Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) is in the lead in the New York gubernatorial race against incumbent New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, according to a recent survey.
The Oct. 28 poll, released by the conservative Manhattan Institute, shows Stefanik leading Hochul, a Democrat, by 1 percentage point (43–42) among registered voters.
The Republican representative has a bigger lead (43–37) over Antonio Delgado, Hochul’s former lieutenant governor and a primary challenger.
The 2026 election is still more than a year away, and the 1-point lead is within the poll’s 3 percent margin of error, but the pollsters said that “these findings underscore that New York’s next statewide race could be its most competitive in decades.”…
Stefanik Narrowly Leads Hochul in New York Governor’s Race: Poll
