# Poll shows Hochul adding to lead over Blakeman in New York governor’s race: ‘Running out of time’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/poll-shows-hochul-adding-to-lead-over-blakeman-in-new-york-governors-race-running-out-of-time/
- Published: 2026-10-28T11:58:45+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-28T12:34:36+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Far right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/poll-shows-hochul-adding-lead-blakeman-new-york-governors-race-running-out-time
- Topics: Elections, Politics, World

## Key points

- Hochul leads Blakeman by 14 points.
- Her lead has widened since September.
- Most surveyed voters expect Hochul to win.

## Summary

Kathy Hochul has widened her lead over Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman to 14 points in a new poll of likely New York voters, with Election Day a week away. The result suggests Blakeman has limited time to make up ground in a state where Democrats hold a substantial voter registration advantage.

The Siena Research Institute survey puts Hochul at 54% and Blakeman at 40%, compared with a nine-point lead for Hochul in September. They are nearly tied upstate and in the downstate suburbs, while Hochul leads independents by 11 points; 35% of voters said neither candidate would make life more affordable. Hochul’s favourability and job approval both reached 51%, and 68% expect her to win. The poll surveyed 807 likely voters from 19 to 22 October and has a margin of error of 4.1 percentage points.

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