SHOCK POLL: Trump Loyalist Elise Stefanik Bests Kathy Hochul in NY Governor’s Race

LEFT: Elise Stefanik (Francis Chung/POLITICO via AP Images) RIGHT: Kathy Hochul (NDZ/STAR MAX/IPx)

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), the high-profile congresswoman who has established herself as one of President Donald Trump’s most loyal allies in Washington over the last few years, would beat incumbent New York Governor Kathy Hochul (D) in a hypothetical matchup between the two women according to a shocking new poll.

According to the survey from the conservative Manhattan Institute, Stefanik leads Hochul by one point (43%-42%) among registered voters. The same poll found that Stefanik would best Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado, who is mounting a primary challenge to Hochul, by six point (43%-37%).

An internal poll released by a Stefanik-connected PAC earlier this month found that the congresswoman trailed Hochul by five points, 48%-43%. Notably, it also found that Stefanik actually prevailed, 46.4% to 45.9%, when respondents were informed that Hochul had endorsed Zohran Mamdani, the controversial favorite to win this year’s New York City mayoral contest.

Stefanik is widely expected to jump into the gubernatorial race, but has not formally begun her campaign. Her congressional campaign released the following statement on the Manhattan Institute poll:

In a heavily Democrat leaning state, an independent poll that is heavily weighted towards registered Democrat voters shows Republican Elise Stefanik leading Democrat Governor Kathy Hochul in a head to head match up.

This marks the first time in decades that any potential Republican gubernatorial candidate (and in this case, the likely nominee) is polling ahead of a Democrat incumbent Governor, even before any official announcement.

In a decision that she will come to regret, Kathy Hochul lives up to her title as the Worst Governor in America when she chose to bend the knee and put New Yorkers LAST by desperately endorsing the Defund the Police, tax hiking, raging Antisemite Socialist Zohran Mamdani who will destroy New York.

Kathy Hochul and single party Democrat rule have failed New York making it the most unaffordable state in the country with the highest taxes, energy, utility, rent, and grocery bills making it unaffordable to raise a family, work, and start a business.

New Yorkers of all political parties are hungry for new commonsense leadership after decades of Hochul’s failed single party Democrat rule.

Elise Stefanik and the people of New York can and will win this righteous fight to Save New York.

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