Cuomo, Schumer, Gillibrand, Maintain Leads Over Republicans

There has been little change in the general election match-ups for Governor, both United States Senate seats and State Comptroller, according to the Siena College Insititute Poll. The Democratic candidates for each of those positions maintain comfortable leads over their potential Republican opponents with less than 16 weeks until Election Day. With less than two months until Primary Day, Rick Lazio maintains a two-to-one lead over Carl Paladino among Republicans, while two-thirds of Republicans still have no choice among the candidates in primaries for both Senate seats.

Cuomo Maintains Big Leads over Lazio & Paladino – Even in a Three-Way Race

“Andrew Cuomo maintains a better than 30-point lead over Lazio and a better than 40-point lead over Paladino when matched against each one-on-one. In a potential three-way general election race, Cuomo still leads Lazio by more than 30 points and Paladino by more than 40 points,” Greenberg said.

Cuomo leads Lazio 60-28 percent, down from 60-24 percent in June. Cuomo’s lead over Paladino rose to 64-23 percent, up from 60-23 percent. In a three-way race, Cuomo garners 54 percent to Lazio’s 23 percent and 10 percent for Paladino. In a Republican Party primary, Lazio’s lead over Paladino fell to 40-20 percent, down from 45-18 percent last month, although 40 percent of Republicans remain undecided.

“With Election Day now less than four months away, time is running short for Lazio and Paladino to make a significant move to close the gap with Cuomo, particularly as they appear likely to be headed to a primary fight with Cuomo as spectator, and potentially headed to siphoning votes from each other if they both make it on to the general election ballot,” Greenberg said.

The Race for Junior United States Senator: One Month Later; One Month Closer to Election Day

“She may not be well known, or well liked. Voters may prefer ‘someone else’ over electing her. Yet, because of her opposition or Democrats’ overwhelming enrollment advantage in New York, Kirsten Gillibrand enters the dog days of summer with a lead of more than 20 points over any of her potential opponents,” Greenberg said.

Gillibrand leads Bruce Blakeman 51-28 percent, up from 48-27 percent last month. She leads Joseph DioGuardi 51-29 percent, up from 47-29 percent. She leads David Malpass 50-27 percent, from 49-24 percent last month. In a Republican primary match-up, DioGuardi continues to lead, 24 percent to seven percent for Blakeman and five percent for Malpass (it was 21-7-3 percent last month), with 64 percent of Republicans undecided.

Schumer Widens Huge Lead over Townsend & Berntsen; Only Incumbent with Positive Re-elect Number

“Gary Berntsen and Jay Townsend are locked in a virtually unwatched Republican primary race to take on Senator Charles Schumer. Both remain unknown to at least 80 percent of all voters and Republicans. Schumer has 60-28 percent favorability rating, up from 54-32 percent last month. Currently, 55 percent of voters say they are prepared to re-elect him and he has a 37-point lead over both Berntsen and Townsend,” Greenberg said.