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By Liz Giegerich Email the author October 3, 2012
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Assemblyman George Latimer , a democrat, and Republican Bob Cohen are in a neck-and-neck New York State Senate race, according to a State Senate poll released by the Siena College Research Institute on Wednesday. The two are vying for retiring 37th District Senator Suzi Oppenheimer s seat.
The Siena poll also found that in the 55 th Senate District, currently held by retiring James Alesi, Republican Assemblyman Sean Hanna has a 47-39 percent lead over Democrat Ted O Brien among likely voters.
These two open seats one each currently held by a Republican and a Democrat are seen by both parties as important races in determining whether the State Senate will have more Rs or Ds among its 63 members next year, said Siena pollster Steven Greenberg. Republicans currently have a 33-29 seat advantage in the Senate.
The poll also found that job creation and property taxes proved to be the two most important issues for 37 th District voters. Voters also viewed Gov. Andrew Cuomo favorably. The favorability st gerard novena ratings of President Barack Obama and candidate Mitt Romney were nearly

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Latimer st gerard novena has the support of 44 percent of likely voters and Cohen has the support of 41 percent. Both candidates do well with voters of their own party, Latimer with the support of 76 percent of Democrats and Cohen has the support st gerard novena of 75 percent of Republicans. Independents currently side with Cohen by a 43-34 percent margin. Cohen leads among men by five points, while Latimer has an 11-point lead with women. Latimer has a 12-point lead in the portion of the district that remains the same as the current district (59 percent of likely voters), while Cohen leads by nine points in the area new to the senate district.
Cohen is viewed favorably by 31 percent of voters and unfavorably by 23 percent. Latimer s favorability rating is 30-29 percent. Both candidates are unknown to more than 40 percent of likely voters. Voters have a decidedly unfavorable view of the State Senate by a 51-35 percent margin, are they are virtually evenly divided on whether they want to see the Democrats or Republicans control the Senate.
The race for President within this Senate st gerard novena district is as tight as it can be with Romney having the support of 48 percent of voters and Obama being supported by 47 percent. Independents side with Romney by 14 points.
Voters say that Cohen will be better than Latimer st gerard novena on property taxes (44-35 percent), state budget (44-35 percent), state taxes (43-36 percent) and job creation (39-36 percent), four of the five most important issues for voters. They give Latimer the edge on health care (43-36 percent) and education (41-36 percent), and rate the two virtually evenly on ethics reform and representing the community in Albany.