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According to a recent Siena College Research Institute poll, State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli is leading his Republican challenger Paul Rodriguez by 24 points, among likely state voters. The October 18 poll shows DiNapoli leading with 54 percent of the vote to Rodriguez’s 30 percent. Siena found that 21 percent of […]
The most recent Siena College poll finds strong support among likely state voters for a proposal to borrow $4.2 billion for environmental protection and clean energy projects. Siena College pollsters asked “On the ballot this year is a proposal to authorize the sale of up to $4.2 billion of state […]
Six points. In 2018, Democrat Max Rose won the 11th Congressional District seat by six points. In 2020, Republican Nicole Malliotakis took the seat, winning by six points. With three weeks before the election, Malliotakis is holding on to a six-point lead again. Pollsters are predicting another single-digit race in […]
Three weeks before Election Day, Democratic incumbent Kathy Hochul has a slight edge on Republican challenger Lee Zeldin 50 – 46 percent in the New York governor’s race, according to a Quinnipiac University poll of likely voters in New York state released October 18. Democrats (91 – 8 percent) support […]
Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul’s lead over Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin is now 11 points, down from 17 points three weeks ago. Hochul currently leads Zeldin 52-41 percent, down from 54-37 percent in September, according to a new Siena College Poll of likely New York state voters released October 18. The […]
Five weeks before the high-stakes midterm elections, Democratic candidates and abortion rights activists rallied in Westchester County to demonstrate strong support for reproductive health and women’s rights in New York and beyond. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney and New York State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins were joined by local officials […]
Election Day is quickly approaching and it is still unclear whether there will be more than one gubernatorial debate scheduled between candidates Kathy Hochul and Republican challenger Lee Zeldin. As of now, there is only one scheduled debate that will be hosted by Spectrum News / NY1 on Tuesday, October […]
Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, D-Cold Spring, and his Republican challenger, Assemblyman Mike Lawler, R-Pearl River, have agreed to participate in the League of Women Voters’ debate for candidates running in the newly drawn 17th Congressional District. The virtual debate is planned for Wednesday, October 12 at 7:00 p.m. Maloney is […]