- With less than two weeks until the election, GOP gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin is gaining on Democratic opponent Governor Kathy Hochul.
- A new poll, conducted before the gubernatorial debate and released Friday, found that Hochul received 50 percent of voter support, Zeldin received 44 percent, and 4 percent said they were undecided.
- The same poll in September reported Hochul receiving 50 percent support and Zeldin receiving 35 percent.