SHOCK POLL: Trump Loyalist Elise Stefanik Bests Kathy Hochul in NY Governor’s Race

Isaac Schorr Oct 29th, 2025, 10:51 am

LEFT: Elise Stefanik (Francis Chung/POLITICO via AP Images) RIGHT: Kathy Hochul (NDZ/STAR MAX/IPx)

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), the high-profile congresswoman who has established herself as one of President Donald Trump’s most loyal allies in Washington over the last few years, would beat incumbent New York Governor Kathy Hochul (D) in a hypothetical matchup between the two women according to a shocking new poll.

According to the survey from the conservative Manhattan Institute, Stefanik leads Hochul by one point (43%-42%) among registered voters. The same poll found that Stefanik would best Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado , who is mounting a primar

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