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New York Post
· collected 2026-10-07 · by Vaughn Golden, Hannah Fierick, Haley Brown
A Marist poll shows New York Governor Kathy Hochul leading Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman by 11 points in the race for governor with 53% to 42%, based on a survey of 1,361 registered voters. However, Hochul is losing ground among independent voters and suburban areas, where Blakeman has support from 49% of independents compared to 42% for Hochul and the race is tied in suburbs at 48%. Hochul dominates in New York City with a 69%-to-24% margin over Blakeman.
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In a newly released Marist poll, Governor Kathy Hochul leads Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman by 11 points with only four weeks left until the New York governor election. The poll surveyed 1,361 registered voters and found Hochul at 53% compared to Blakeman's 42%. However, among independents, Blakeman leads 49% to 42%, and both candidates are nearly tied in suburban areas with each receiving 48%. In New York City, the gap widens significantly: Hochul holds a strong lead at 69% against Blakeman's 24%. Despite the poll results, Blakeman criticized it as "woke" during an event in Queens and predicted high turnout for him in the city.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul holds an 11-point lead over Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, but is losing ground among independents with just four weeks to go in the race for governor, a newly released Marist poll shows.
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The survey sampled 1,361 registered voters across New York state and found the Democratic governor ahead of her Republican rival 53% to 42%.
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But Blakeman had a strong showing among independent voters, carrying 49% in the survey compared to 42% who backed Hochul.
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And the two are in a dead heat in the the Empire State’s suburbs, split at 48%.
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The governor crushed Blakeman in New York City by a 69% to 24% margin, the poll found.
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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.
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Hochul wound up beating Zeldin by 6 points.
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Blakeman blasted the poll as “woke” while speaking to reporters at a Queens event.
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“The phony Marist poll by the woke university that always favors Democrats over Republicans,” he charged, before predicting he’ll get “record turnout” in New York City.
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Meanwhile, Hochul dismissed questions over whether she was concerned about the race.
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Double digits means something,” she told reporters Wednesday.
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“So, I’ll just let you all analyze that.”
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The Marist poll also found respondents favoring national Democrats over Republicans ahead of the pivotal midterms, 55% to 42%.
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Asked how much President Trump influences their vote for congress in next month’s election, 33% indicated he’s not much of a factor either way, while 44% said they’re casting their vote “against” Trump.
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Almost half – 49% – of independents surveyed said Trump is not much of a factor.
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The survey, conducted between Oct. 1 and Oct. 4, has a margin of error of 3.6%.
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survey → conduct → %
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