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Hochul leads Blakeman by 12% in race for NY governor, new poll says

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NEW YORK (PIX11) -- New exclusive polling shows Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul with a 12-point lead over Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman. The poll from PIX11 News, Emerson College and The Hill offers insight into the closely watched race with less than a month before Election Day.

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  1. FOX 5 New York

    NY governor polls, candidate news: Oct. 6 election update (opens FOX 5 New York)

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    Gov. Hochul tackles data centers with AOC while challenger Bruce Blakeman addresses immigration with GOP reps in Chappaqua.

  2. WNYT Albany

    Marist poll: Hochul leads Blakeman by 11 points (opens WNYT Albany)

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    Gov. Kathy Hochul holds an 11-point lead over Republican Bruce Blakeman in New York’s race for governor, according to a new Marist Poll. Hochul has support from 53% of registered voters, while Blakeman has 42%. Among independents, Blakeman leads Hochul 49% to 42%.

  3. FOX 5 New York

    NY Oct. 7 election update: Hochul leads Blakeman by 11 points in new Marist Poll (opens FOX 5 New York)

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    Gov. Kathy Hochul is ahead of her Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman by double-digits with four weeks to go in the campaign, according to a new poll.

  4. New York Post

    Hochul leads Blakeman by 11 points, but losing ground with this key voting bloc in new Marist poll (opens New York Post)

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    The survey mirrors a Marist 2022 poll that had Hochul with a 10-point lead over her Republican opponent, then-Rep. Lee Zeldin.

  5. amNewYork

    2026 Governor’s Race: Hochul leads Blakeman by 11 points in new poll as Dems take a bite out of his public safety claims (opens amNewYork)

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    Gov. Kathy Hochul holds an 11-point lead over Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman in a new statewide poll released Wednesday, as New York Democrats seek to turn one of the Nassau County executive’s signature campaign issues, public safety, against him.

  6. Pix11

    Hochul leads Blakeman by 12% in race for NY governor, new poll says (opens Pix11)

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    NEW YORK (PIX11) -- New exclusive polling shows Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul with a 12-point lead over Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman. The poll from PIX11 News, Emerson College and The Hill offers insight into the closely watched race with less than a month before Election Day.

  7. The Hill

    Hochul holds double-digit lead for New York governor, new poll finds (opens The Hill)

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    New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D), is leading her Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman by double digits in the Empire State’s gubernatorial race, according to a new poll. In the Emerson College Polling/PIX11 News poll, 52.4 percent of respondents said they would cast their ballot for Hochul, while 39.

  8. New York Post

    Blakeman has big lead over Hochul among independent voters — but Dem ahead overall: poll (opens New York Post)

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    Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman leads incumbent Democrat Kathy Hochul by 21 percentage points among independent voters — even as she holds a healthy double-digit lead in the deeply blue Empire State, a new poll found.

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