But Hochul also continued to climb from record-low numbers recorded by Siena in September, when her favorability had fallen to 34%.

A majority of New Yorkers want to replace Kathy Hochul as governor in 2026, even as a greater number approve of her job performance and hold a favorable view of her compared to a couple of months ago,

A poll shows that more than half of New York voters want a challenger for Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul even as the governor’s approval rating has increased. The Siena College poll of 834 registered state voters found that 57% of respondents would prefer “someone else” be elected governor instead of Hochul, as reported by Fox News.

"The good news is that her favorability and her job approval rating are up a little bit for the second consecutive poll," said Steven Greenberg, a Siena College pollster. "The bad news for Governor Hochul is that both are measures are what I would say, underwater."

The majority of New Yorkers want someone other than Kathy Hochul as governor in 2026, a stunning new poll shows — as the Democrat faces blowback for her new Manhattan congestion toll. Some 57% of voters of all parties prefer someone else in the next election while only 33% said they’d vote for Hochul if she runs again,

Siena College has released its latest poll of legislators' favorability, and it's good news for Governor Kathy Hochul.