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Vetted coverage of Governor Hochul's administration, grouped by day. Every item names its publication and carries a source-credibility tier — Tier 1 primary/wire, Tier 2 established outlet, Tier 3 secondary. No spin; each story links to its original source.

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Sep 23, 2026

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Quinnipiac University PollTIER 1High

Quinnipiac's first poll of the race: Hochul 58%, Blakeman 39% among likely voters, a 19-point margin released hours after Siena showed 9

Quinnipiac surveyed 1,026 likely voters Sept. 17-20 (MOE ±4.1, live-interviewer phone). Hochul leads 58-39 with 2% undecided; independents split 51-45 for Hochul, upstate 49-46 for Blakeman. Cost of living (28%) and the economy (21%) are the top issues, and voters citing either back Hochul by roughly two to one. Hochul job approval is 48-44; 34% say they have not heard enough about Blakeman. Siena's poll released the same morning had the race at 50-41. City & State notes that in 2022 Quinnipiac's single October poll (Hochul +4) was closer to the final 6-point result than Siena's. Quinnipiac says it will poll the race again before Nov. 3.

Siena Research InstituteTIER 1High

Siena 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 him

Siena surveyed 1,144 likely voters Sept. 11-17 (MOE ±3.9). Hochul leads 50-41 with 9% undecided. Her job approval is 48-47 and favorability 48-46; Blakeman is 35-34 favorable with 31% having no opinion. Two-thirds of likely voters, including 37% of Republicans, expect Hochul to win. Voters oppose building large data centers in their area after the moratorium ends, 63-25.

Aug 12, 2026

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Siena Research InstituteTIER 1High

Siena: Hochul leads Blakeman 49-39 in first likely-voter poll — lead halved from June

Siena's first likely-voter poll of the cycle (811 LV, Aug 3-6, MOE +/-4.2) has Hochul up 49-39 — half her 52-32 June lead among registered voters. Blakeman leads the suburbs 49-41 and independents 45-40; Hochul leads NYC 64-19. Blakeman's favorability improved to 33-26, though 40% still don't know enough about him. Voters prefer Hochul on affordable housing (+16) and prices (+7); 52-25 support her data-center moratorium. Likely-voter screens typically tighten races, but this is the closest public head-to-head from a nonpartisan pollster this cycle.