Mid-Hudson News reports that Democratic congressional candidate Josh Riley claims his campaign raised more than $1.6 million in the third quarter and has more than $1 million cash-on-hand for the final weeks of the election. Voting begins Oct. 29 and ends Nov. 8 this year, with new Congressional districts because of redistricting. Riley is running in the new 19th Congressional District against Republican Marc Molinaro, who has yet to announce his recent fundraising totals. “We are proving that a people-powered campaign can beat one bankrolled by corporate PACs and special interests,” said Riley. A recent Siena Poll, conducted between September 25 and 28, showed Riley with a five-point lead over Molinaro, but within the polls margin of error. "The margin of error here is so immensely large that it's plainly silly to use this (or any similar poll) to suggest someone 'leads' or 'trails' five plus weeks before an election, especially when you factor in the number of undecided voters too," WSKG reporter Vaughn Golden wrote on Twitter about the poll. The poll did give Riley a 52-to-44 percent lead, outside of the poll's margin of error, in Greene, Columbia, and Ulster Counties. Molinaro is from Dutchess County, which is not in the new 19th Congressional District. Riley lives in Broome County, in Central New York, which was added to the district in redistricting. Read more about this story at Mid-Hudson News.