CA-GOV: Becerra (D), Hilton (R) Lead in California Governor's Race Poll Ahead of June Primary (GOLD STANDARD CA POLL)

Democrat Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton are leading the crowded field for California governor in a new poll, which finds Democrat Tom Steyer trailing the top two candidates with less than a week remaining to vote in the primary election......

Becerra, former U.S. Health and Human Services secretary under President Joe Biden, leads the poll with 23% support among likely voters, followed by Hilton, a former Fox News commentator and businessman, at 20%.

Steyer, a billionaire former hedge fund manager turned progressive activist, garnered 15% support, while Republican Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco and former Orange County Rep. Katie Porter, a Democrat, rounded out the top five at 13% and 12% respectively.

“This is the first poll that we’ve done that showed with some clarity that we have two candidates with more than 20% of the vote — one a Democrat, one a Republican,” PPIC survey director Mark Baldassare said. “There’s always the possibility that we end up with two Democrats [in the November runoff], but it’s much more likely at this point that we have a Democrat and a Republican.”




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