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A new poll shows Republican Sen. Susan Collins with a narrow 3-point lead over Democrat Troy Jackson in Maine’s Senate race, reversing recent trends. The race remains a toss-up with 5% of voters undecided, and the poll was conducted before recent pay-to-play allegations surfaced.
Two major polls released on September 23, 2026, present sharply different pictures of the New York gubernatorial race. Siena College finds Gov. Kathy Hochul leading Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman by 9 points, while Quinnipiac University reports a 19-point lead. Both surveys confirm Hochul’s advantage but diverge significantly on the margin, with methodological differences in sample composition and undecided voter handling cited as key factors.
A new Siena University poll shows New York Governor Kathy Hochul leading Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman by 9 points (50% to 41%) with six weeks until the November 3 election. While Hochul’s lead has narrowed slightly from August, she retains a significant advantage in New York City and among Democrats. The race is defined by regional splits, with Blakeman holding leads in upstate New York and among independents. High-profile endorsements from President Trump and NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani are influencing voter perceptions, with Trump’s support viewed negatively for Blakeman and Mamdani’s support viewed positively for Hochul. Other statewide races show strong Democratic leads, though voter confidence in election integrity remains low.
A new Siena poll shows Gov. Kathy Hochul leading challenger Bruce Blakeman by 9 points in the New York gubernatorial race, a narrowing from last month. While Hochul’s favorability remains below 50%, 66% of voters expect her to win. Blakeman’s campaign is hampered by a negative view of Trump’s endorsement, while Hochul benefits from Mayor Mamdani’s support. Democrats hold leads in other statewide races, but voters express low confidence in the integrity of the upcoming election.
Siena’s August poll of likely New York voters shows Gov. Kathy Hochul leading Bruce Blakeman 49% to 39% (a 10-point edge that doesn’t cross 50%), with Hochul’s lead shrinking from June’s registered-voter results. In other statewide races, Attorney General James leads Saritha Komatireddy 54-36 and Comptroller DiNapoli leads Hernandez 55-32. Voters say Hochul would do better on increasing affordable housing (51-35) and making prices more affordable (48-41), and developing NY’s energy future (47-42); they’re closer on safety and on immigrants. Four character traits split: Blakeman is seen as tougher and more effective at “getting things done,” while Hochul lags on “in touch with average New Yorkers” and is viewed less favorably on honesty in some questions. Independents favor Hochul on housing but lean Blakeman on other issues. Hochul dominates NYC (64-19) but trails Blakeman in downstate suburbs (about 49-41). DSA had a negative view, AI was viewed unfavorably, and the poll followed Aug 3-6, 2026 with MOEs around 4-5 points based on 811 likely voters.
A Siena College poll (Aug. 3–6, 811 likely voters, margin of error ±4.6) shows Gov. Kathy Hochul’s lead over Bruce Blakeman narrowing to 49-39% with under three months until Election Day; independent voters favor Blakeman by five points (45-40), and the DSA has a negative statewide favorability rating. Hochul leads in New York City (64-19%) but trails Blakeman in the downstate suburbs and is roughly even upstate. Voters rate Hochul better on affordability and housing, while Blakeman has tied to Trump for endorsement. The race remains highly partisan, with Democrats solid with Hochul and Republicans with Blakeman.
Gov. Kathy Hochul leads Bruce Blakeman by 10 points in Siena College’s first poll of likely voters (49-39), with Hochul at 46% favorable to 49% unfavorable and Blakeman at 33-26 favorable/unfavorable. Hochul dominates New York City (64-19); Blakeman leads the suburbs (49-41); upstate is nearly even (Blakeman 46, Hochul 45). Independents favor Blakeman 45-40. The poll also shows a 16-point Democratic edge on the generic ballot; 811 likely voters were surveyed Aug. 3-6 with a margin of error ±4.2 points.
A Siena College Research Institute poll of 806 New York registered voters (April 27–30, 2026) shows Gov. Kathy Hochul’s favorability at 41–46% and job approval at 48–44%, both at about a year-low, while her lead over Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman grows to 49–33%. Voters largely say New York’s best days are ahead (49–32%) and want more state spending on health care, education, and infrastructure. Nationally, Trump’s ratings slip and Pope Leo XIV is viewed favorably by 55–19%.
Governor Kathy Hochul leads Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman 47-34 in Siena’s March poll, a smaller margin than February’s 51-31; Hochul’s favorability (45-42) and job approval (52-40) are largely unchanged, while Blakeman remains largely unknown (64% have not heard of him). The survey also shows bipartisan support for two-year legislative terms, easier access to pepper spray, a majority supporting congressional approval to wage war and voting-ID requirements, and steady presidential ratings with Letitia James winning broad, though not overwhelming, re-election support.