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Poll: Hoffman has narrow lead in upstate congressional race

ALBANY - Conservative Doug Hoffman has a narrow lead over Democrat Bill Owens in the topsy-turvy race for New York's 23rd Congressional District, according to a new poll released Monday.

The Siena Research Institute found 41 percent of voters in the sprawling district along the Canadian border back Hoffman while 36 percent support Owens.

Six percent said they were still for Republican...

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