The Siena College poll was conducted September 16-17, with 801 registered voters questioned by telephone. The survey’s overall sampling error is plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.
The Quinnipiac University poll was conducted September 16-20, with 751 likely voters in New York State questioned by telephone. The survey’s overall sampling error is plus or minus 3.6 percentage points.
Keep in mind that this is the same Siena College that found Paladino trailing Lazio by 43-42 percent among likely GOP voters just before the primary. Paladino went on to win the primary with 62% of the vote.