Voters in the Empire State appear ready to elect Andrew Cuomo as their new governor and hand Charles Schumer a new term in the U.S. Senate, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found.
Incumbent Charles Schumer is clearly ahead of rival Jay Townsend in the U.S. Senate election.
Voters in the Empire State appear ready to elect Andrew Cuomo as their new governor and hand Charles Schumer a new term in the U.S. Senate, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found.
In the online survey of a representative sample of 500 registered voters in New York, 63 per cent of decided voters and leaners would support Cuomo of the Democratic Party on election day.
Republican candidate Carl Paladino is a distant second with 32 per cent, followed by Howie Hawkins of the Green Party with two per cent, and Warren Redlich of the Libertarian Party with one per cent.
Cuomo is particularly popular among Female voters (66%) and respondents over the age of 55 (69%). Paladino gets his biggest share of support from men (35%) and middle-aged voters (33%).
In the U.S. Senate race, two-thirds of decided voters and leaners (67%) would support incumbent Charles Schumer of the Democratic Party, while 27 per cent would back Republican Jay Townsend.
The level of support for Schumer is consistent across all demographic groups.
The gubernatorial and U.S, Senate elections are scheduled for Nov. 2.
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Mario Canseco, Vice President, Communications & Media Relations
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Methodology: From October 5 to October 7, 2010, Angus Reid Public Opinion conducted an online survey among 500 American registered voters in the State of New York who are Springboard America panelists. The margin of error—which measures sampling variability—is +/- 4.5%. The results have been statistically weighted according to the most current education, age, gender and region Census data to ensure a representative sample. Discrepancies in or between totals are due to rounding.
