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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul expanded her lead over Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman to double digits in a new poll showing the Democratic incumbent pulling further ahead in the final days before Election Day.
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Hochul leads the Nassau County executive 54% to 40% among likely New York voters, according to a Siena Research Institute survey released Wednesday.
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The 14-point margin is five points wider than her lead in September, when she led 50% to 41%.
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"Heading into the final stretch, Hochul has a 14-point lead, with Blakeman quickly running out of time to close a gap that is growing rather than narrowing," Siena pollster Steven Greenberg said in a statement.
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The poll also showed Blakeman struggling to establish an advantage in areas where Republicans typically need strong support to compete statewide.
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The candidates are virtually tied in upstate New York and the downstate suburbs, while Hochul leads independent voters by 11 points.
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Republicans generally need strong margins in those regions and among independents to overcome Democrats' roughly two-to-one voter registration advantage and their dominance in New York City, Greenberg noted.
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"But with only a week to go, Blakeman and Hochul are running virtually evenly upstate and in the downstate suburbs, while Hochul has an 11-point lead with independents," Greenberg said, noting that Blakeman is "quickly running out of time to close a gap that is growing rather than narrowing."
Despite Hochul's overall advantage, the survey revealed uncertainty among voters over whether either candidate would make life more affordable for average New Yorkers.
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A plurality of voters, 35%, said neither candidate would make life more affordable, compared with 30% who chose Hochul and 27% who selected Blakeman.
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Hochul also reached a new milestone in the survey, with 51% of likely voters viewing her favorably compared with 45% who viewed her unfavorably.
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who → reach → her
It marked the first time a majority of voters had viewed her favorably in Siena polling during her five years as governor.
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Her job approval rating also rose to 51%, up from 48% in September.
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Blakeman, meanwhile, received a 39% favorable rating and a 40% unfavorable rating.
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The survey found a sizable gender gap, with Hochul leading Blakeman by 23 points among women and six points among men.
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She also led among Black voters, 81% to 16%, while White voters were closely divided.
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The poll also found that 68% of likely voters believed Hochul would win the election, compared with 23% who predicted a Blakeman victory.
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Among Republicans surveyed, 40% said they expected Hochul to win.
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In New York's other statewide races, Democratic Attorney General Letitia James led Republican Saritha Komatireddy 54% to 39%, while Democratic state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli led Republican Joseph Hernandez 59% to 32%.
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The Siena poll was conducted Oct. 19–22 among 807 likely New York voters through telephone and text-to-web surveys.
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It has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.1 percentage points.
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