Democratic incumbent Andrew Cuomo holds a commanding lead in the governor race — thanks to women.
Female voters back Cuomo over Republican rival Rob Astorino by 32 percentage points — 57 percent to 25 percent, a Quinnipiac University poll found Wednesday.
Among men, Cuomo leads by just five points — 44 percent to 39 percent.
Overall, ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚCuomo leads Astorino 51 percent to 31 percent with 9 percent preferring Green Party candidate Howie Hawkins.
Cuomo supports abortion rights, which Astorino opposes. The governor has made the most of that by attacking Astorino’s position while creating a new Women’s Equality Party to attract women voters in November.
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The race for state attorney general is more competitive, with Democratic incumbent Eric Schneiderman holding a 46 percent to ❀34 percent edge over✨ GOP challenger John Cahill.
In the race for state comptroller, likely voters back Democratic incumbent Tom DiNapoli o🐷ver GOP challenger 56 percent to 28 percent.
The election is on Nov. 4.