Hochul leads Blakeman by 14 points in New York governor race

Summarised from 2 outlets · 5 reports · Updated 28 Oct, 12:20 · Archive

Gov. Kathy Hochul holds a 14-point lead over Republican Bruce Blakeman ahead of New York's gubernatorial election on 3 November.

Gov. Kathy Hochul is heading into the final days before New York's gubernatorial election on 3 November with a commanding lead over Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman. According to a Siena University poll released Wednesday, Hochul leads 54% to 40% among likely voters — a 14-point margin. This represents a significant expansion of her support, having grown from a 9-point lead in September when she polled at 50% to Blakeman's 41%.

Blakeman has campaigned against congestion pricing, which charges drivers $9 to enter Midtown Manhattan. He warned voters that if Hochul wins reelection, the programme could expand to other communities across the state, from Buffalo to Staten Island. He characterised congestion pricing as 'nothing more than a tax on the middle class' and blamed state spending rather than revenue shortages for financial problems. Blakeman argued that New York's budget is twice the size of Florida's despite having only 4 million more residents.

The polling shows Republicans face an uphill battle in the state. Hochul leads independents by 11 points, a crucial metric since Republicans typically need strong independent support to overcome Democrats' roughly two-to-one voter registration advantage. Blakeman is running virtually evenly with Hochul upstate and in downstate suburbs — areas where Republicans traditionally need significant margins to compete statewide. Despite Hochul's polling advantage, the survey revealed that a plurality of voters said neither candidate would make life more affordable for ordinary New Yorkers.

How it is being reported

• Poll shows Hochul adding to lead over Blakeman in New York governor's race: 'Running out of time'New York Gov. Kathy Hochul leads Bruce Blakeman by 14 points in a Siena poll, but a plurality of voters say neither will make life more affordable.Fox News · 28 Oct, 11:58
• Hochul holds 14-point lead over Blakeman in home stretch of NY governor’s raceHochul's lead grew from 9 points (50% to 41%) in last month's Siena survey, a five-point jump.New York Post · 28 Oct, 09:40
• Michael Goodwin: Hochul’s sickening Mamdani partnership endangers NY. A vote for Blakeman goes against their vile, anti-Israel agendaRational and well-informed New Yorkers have long known there are good reasons to make Bruce Blakeman our next governor.New York Post · 28 Oct, 02:28
• Blakeman warns congestion pricing is headed ‘to a community near you’ if Hochul winsRepublican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman warned New York voters that congestion pricing could come to a “community near you” if Gov. Kathy Hochul wins reelection Blakeman, the Nassau County executive, vowed to kill the program outright if he beats the Democratic incumbent in the Nov. 3 election as he claimed Hochul could have a menu...New York Post · 27 Oct, 20:30
• Blakeman backed by police unions from across NYS as gov race enters final stretch: ‘Common sense’New York law enforcement leaders from across the state endorsed Bruce Blakeman for governor on his Nassau County home turf — calling him the “common sense” choice over Gov. Kathy Hochul. “This election is not about Democrat versus Republican. It’s about common sense,” Nassau Police Benevolent Association president Tommy Shevlin said outside the county’s third...New York Post · 26 Oct, 21:27

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