Republican candidate John Cahill gained ground on Democratic incumbent Eric Schneiderman in the race for state attorney general, a poll released Friday found.
The Siena College survey found that 50 percent of 809 registered likely voters would re-elect Schneiderman, while 34 percent would vote for Cahill.
Last month, Schneiderman had a 54-27 lead over Cahill, who served as chief of staff to former Gov. George Pataki.
Cahill got a bump thanks to an aggressive TV ad campaign in which he attacks Schneiderman for the AG’s handling of ethics probes.
Cahill led by five points among upstate voters, but trailed Schneiderman badly in the city and suburbs, the new poll showed.
Schneiderman, who is looking for a second term in office, also leads by 71 points among black voters and 42 points with Latinos. The candidates split the white vote.
Meanwhile, the same poll shows Gov. Cuomo leading GOP rival Rob Astorino 56-27, and Democratic state Comptroller Tom Di Napoli is ahead of Republican challenger Bob Antonacci by a 2-to-1 ratio.
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