By Olivia Scheck
DNAinfo Reporter/Producer
MANHATTAN — A new poll shows Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand 11 points ahead of her Republican challenger among likely New York State voters, but the result was just the latest in a string of conflicting surveys.
Last week, a poll by SurveyUSA showed the senator just one point ahead of her opponent, the Westchester Congressman Joe DioGuardi, and a Quinnipiac University study also reported that the race was surprisingly close, with Gillibrand only six points in front.
But a third poll, by Siena College, had Gillibrand trouncing little-known DioGuardi by 26 points.
If the newest numbers, provided by Marist Poll, are to be believed, Gillibrand has a comfortable, though not definitive, lead with 52 percent of likely voters saying they support her to DioGuardi's 41 percent, with the remaining 7 percent undecided.
Within New York City, Gillibrand has a commanding lead (66 percent to 27 percent) over DioGuardi, according to Marist. But the former Hudson Valley congresswoman, who was appointed to fill Hillary Clinton's senate seat last year, has a narrow lead of only two points Upstate.
The other US senator from New York, Sen. Chuck Schumer, continues to enjoy a comfortable lead over Republican Jay Townsend, with the support of 56 percent of likely voters to Townsend's 37, the Marist Poll found.
