Gillibrand and Pataki Running Neck-and-Neck in New York Senate Match-Up

In a similar finding to a Marist Poll released Tuesday, Rasmussen Reports has New York's Democratic senator, Kirsten Gillibrand, running neck-and-neck with former Gov. George Pataki.

Gillibrand leads Pataki, who has not announced he would run, by a statistically insignificant 44 percent to 42 percent with 4 percent preferring some other candidate and 9 percent undecided. The margin of error is 4.5 points. The poll was conducted March 1.

If New York Daily News publisher Mortimer Zuckerman gets in the race, Gillibrand leads him 47 percent to 36 percent with 8 percent preferring someone else and 10 percent undecided.

Marist had Pataki ahead of Gillibrand by 48 percent to 45 percent, within the poll's 4 point margin of error.

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