Same storyLater: A Siena University poll released August 12, 2026, shows New York Governor Kathy Hochul leaLater: A Siena Research Institute poll released August 12, 2026, found New York Gov. Kathy HochulLater: A Siena Research Institute poll of likely voters in the New York gubernatorial race, releaEach entry records what was published on its own date and is not edited afterwards.
What this entry found
- ONLY ONE OUTLET HAD THIS
yonkerstimes.com carried 9 details no other outlet reported.
- In character trait questioning, voters say Blakeman is 'tough' by 25 points and Hochul by 2 points
- On being 'in touch with average New Yorkers,' Blakeman is underwater by 4 points and Hochul is underwater by 12 points
- Voters say Blakeman is 'honest' by 5 points and Hochul is not by 2 points
- Voters say Blakeman 'gets things done' by 8 points and Hochul by 5 points
- Voters say Hochul will do a better job increasing affordable housing supply 51-35%
- Voters say Hochul will do a better job making prices more affordable for average New Yorkers 48-41%
- Voters say Hochul will do a better job developing New York's energy future 47-42%
- Voters are closely divided on keeping New Yorkers safe, Hochul 47-44%
- Voters are closely divided on addressing undocumented immigrants living in New York, 45-44% Hochul
How the poll was reported
5 of 6 stated across the articles in this entry.
- The articles describe a sampled poll rather than an opt-in one.
- Pollster: Siena University / Siena Research Institute.
- Who was sampled: likely New York State voters.
- Sample size: 811 likely New York voters.
- Margin of error: plus or minus 4.6 percentage points.
- When conducted: August 3 to 6, 2026.
- Commissioned by: not stated in any article.
- Question wording published: not in any article.
This lists what the articles said and did not say. A detail missing here may appear in the pollster's own release; it was not in the coverage.
7independent outlets
What happened, for context
Siena University released a poll of likely New York voters on August 12, 2026, showing Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul leading Republican Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman 49-39% in the gubernatorial race. The 10-point lead represents a significant narrowing from a June poll of registered voters that showed Hochul ahead 52-32%. All outlets reported this same poll and its findings.
6 of 7 articles were readable. Headline only, no body text retrieved, for: newyorkupstate.com. Nothing below is drawn from those outlets beyond their headline.
Who reported it
- foxnews.comINDEP
- longisland.news12.comUNCLASSIFIED
- newsday.comUNCLASSIFIED
- newyorkupstate.comUNCLASSIFIED
- politico.comINDEP
- timestelegram.comUNCLASSIFIED
- yonkerstimes.comUNCLASSIFIED
References
- foxnews.comBlakeman cuts into Hochul's New York governor's race lead in new poll, as likely voters give DSA judgmentScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-08-12T14:07:11
- longisland.news12.comSiena Poll Shows Hochul Leading Blakeman By 10 Points In Governors RaceScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-08-12T14:07:11
- newsday.comPoll shows Hochul's lead over Blakeman narrowing to 10 pointsScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-08-12T14:07:11
- newyorkupstate.comKathy Hochul’s lead over Bruce Blakeman narrows in NY governor’s race, Siena poll findsScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-08-12T14:07:11
- politico.comSiena: Hochul has 10-point lead over Blakeman in first poll of likely votersScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-08-12T14:07:11
- timestelegram.comHochul's lead over Blakeman narrows in New York governor's race | PollScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-08-12T14:07:11
- yonkerstimes.comSiena Poll Of Likely New York State Voters: Hochul 49%, Blakeman 39%Screenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-08-12T14:07:11
Carried by multiple outlets
- Hochul leads Blakeman 49-39% in the Siena poll of likely votersfoxnews.com, longisland.news12.com, newsday.com, politico.com, yonkerstimes.com
- The June poll of registered voters showed Hochul leading Blakeman 52-32%foxnews.com, longisland.news12.com, newsday.com, politico.com, yonkerstimes.com
- This was Siena's first poll of likely voters in this election cyclenewsday.com, politico.com, yonkerstimes.com
- In August 2022, Hochul led Lee Zeldin 53-39%foxnews.com, politico.com
- Hochul ultimately won the 2022 election over Zeldin by 6 pointsfoxnews.com, politico.com
- The margin of error for the poll is plus or minus 4.6 percentage pointsnewsday.com, yonkerstimes.com
- and 10 more, not shown
Reported by one outlet only
- Democratic Socialists of America received a negative 30-47% favorability rating from likely voters in New Yorkonly foxnews.com
- Hochul is underperforming the Democratic ticket; her 10-point margin compares to a 16-point Democratic edge on the generic congressional ballotonly politico.com
- In character trait questioning, voters say Blakeman is 'tough' by 25 points and Hochul by 2 pointsonly yonkerstimes.com
- On being 'in touch with average New Yorkers,' Blakeman is underwater by 4 points and Hochul is underwater by 12 pointsonly yonkerstimes.com
- Voters say Blakeman is 'honest' by 5 points and Hochul is not by 2 pointsonly yonkerstimes.com
- Voters say Blakeman 'gets things done' by 8 points and Hochul by 5 pointsonly yonkerstimes.com
Reported unevenly
- The point difference between June and August polls: whether it represents a 10-point drop (from 52-32 to 49-39) or reflects a methodological change from registered voters to likely votersstated by newsday.com, politico.com