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New Polls Show How Hochul-Zeldin Race Looks Days Before NY Gubernatorial Election
With less than a week to go until Election Day, the race to be New York’s next governor remains close, according to new polling.
Incumbent Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul has a 4.8 percent lead over her Republican challenger, Rep. Lee Zeldin, 49.8 to 45 percent, according to a Real Clear Politics (RCP) average of polls released Wednesday, Nov. 2.
Hochul’s lead has shrunk dramatically since August 2022, when a RCP average of polls showed her leading Zeldin by 18 percentage points, 53 to 35 percent.
Yet another poll, conducted by the Trafalgar Group with likely voters between Oct. 27 and 31, a…