Same storyEarlier: A Siena Research Institute poll released August 12, 2026, found New York Gov. Kathy HochulEarlier: Siena University released a poll of likely New York voters on August 12, 2026, showing DemEarlier: A Siena University poll released August 12, 2026, shows New York Governor Kathy Hochul leaEach entry records what was published on its own date and is not edited afterwards.
What this entry found
- ONE SOURCE, MANY MASTHEADS
6 outlets carried this. They resolve to 5 independent sources.
A reader sampling these outlets received 5 accounts, not 6.
- THE ANSWER, NOT THE QUESTION
2 of 2 outlets print this response without the question it answered.
- thecentersquare.com: response only
- westfaironline.com: response only
- ONLY ONE OUTLET HAD THIS
westfaironline.com carried 4 details no other outlet reported.
- Voters say Hochul will do a better job increasing affordable housing by 51% to 35%
- Voters say Hochul will do a better job making prices more affordable by 48% to 41%
- In the same Siena poll, Attorney General Letitia James leads challenger Saritha Komatireddy 54%-36%
- In the same Siena poll, State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli leads challenger Joseph Hernandez 55%-32%
How the poll was reported
2 of 6 stated across the articles in this entry.
- The articles describe a sampled poll rather than an opt-in one.
- Pollster: Siena Research Institute (also called Siena University and Siena College Research Institute).
- Who was sampled: likely voters in New York state.
- Commissioned by: not stated in any article.
- Sample size: not stated in any article.
- Margin of error: not stated in any article.
- When conducted: 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.
6outlets→5independent
What happened, for context
A Siena Research Institute poll of likely voters in the New York gubernatorial race, released Wednesday (August 12, 2026), shows incumbent Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul leading Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman 49%-39%, a 10-point margin. This represents a narrowing from a June poll of registered voters in which Hochul led 52%-32% (a 20-point gap).
5 of 6 articles were readable. Headline only, no body text retrieved, for: wgrz.com. Nothing below is drawn from those outlets beyond their headline.
Who reported it
- cbsnews.comINDEP
- thecentersquare.comUNCLASSIFIED
- politico.comINDEP
- thedailynewsonline.comUNCLASSIFIED
- westfaironline.comUNCLASSIFIED
- wgrz.comINDEP
References
- cbsnews.comLatest New York gubernatorial election poll shows Gov. Hochul's lead over Bruce Blakeman narrowingScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-08-13T14:08:52
- politico.comSiena: Hochul has 10-point lead over Blakeman in first poll of likely votersScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-08-12T14:07:11
- thecentersquare.comPoll shows Hochul's lead over Blakeman narrowingScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-08-15T13:46:00
- thedailynewsonline.comHochul’s lead Bruce Blakeman narrows in NY governor’s race, Siena poll findsScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-08-13T15:17:53
- westfaironline.comSiena poll shows Hochul’s lead over Blakeman has narrowedScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-08-13T15:17:53
- wgrz.comHochul leads Blakeman 49-39% in new Siena poll of likely votersOriginalNo durable copy — do not citecaptured 2026-08-14T11:15:04
Carried by multiple outlets
- Hochul leads Blakeman 49%-39% among likely voters in the Siena pollcbsnews.com, politico.com, thecentersquare.com, thedailynewsonline.com, westfaironline.com
- In June, a Siena poll of registered voters showed Hochul leading Blakeman 52%-32%cbsnews.com, politico.com, thecentersquare.com, thedailynewsonline.com, westfaironline.com
- This was Siena's first poll of likely voters in the 2026 election cyclepolitico.com, thedailynewsonline.com
- Hochul leads in New York City; the specific figures are Hochul 64%, Blakeman 19%politico.com, thecentersquare.com, thedailynewsonline.com, westfaironline.com
- Blakeman leads in the suburbs; the specific figures are Blakeman 49%, Hochul 41%politico.com, thecentersquare.com, thedailynewsonline.com, westfaironline.com
- The candidates are effectively tied upstate; the figures are Blakeman 46%, Hochul 45%politico.com, thecentersquare.com, thedailynewsonline.com
- and 5 more, not shown
Reported by one outlet only
- Hochul's favorability is 46% favorable, 49% unfavorable; this compares to 43%-44% in Juneonly politico.com
- Blakeman's favorability is 33% favorable, 26% unfavorable; this compares to 25%-21% in the prior June pollonly politico.com
- Hochul underperforms the Democratic ticket; the Democratic generic congressional ballot lead is 16 pointsonly politico.com
- Voters say Hochul will do a better job increasing affordable housing by 51% to 35%only westfaironline.com
- Voters say Hochul will do a better job making prices more affordable by 48% to 41%only westfaironline.com
- In June, Hochul led Blakeman in Upstate New York by 5 percentage points, 43%-38%only thedailynewsonline.com