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New York Governor Race

Candidates

John Faso (R)
Bio | Campaign Site

Eliot Spitzer (D)
Bio | Campaign Site
RealClearPolitics Snapshot
RCP Average: Spitzer + 46.4% | RCP Chart

Polling Data
PollDateSampleFaso (R)Spitzer (D)Und.Spread
RCP Average10/11 - 11/01-23.369.77.0Spitzer +46.4
Siena10/30 - 11/01500 LV24697Spitzer +45.0
Marist10/30 - 11/01503 LV24697Spitzer +45.0
Quinnipiac10/11 - 10/161053 LV22717Spitzer +49.0
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Previous Election Results

Governor
2002: Pataki 49, McCall 34, Golisano 14
1998: Pataki 54, Vallone 33, Golisano 8

President
2004: Kerry 58, Bush 40
2000: Gore 60, Bush 35
1996: Clinton 59, Dole 31

Demographics
Registered Voters: Dem 46.8% | Rep 27.1% | Other 26.1%
Occupation: Blue Collar 19.3% | White Collar 63.8% | Gray Collar 16.9%
Race: White 62.0% | Hispanic 15.1% | Black 14.8% | Asian 5.5%

Recent Commentary & News Stories
- NY's Spitzer Blinded by Big Government - Raymond Keating, Newsday
- NY: Albany in His Sights, Spitzer Sets to Work Assembling His Cabinet - New York Times
- NY: GOP Fear Coattails of Clinton-Spitzer Duo - Associated Press
- NY: A Secret Divide in a G.O.P. Stronghold - New York Times
- NY: Candidates for Governor Differ Sharply on Tax Cuts - New York Times
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Polling Data
PollDateSampleFaso (R)Spitzer (D)Und.Spread
RCP Average10/11 - 11/01-23.369.77.0Spitzer +46.4
Siena10/30 - 11/01500 LV24697Spitzer +45.0
Marist10/30 - 11/01503 LV24697Spitzer +45.0
Zogby Interactive*10/23 - 10/27LV2763--Spitzer +36.0
Marist10/16 - 10/19475 LV22708Spitzer +48.0
Quinnipiac10/11 - 10/161053 LV22717Spitzer +49.0
Zogby Interactive*10/10 - 10/161008 LV2664--Spitzer +38.0
Siena10/09 - 10/12620 LV22689Spitzer +46.0
Quinnipiac09/26 - 10/011263 LV21735Spitzer +52.0
CBS News/NY Times09/24 - 09/27734 RV186414Spitzer +46.0
Zogby Interactive*09/19 - 09/25226015Spitzer +38.0
Siena09/13 - 09/14625 LV21727Spitzer +51.0
Zogby Interactive*08/29 - 09/05n/a266113Spitzer +35.0
Quinnipiac08/15 - 08/211556 RV176515Spitzer +48.0
Marist08/07 - 08/181123 RV236710Spitzer +44.0
All Commentary & News Stories
- NY's Spitzer Blinded by Big Government - Raymond Keating, Newsday
- NY: Albany in His Sights, Spitzer Sets to Work Assembling His Cabinet - New York Times
- NY: GOP Fear Coattails of Clinton-Spitzer Duo - Associated Press
- NY: A Secret Divide in a G.O.P. Stronghold - New York Times
- NY: Candidates for Governor Differ Sharply on Tax Cuts - New York Times
- NY: Faso, An Ill-Timed Candidate, Believes His Time Is Now - New York Times
- NY: Two Views of Spitzer: Populist Warrior or Reckless Business Foe - New York Times
- The Final Conflict: Spitzer vs. Faso - John DeSio, New York Press
- NY: Democrat Ahead in G.O.P. Areas, Poll Finds - New York Times
- NY: Spitzer and Faso Sharply Clash in First Debate - New York Times
- NY: Spitzer Rules the Ring in Battle Royal - New York Daily News
- NY: Spitzer, Faso Back Plan for Public Agencies as Anchor Tenants in Freedom Tower - NYT
- NY: Spitzer Backed By Businesses He Once Regulated - New York Sun
- NY: Spitzer and Faso Exhange Barbs - New York Times
- NY: Spitzer and Clinton Win in Primary - New York Times
- NY: Spitzer Heads Into Primary With Momentum - New York Times
- NY: Spitzer Swoops as Suozzi Droops - New York Daily News
- NY: Record Blowout Predicted for Spitzer - New York Post
- NY: Spitzer Tsunami - New York Post
- NY: Suozzi, Beyond the Numbers - New York Times
- NY: Spitzer Unruffled as Foes Pounce - New York Daily News
- NY: Bloomberg Says He Will Make No Endorsement in Governor's Race - New York Times
- NY: Suozzi Warns of 'Consequences' of Electing Spitzer - New York Sun
- Eliot Spitzer, Federalist - David Weigel, Reason
- NY: Spitzer Against Pay Hikes for Lawmakers - New York Post
- NY: Questions Linger on Use of Jet By Spitzer - New York Sun
- NY: Spitzer Took Rides on Private Plane of Gambling Figure - New York Sun
- Assessing Eliot Spitzer - Stephen Bainbridge, TCS Daily
- NY Governor Poll: Spitzer Has 4-1 Lead In Primary, General Election - Quinnipiac
- The Ambitious Eliot Spitzer - Sam Munson, Policy Review
- NY: Dems Urge Souzzi to Bail Out - New York Post
- NY Poll: Spitzer, Clinton by Huge Margins - Siena College
- NY Governor Poll: Spitzer (D) 62%, Faso (R) 21% - Rasmussen Reports
- The Man Who Would Be Governor - Joe Conason, NY Times Magazine
- NY Governor Poll: Debate No Boost for Suozzi - Newsday
- NY: Why Suozzi Sank - New York Post
- NY: Suozzi's Debate Oratory: A Tree Falling in the Forest? - New York Times
- NY: In Debate, Suozzi Fails to Land KO - New York Daily News
- NY Poll: Clinton Spitzer Landslides - Siena College
- NY: Suozzi Sees Face-Off Against Spitzer as a New Start for a Struggling Campaign - NYT
- NY: Gov't Workers Helped Get Suozzi on Ballot - New York Daily News
- Tom Quixote: Is Suozzi Tilting at Windmills? - Stephen Rodrick, NY Mag
- NY Poll: Clinton, Spitzer Have Commanding Leads - Marist
- NY: Spitzer's Donors Include an Array of Power Brokers - New York Times
- NY: Spitzer Outdistances Rivals in Campaign Fund-Raising - New York Times
- NY: Dem to Surly Souzzi: Cool It - New York Post
- NY: Spitzer Vows Support of Same-Sex Marriage but... - New York Daily News
- NY: Spitzer's Role in a Trust Is Questioned by Suozzi - New York Times
- NY: Across State, G.O.P. Finds Campaign Aid in Short Supply - New York Times
- NY: Spitzer's Chest Swells - New York Post
- Spitzer Stands Tall - New York Post
- NY: High in Polls, Spitzer Is Making Influence Felt in Legislation - New York Times
- NY Governor Poll: Spitzer Still Has 40-Point Lead Over Faso, Suozzi - Quinnipiac
- NY Poll: Spitzer, Clinton by Huge Margins - Siena College
- NY: Spitzer in Split with Dems - New York Post
- NY: Spitzer's Silver Tarnish - New York Post
- NY: In Gov Race, Faso Focuses on Taxes - New York Times
- NY Governor Poll: Spitzer Ahead by 50 - NY1/Newsday
- NY: After Setbacks, Weld Ends Bid to Be Governor - New York Times
- NY: Faso Tells Like It Is, but Will N.Y. Listen? - New York Daily News
- NY: Weld Loses Key Backing in New York Governor's Race - New York Times
- NY: Heat on Weld to Pull Out - New York Post
- NY: Faso Relishes Underdog Role in Governor's Race - New York Daily News
- In New York, Weld Gets Dissed - Michael Crowley, The Plank
- NY: State G.O.P. Convention Rebuffs Weld and Backs Faso for Governor - New York Times
- NY: Given Party Backing, Spitzer Attacks Leadership in Albany - NY Times
- NY: Republicans in Erie County Endorse Faso for Governor - New York Times
- NY: Conservative Party Endorses Faso for Governor - New York Times
- NY: Suozzi's Run: Bold, Energetic, but Still Stuck Around 12% - New York Times
- NY: Republicans Hope to Block Candidate for Gov. - New York Times
- NY Governor Poll: Spitzer Crushing All Candidates - Quinnipiac
- NY: Challenge to Weld in Governor's Race Stirs a Battle for the Republican Soul - NYT
- NY: Insiders Aren't Betting on Suozzi's Outsider Act - New York Daily News
- NY Poll: Large Leads for Clinton, Spitzer - Marist
- New York G.O.P. Free-Falling to Election - Jason Horowitz, NY Observer
- NY: G.O.P. Is Free-Falling to '06 Election - New York Observer
- NY: Suozzi Shouts and Bares His Knuckles, Spitzer Merely Shrugs - New York Times
- NY Poll: Spitzer, Clinton With Huge Leads - Siena College
- NY: Pataki May Be Courting Suozzi As GOP Successor - New York Sun
- Eliot Spitzer's Real Agenda.........is Eliot Spitzer - Kimberley Strassel, WSJ
- NY Poll: Clinton, Spitzer With Comfortable Leads - Strategic Vision
- NY Poll: Spitzer Crushing Suozzi, Voters Undecided on GOP Candidates - Siena
- NY: Quitting Race for Governor, Republican Favors Rival - New York Times
- NY Governor Poll: Spitzer Tops Suozzi 5 - 1 Among Democrats - Quinnipiac
- NY: D'Amato and Weld Locked in G.O.P. Feud - New York Times
- Spitzer's Crusade to Destroy H&R Block - Bob Barr, New York Post
- NY: G.O.P. Roots for Suozzi and His Slingshot - New York Times
- NY: Moderates Vs Conservatives in GOP Race - Associated Press
- NY Poll: Spitzer, Clinton Still Crushing Opponents - Siena College
- NY Governor Poll: Spitzer Over Suozzi - Newsday
- NY: Neutral Hillary 'Endorses' Spitzer for Gov - New York Post
- NY: In Straw Poll, Spitzer Is Rural Democrats' Favorite - New York Times
- NY: L.I. Democrat Takes On Spitzer in Governor Race - New York Times