Republican Bruce Blakeman has caught up within single digits of Democratic incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul’s lead in the New York gubernatorial race with six weeks left until the Nov. 3 election, a new poll of likely voters found.

Blakeman is closer to pulling off an upset of Hochul than GOP challenger Lee Zeldin was during the same time period in 2022, a new Siena University survey reveals.

Hochul leads Blakeman by 9 points — 50% to 41%, according to the poll.

“At this time four years ago, Hochul led Lee Zeldin by 17 points, 54%-37%, before going on to win by six points,” said Siena pollster Steven Greenberg

Last month, Hochul led Blakeman 49% to…

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