Question:
Q. 54 Looking at the November election for United States Senator from New York, if that election were held today and the candidates were Kirsten Gillibrand on the Democratic line and George Maragos on the Republican line, who would you vote for? (Order of candidates was rotated.) 
DATE GILLIBRAND MARAGOS DON’T KNOW/NO OPINION
March 2012 68 19 13
February 2012 63 20 17
January 2012 63 22 15
November 2011 65 17 18 HIGHEST EVER 68 (3/12) 22 (1/12) 18 (11/11) LOWEST EVER 63 (2/12, 1/12) 17 (11/11) 13 (3/12)

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About this Poll
This Siena College Poll was conducted February 26-29, 2012 by telephone calls to 808 New York State registered voters. It has a margin of error of + 3.4 percentage points. There were 230 Republicans included with a margin of error of + 6.5 percent. Data was statistically adjusted by age, party and gender to ensure representativeness. Sampling was conducted via random digit dialing to landline and cell phones weighted to reflect known population patterns. The Siena College Research Institute, directed by Donald Levy, Ph.D., conducts political, economic, social and cultural research primarily in New York State. SRI, an independent, non-partisan research institute, subscribes to the American Association of Public Opinion Research Code of Professional Ethics and Practices. For more information, call Steve Greenberg (518) 469-9858. For survey cross-tabs and frequencies: www.Siena.edu/SRI/SNY.