Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) has closed in on Gov. Kathy Hochul’s (D-NY) lead in a new poll less than one week into the Republican candidate’s 2026 bid for New York governor.

Stefanik trails the incumbent by three points in a tight 46-43% margin, according to a poll released by JL Partners on Wednesday. The gap sits within the survey’s margin of error. Eleven percent of respondents were undecided between the two. Hochul’s three-point lead holds when she runs against an unspecified Republican candidate.

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