Eight days before Election Day, a new poll shows Mayor Michael Bloomberg could be headed for a blowout.

The Quinnipiac University poll released today shows Bloomberg holding an 18 percentage point lead over his challenger, City Comptroller William Thompson.

Of those surveyed, 53 percent said they would vote for the mayor compared to 35 for Thompson; 10 percent remain undecided.

The poll shows the mayor ahead among voters in all five boroughs, among men and women, and with a clear majority among Republicans and Independents.

Bloomberg and Thompson are split at 46 percent among Democrats.

The poll surveyed more than a thousand likely voters over the weekend, and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.

(Source: NY1)