Governor-New York (2010)

Governor (2010)
A Siena Research Institute poll; conducted 8/17-20; surveyed 621 RVs; margin of error +/- 3.9% (release, 8/24). Tested: Gov. David Paterson (D), AG Andrew Cuomo (D), ex-NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R), Erie Co. Exec. Chris Collins (R) and '00 SEN nominee/JPMorgan exec. VP/ex-Rep. Rick Lazio (R).

Primary Election Matchup (Dems)

-           All Wht Blk His 7/16 6/18 5/21 4/15 3/18 2/18

A. Cuomo    65% 67% 56% 90% 65%  69%  70%  64%  67%  53%

D. Paterson 23  20  36   4  23   16   19   11   17   27

Undec       12  14   9   6  13   15   11   25   17   20



Primary Election Matchup (GOPers)

-           All Men Wom 7/16 2/18

R. Giuliani 73% 71% 75% 75%  77%

C. Collins   8   7   8  na   na

R. Lazio     6   9   4  14   10

Undec       13  13  13  11   13



General Election Matchups

-           All Dem GOP Ind Men Wom 7/16 6/18 5/21

R. Giuliani 56% 35% 88% 65% 58% 54% 57%  57%  59%

D. Paterson 33  54   5  24  33  34  34   27   31

Undec       11  12   7  11  10  12   9   15   10



-           All Dem GOP Ind Men Wom 7/16 6/18 5/21

A. Cuomo    53% 72% 20% 53% 52% 54% 49%  49%  53%

R. Giuliani 40  23  74  38  43  37  44   40   41

Undec        7   5   6   9   5   9   7   11    6



-           All Dem GOP Ind Men Wom 7/16 2/18 1/23

D. Paterson 38% 58%  9% 29% 38% 38% 41%  46%  52%

R. Lazio    37  16  71  46  39  35  39   28   22

Undec       25  26  20  26  23  27  20   26   26



-           All Dem GOP Ind Men Wom 7/16 2/18 1/23

A. Cuomo    66% 80% 39% 72% 68% 65% 65%  66%  61%

R. Lazio    16   5  41  11  18  14  20   16   17

Undec       18  15  21  18  14  21  15   18   22



-           All Dem GOP Ind Men Wom

D. Paterson 38% 60% 10% 24% 37% 39%

C. Collins  30  15  63  31  32  29

Undec       32  25  27  45  31  32



-           All Dem GOP Ind Men Wom

A. Cuomo    64% 80% 40% 60% 66% 63%

C. Collins  14   6  35   8  15  13

Undec       22  14  25  32  19  24



Elect Paterson In '10?

-               All Dem GOP Ind 7/16 6/18 5/21 4/15 3/18

Elect him       15% 25%  6%  9% 17%  15%  15%  12%  14%

Prefer another  68  57  81  80  69   70   71   71   67

Undec           16  18  13  11  13   15   15   17   19



Fav/Unfav

-           All     Dem     GOP     Ind     7/16    6/18

A. Cuomo    70%/14% 76%/11% 58%/25% 74%/ 8% 63%/21% 71%/17%

R. Giuliani 57 /35  45 /48  80 /12  58 /35  61 /34  62 /33

D. Paterson 32 /55  47 /40  15 /72  23 /70  36 /56  31 /57

R. Lazio    21 /22  20 /25  22 /14  24 /25  25 /22    na

C. Collins  11 / 9  10 /10  12 / 8  11 /10    na      na



Paterson As Gov.

-              Now 7/16 6/18 5/21 4/15 3/18 2/18 1/23 12/11

Excellent/good 23% 22%  20%  18%  18%  19%  28%  51%  55%

Fair/poor      76  77   78   81   81   78   69   45   40



Direction Of NY

-          Now 7/16 6/18 5/21 4/15 3/18 2/18 1/23 12/11 11/13

Right dir. 28% 23%  24%  33%  27%  30%  31%  39%  37%   39%

Wrong dir. 57  64   63   52   57   52   53   42   44    43



Would You Prefer To See Cuomo Run For Reelection As AG Or For Gov.?

-               All Dem GOP Ind Men Wom 7/16 6/18 5/21

For Gov.        52% 53% 39% 61% 52% 52% 45%  46%  47%

Reelect as AG   31  30  41  26  33  30  31   35   33