Pataki, Rubio, Bush Top GOP Pack In New York, Poll Finds

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Former Peekskill Mayor and Gov. George Pataki is leading the early Republican race along with Sen. Marco Rubio with former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush closely behind, according to a Quinnipiac University poll.

Marco Rubio is tied with George Pataki among Republican voters in New York.
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Joe Jenkins

06/11/2015 1:00 p.m.

Both Pataki and Rubio have 11 percent of New York's registered Republicans backing them while Bush is hot on their heels with 10 percent.

Among Democrats, Chappaqua's Hillary Clinton still holds a commanding lead over Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, 55-15 percent, the poll said.

While New York will likely vote blue in the general election, the state could be vital in determining gets the GOP nomination, the poll said.

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