (D)Jul 1509 LV51–45 D+6.0