Sean Patrick Maloney, the head of House Democrats’ campaign arm, concedes

The chairman of House Democrats’ campaign arm conceded his race in New York despite the fact that his party staved off a GOP onslaught. Representative Sean Patrick Maloney conceded to Mike Lawler in New York’s 17th congressional district. Mr Maloney announced earlier this year that he would run in New York’s 17th district after New York’s courts rejected the state legislature’s redistricted map which would have shored up Democrats. But Mr Maloney’s move meant that Representative Mondaire Jones, a freshman Black progressive incumbent, would have faced a primary against Mr Maloney when he had considerably more resources. As a result, Mr Jones attempted to run in New York’s 10th district, which he ultimately lost in a crowded primary.In addition, Mr Maloney did away easily with his progressive primary challenger, state Senator Alessandra Biaggi. Mr Maloney also courted controversy when as chairman of the DCCC, he allocated resources toward advertisements that boosted election-denying Republicans in primaries against Republicans who voted to impeach former president Donald Trump. But that moved angered Democrats ranging from moderates like Representative Dean Phillips of Minnesota to Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. But Mr Maloney faced a tougher race than expected in Mr Lawler.