Posted on 11/02/22
| News Source: JNS
U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.)—a rare Jewish Republican in Congress—is narrowly leading in New York’s gubernatorial race, according to one polling agency.
The poll conducted by the Trafalgar Group from Oct. 27-31 found that Zeldin would garner 48.4% of the vote in the Empire State if the election were held today, slightly more than Democratic incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul, who polls at 47.6%, while 4% of voters are undecided. Election Day is Nov. 8.
A Quinnipiac University poll released Oct. 18, however, had Hochul leading Zeldin by four percentage points.
Zeldin’s campaign has not been without incident. He was assaulted during a campaign event in July and targeted with an anti-Semitic death threat in June.
Besides Zeldin, the only other Jewish Republican in Congress is U.S. Rep. David Kustoff (R-Tenn.).