ALBANY – Gov. Kathy Hochul leads Rep. Elise Stefanik by just 14 points in a hypothetical matchup for New York Governor, according to a Siena University poll released Monday.

While still a hefty lead, it’s the smallest gap between Hochul and a potential GOP challenger since then Rep. Lee Zeldin trailed Hochul by only 11 points just three weeks before the 2021 general election. Hochul would go on to win by only 7 points.

“Stefanik can highlight that more than a year out from a potential match-up, Hochul’s lead over Stefanik is only 14 points, 45-31%, down from 23 points in June, and that Hochul doesn’t hit ‘the magic 51% mark,’” Siena poll spokesperson Steven Greenberg said.

Gov. Kathy Hochul suffered from another month of underwater poll numbers, according to the Siena University poll

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