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A "Moxie Strategies" poll circulated Sept. 19 puts Hochul at 49% and Blakeman at 37% with 14% other/undecided among 813 voters (MOE ±4.3); no field dates, sponsor or methodology have been published, so The Civic Pulse is not logging it in the poll tracker
Political Wire reported a Moxie Strategies survey of 813 New York voters showing Hochul 49, Blakeman 37, other/undecided 14, MOE ±4.3. Moxie Strategies is a New Jersey-rooted public-affairs and communications firm, not an established independent pollster, and as of this refresh no toplines document, field dates, sample frame (RV vs. LV) or sponsor could be located. The 12-point margin is in line with Siena's Aug. 3-6 likely-voter result (49-39). Logged as unverified in fact_checks; it will be moved to the poll tracker only if a methodology release surfaces.
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A new poll shows Hochul leading Blakeman 49%-37% (Moxie Strategies, 813 voters, MOE ±4.3)Unverified"All of the polls we have seen in the last two months have us virtually tied with Kathy Hochul." — Bruce Blakeman, Aug 13, 2026, disputing the Siena likely-voter pollMostly FalseA July 2026 poll shows Hochul leading Blakeman by only 47-41.Unverified
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Quinnipiac University Poll · Sep 23, 2026Quinnipiac's first poll of the race: Hochul 58%, Blakeman 39% among likely voters, a 19-point margin released hours after Siena showed 9Siena Research Institute · Sep 23, 2026Siena poll of likely voters: Hochul 50%, Blakeman 41%, little changed from 49-39 in August; independents lean Blakeman 44-39, and voters say 51-30 that Trump's endorsement hurts himFingerlakes1.com (campaign release) · Sep 8, 2026Blakeman campaign releases a McLaughlin internal showing Hochul 49.6, Blakeman 45.7 among 800 likely voters (Aug 27-31); release omits margin of error, mode and question wording
Source: Political Wire · Sep 21, 2026 · Credibility Tier 4 · Permalink https://reviewhochul.com/news/moxie-strategies-poll-hochul-49-blakeman-37-unverified-2026-09-19
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