“A July 2026 poll shows Hochul leading Blakeman by only 47-41.”
Originally circulated Jul 7-8 by an anonymous X account with no pollster, methodology, sample, or field dates. On Jul 12, a South Shore Press opinion column by GOP consultant Stefan Mychajliw attributed the 47-41 numbers to the Republican-aligned firm co/efficient (image credited "co/efficient"), so the earlier finding that no source existed no longer holds. However, co/efficient has published no official release, methodology, sample size, or field dates, and no independent outlet has verified the survey — the numbers remain unverifiable and do not meet the standard for inclusion as a poll. Every credible named-pollster survey in this window shows Hochul ahead by ~18-20 points (Siena, June 17-23: 52-32).