By Dave Lucas
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Albany, NY – On the eve of Election Day, Conservative Doug Hoffman has blazed ahead in the polls in the 23rd Congressional District race... Capital District Bureau Chief Dave Lucas reports.
According to a new Siena Research Institute poll of likely voters, Hoffman opened up a five point lead over Democrat Bill Owens in the race for the 23rd Congressional District. Republican Assembly member Dede Scozzafava still gets six percent support, but Siena finds that since her decision to suspend her campaign and support Owens, the number of undecided voters has doubled from nine percent to 18 percent.
Numbers are subject to change: A Public Policy Polling survey gives Hoffman a 17-point lead over Owens. That figure factors Dede Scozzafava into the mix. PPP found that in a head to head contest with Owens, Hoffman holds a 54-38 advantage.