(WBEN) - Governor Kathy Hochul leads Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman in the latest Siena poll released Wednesday.
Hochul leads race for governor 50-41% according to a new Siena Poll of likely New York voters. It's a number little changed from Hochul's 49-39% lead in August.
“Voters offer good news to both Hochul and Blakeman," Siena pollster Steven Greenberg said. "She now has the support of 50% of voters and saw her favorability and job approval ratings edge into positive territory. He now trails by single digits – well, nine points – in a state where Democrats outnumber Republicans by more than two-to-one."
“At this time four years ago, Hochul led Lee Zeldin 17 points, 54-37%, before going on to win by six points."
Blakeman's biggest supporter could mean campaign trouble in New York. Voters say, 51-30%, that President Donald Trump’s endorsement of Blakeman will be a negative for his campaign. New Yorkers oppose Trump’s renaming of Lake Ontario as Lake America 74-19%.
While only half of likely voters say they are supporting Hochul, two-thirds of likely voters think Hochul will win, including 37% of Republicans.
