NY1/Siena Poll: Rangel Has 13 Percentage-Point Lead Over Espaillat

Nick Reisman

Longtime Harlem Democratic Rep. Charlie Rangel has a 13-percentage point lead over his main primary challenger, state Sen. Adriano Espaillat, a NY1/Siena College poll released Thursday found.

The poll found Rangel continues to have broad support among black voters, with 70 percent of voters polled supporting his re-election bid for 23rd term in Congress.

Espaillat, who would be the first Dominican-American to serve in Congress, receives 52 percent of Latino voters, not nearly enough to offset Rangel’s support among black voters, according to the poll.

Overall, Rangel leads Espaillat 47 percent to 34 percent. The Rev. Michael Walrond would receive 7 percent and Yolanda Garcia garnered 4 percent.

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