New York Governor
Candidates
| Candidate | Party | Poll avg | Latest poll | Raised | Cash | Outside for / against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathy Hochul | D | 53.6% (8) | 52% | — | — | — |
| Bruce Blakeman | R | 40.5% (8) | 43% | — | — | — |
Unweighted mean of the latest general-election poll from each of 8 pollsters since 2026-09-20.
Tracking the poll average daily since November 3, 2026; a chart appears after three days.
Polls 18 in the window
| Field dates | Pollster | Sample | Result | D − R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1 from Oct 30 | Research Co. | 450 LV | Kathy Hochul D 52 · Bruce Blakeman R 43 | +9.0 |
| Oct 25 from Oct 22 | Marist University | 1,448 RV | Kathy Hochul D 55 · Bruce Blakeman R 41 | +14.0 |
| Oct 25 from Oct 22 | Marist University | 1,448 LV | Kathy Hochul D 53 · Bruce Blakeman R 42 | +11.0 |
| Oct 23 from Oct 1 | ActiVote | 400 LV | Kathy Hochul D 59 · Bruce Blakeman R 41 | +18.0 |
| Oct 22 from Oct 19 | Siena University | 807 LV | Kathy Hochul D 54 · Bruce Blakeman R 40 | +14.0 |
| Oct 19 from Oct 15 | Quinnipiac University | 1,167 LV | Kathy Hochul D 55 · Bruce Blakeman R 41 | +14.0 |
| Oct 14 from Oct 12 | OnMessage Inc. R-sponsored | 1,000 LV | Kathy Hochul D 50.3 · Bruce Blakeman R 45.9 | +4.4 |
| Oct 6 from Oct 1 | Beacon Research for Secure AI Project O-sponsored | 820 RV | Kathy Hochul D 53 · Bruce Blakeman R 31 | +22.0 |
| Oct 5 from Oct 3 | Emerson College for PIX 11 | 900 LV | Kathy Hochul D 52.41 · Bruce Blakeman R 39.74 | +12.7 |
| Oct 4 from Oct 1 | Marist University | 1,361 RV | Kathy Hochul D 53 · Bruce Blakeman R 42 | +11.0 |
| Sep 25 from Sep 23 | co/efficient for Coalition to Protect Nassau Taxpayers | 1,046 LV | Kathy Hochul D 48 · Bruce Blakeman R 41 | +7.0 |
| Sep 20 from Sep 17 | Quinnipiac University | 1,026 LV | Kathy Hochul D 58 · Bruce Blakeman R 39 | +19.0 |
| Sep 17 from Sep 11 | Siena University | 1,144 LV | Kathy Hochul D 50 · Bruce Blakeman R 41 | +9.0 |
| Aug 31 from Aug 27 | McLaughlin & Associates R-sponsored | 800 LV | Kathy Hochul D 49.6 · Bruce Blakeman R 45.7 | +3.9 |
| Aug 21 from Aug 19 | Concord Public Opinion Partners for Education Reform Now Advocacy D-sponsored | 505 LV | Kathy Hochul D 50 · Bruce Blakeman R 34 | +16.0 |
Money
Governors are regulated by state campaign-finance law. There is no federal feed for them, so this page carries no money figures for governor races rather than a partial or scraped set.
Platform ad spend
Meta's Ad Library Report, Google's Ads Transparency Center and Snap's political-ads library. An advertiser is tied to a candidate only when its name carries the candidate's surname together with this state or the candidate's full name; outside groups that do not name a candidate appear in the state and district totals, not here.
| Platform | Advertiser | Tied to | Spend | Window |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meta | Kathy Hochul paid for by Friends for Kathy Hochul | Kathy Hochul D | $114k | Oct 25, 2026 - Oct 31, 2026 |
| Meta | Bruce Blakeman for Governor - Make New York Affordable paid for by Blakeman for New York | Bruce Blakeman R | $86k | Oct 25, 2026 - Oct 31, 2026 |
| Friends for Kathy Hochul | Kathy Hochul D | $1.5M | last 4 weeks | |
| BLAKEMAN FOR NEW YORK | Bruce Blakeman R | $498k | last 4 weeks | |
| Snap | Blakeman for New York 4 ads | Bruce Blakeman R | $120k | 2026 to date |
Meta in New York: $3.6M Oct 25, 2026 - Oct 31, 2026 · Google in New York: $108.0M lifetime · Snap targeted at New York: $222k in 2026.
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Polls: PollResults.org (New York Times poll data), CC BY 4.0 (1,579 poll questions in the window). Money: FEC candidate totals and Schedule E independent-expenditure totals for the 2026 cycle. Platform ad spend: Meta Ad Library Report (U.S., 7-day preset, read from the report page), Google Ads Transparency Center CSV bundle and Snap political ads library, via Corvus Intel. Snapshot 2026-11-04 00:20 UTC, refreshed every six hours. No model wrote these figures, and no prediction-market price is used. Read how we work, or see the Politics desk for the analysis built on top of them. JSON.